Patents by Inventor Brian Leigh Wherley

Brian Leigh Wherley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Combustion chamber having a multiple-piece liner and associated assembly method
    Patent number: 6688100
    Abstract: A combustion apparatus including a structural jacket, a forward liner, and an aft liner, and an associated method of constructing the same are provided. The structural jacket defines a passage including a first end, a second end, and a neck. The neck is positioned between and separates the first and second ends of the passage. The forward liner is positioned within the first end of the passage and has a throat fitted within the neck of the passage. The aft liner is positioned within the second end of the passage and has an upstream potion abutting the throat of the forward liner. The forward and aft liners are brazed together, and are bonded to the passage of the structural jacket, to form a longitudinal combustion chamber so that combustion of the propellant is contained and directed through the combustion chamber from the forward liner to the aft liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Brian Leigh Wherley, Steven C. Fisher, Amardeep Litt
  • COMBUSTION CHAMBER HAVING A MULTIPLE-PIECE LINER AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLY METHOD
    Publication number: 20040011023
    Abstract: A combustion apparatus including a structural jacket, a forward liner, and an aft liner, and an associated method of constructing the same are provided. The structural jacket defines a passage including a first end, a second end, and a neck. The neck is positioned between and separates the first and second ends of the passage. The forward liner is positioned within the first end of the passage and has a throat fitted within the neck of the passage. The aft liner is positioned within the second end of the passage and has an upstream potion abutting the throat of the forward liner. The forward and aft liners are brazed together, and are bonded to the passage of the structural jacket, to form a longitudinal combustion chamber so that combustion of the propellant is contained and directed through the combustion chamber from the forward liner to the aft liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Brian Leigh Wherley, Steven C. Fisher, Amardeep Litt