Patents by Inventor Frank L. Fowler

Frank L. Fowler 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).

  • Load sharing for engine nacelle
    Patent number: 4658579
    Abstract: The moment induced by the thrust load of a gas turbine engine housed in a nacelle are reacted by tying the nacelle to the engine's fan casing and transmitting the load rearwardly from the thrust linkage through the fan case, through the nacelle cowling and through the thrust load sharing adaptor link, to the engine turbine case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1987
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Charles R. Bower, Frank L. Fowler