Patents by Inventor Gary A. Born

Gary A. Born 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).

  • Patent number: 5699662
    Abstract: The invention is an exhaust duct system for an aircraft, the aircraft having at least one turboprop propulsion system mounted on the wing within a nacelle, the propulsion system having a circular shaped exhaust port generally aligned with the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. In detail, the invention includes a generally shallow S shaped duct having a longitudinal axis aligned with the longitudinal axis of the exhaust port. A duct includes a circular shaped inlet section, a rectangular exhaust port section and a transition section therebetween. The inlet has a larger diameter than the exhaust port of the propulsion system and is positioned there about. The inlet includes a plurality of flexible finger like members extending inward such that they are in slidable engagable with the external surface of the exhaust port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Gary A. Born, Thomas A. Roberts, Peter M. Boor