Patents by Inventor Ming de Zhou

Ming de Zhou 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).

  • Method and apparatus for influencing a laminar turbulent boundary layer transition on bodies in flow
    Patent number: 4989810
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for influencing a laminar-turbulent boundary layer transition on bodies in flow is indicated. The disturbances are in this case introduced into the boundary layer in an unsteady manner. The disturbances are induced by blowing-out and sucking-off and/or by oscillations of the surface and/or by sound pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: Deutsche Forschungs- und Versuchsanstalt fur Luft- und Raumfahrt E.V.
    Inventors: Hans U. Meier, Alois Maier, Ming de Zhou