Patents by Inventor Roger F. Blinn

Roger F. Blinn 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).

  • GAS DYNAMIC VALVE
    Publication number: 20190072052
    Abstract: A flow-management system may comprise a center body impermeable to air. A conical surface of the center body may face forward. A blocking surface of the center body may be coaxial with the conical surface and may comprise an annular recess. An annular ring may be aft of the center body and fluidly coupled with the blocking surface. A tube may encase the center body and annular ring. The annular ring may comprise an air-foil shape to direct a pulse to the blocking surface. The blocking surface may comprise a central peak and a circular ridge separated by the annular recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: James D. Hill, Roger F. Blinn, Michael J. Cuozzo
  • Gas dynamic valve
    Patent number: 10151271
    Abstract: A flow-management system may comprise a center body impermeable to air. A conical surface of the center body may face forward. A blocking surface of the center body may be coaxial with the conical surface and may comprise an annular recess. An annular ring may be aft of the center body and fluidly coupled with the blocking surface. A tube may encase the center body and annular ring. The annular ring may comprise an air-foil shape to direct a pulse to the blocking surface. The blocking surface may comprise a central peak and a circular ridge separated by the annular recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James D. Hill, Roger F. Blinn, Michael J. Cuozzo
  • PULSE DETONATION COMBUSTOR
    Publication number: 20160102609
    Abstract: A pulse detonation combustor may include a valve and a tubular combustor wall, which forms an airflow inlet and a combustion chamber. The valve may be configured to selectively fluidly couple the airflow inlet with the combustion chamber. The valve may include a center body and an annular projection. The center body and the projection may be configured to sealingly engage with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: James D. Hill, Martin Haas, Robert B. Fowler, Jeffery A. Lovett, Roger F. Blinn
  • GAS DYNAMIC VALVE
    Publication number: 20160025040
    Abstract: A flow-management system may comprise a center body impermeable to air. A conical surface of the center body may face forward. A blocking surface of the center body may be coaxial with the conical surface and may comprise an annular recess. An annular ring may be aft of the center body and fluidly coupled with the blocking surface. A tube may encase the center body and annular ring. The annular ring may comprise an air-foil shape to direct a pulse to the blocking surface. The blocking surface may comprise a central peak and a circular ridge separated by the annular recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: James D. Hill, Roger F. Blinn, Michael J. Cuozzo