Patents by Inventor Steven P. Ericson

Steven P. Ericson 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: 6648270
    Abstract: A vehicle is disclosed having a hull with a longitudinal, vertical and lateral axis, the hull further having front end and rear ends and first and second sides. A turbofan engine mounted in said hull, said engine having an exhaust duct. First and second front exhaust nozzles are mounted on the first and second sides of the front end of the hull. First and second rear exhaust nozzles are coupled to the first and second sides of said hull at said rear. All of the exhaust nozzles are rotatable from a vertically downward position to at least a partially horizontal direction and incorporating shudders to adjust the flow rate of exhaust gas from said turbofan engine therethrough. A duct system for coupling the exhaust duct of the turbofan engine to all of the nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Edward L. Burnett, John W. Vinson, Brian Quayle, Michael C. Carter, Kenneth Gousman, Scott Wan Weelden, Steven P. Ericson, Stephen G. Justice
  • Patent number: D417639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Grant E. Carichner, Steven P. Ericson, Stephen G. Justice, Joseph M. Wurts, Scott D. Van Weelden