Patents Assigned to Sonic Blue Aerospace, Inc.
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Publication number: 20230272761Abstract: A gas turbine engine which includes an outer casing; a central longitudinal hollow shaft with a forward air inlet; a three stage rotating superconducting electric bypass fan with front and rear fan blades and a diffuser blade interposed between said front and rear fan blades wherein the diffuser blade rotates in an opposite direction to the front and rear fan blades; a multiple stage superconducting axial compressor positioned aft of the three stage rotating superconducting electric bypass fan; a multiple stage superconducting electric turbine core positioned aft of the multiple stage variable speed superconducting axial compressor, whereby the electric power from the multiple stage superconducting electric turbine core powers the three stage superconducting electric bypass fan and the multiple stage superconducting axial compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2022Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: Sonic Blue Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Richard H. Lugg
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Patent number: 11466643Abstract: A gas turbine engine which includes an outer casing; a central longitudinal hollow shaft with a forward air inlet; a three stage rotating superconducting electric bypass fan with front and rear fan blades and a diffuser blade interposed between said front and rear fan blades wherein the diffuser blade rotates in an opposite direction to the front and rear fan blades; a multiple stage superconducting axial compressor positioned aft of the three stage rotating superconducting electric bypass fan; a multiple stage superconducting electric turbine core positioned aft of the multiple stage variable speed superconducting axial compressor, whereby the electric power from the multiple stage superconducting electric turbine core powers the three stage superconducting electric bypass fan and the multiple stage superconducting axial compressor.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Sonic Blue Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Richard H. Lugg
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Publication number: 20220090560Abstract: HYPERDRIVE receives continuous air breathing assistance from compressed atmospheric air through a high speed magnetically core driven turbine accelerator which resolves around a common flow path tunnel. The tunnel runs from the front to the back of the engine. It is assisted by a series of radial geometric ramjet engines that share the common flow path tunnel for hypersonic exhaust but has separate inlet air from a linear aerospike which governs mass flow of air, velocity of inlet air and pressure to the turbine and/or ramjets, as well as the positioning of the shock wave at the inlet to reduce aerodynamic drag. The ramjet is of hybrid engine design where it can also function as a scramjet, thus a ram-scramjet structure for combustion in a radial configuration about the engine (aft of an electrical compressor), where the common flow path tunnel also serves as a compression tunnel to compress air through a the constantly occurring series of compression shocks entering from and around the aerospike.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: Sonic Blue Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Richard H. Lugg
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Patent number: 10954792Abstract: A gas turbine rotor having a combination of proximal embedded permanent magnets in the blended turbine(s) trunnion structure to which blades are integral to and through these distal trunnion channels attach to which turbine blades are integral to as a single component is provided. Permanent magnets or warm conducting coils or cold superconducting coils can be used. The structure rotates around a superconducting power shaft core (SPSC), running axially in relation to the turbine blade permanent magnets, for example, and embedded distal trunnion rings.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Sonic Blue Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Richard H. Lugg
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Patent number: 10344613Abstract: A turbine assembly system and apparatus for a Hyperjetâ„¢ and method for making same is provided. Specifically, the turbine assembly provides a power generation system for a turbine engine and includes a plurality of stages. Each stage of the turbine assembly includes a stator having a wire distributed winding; and a rotatable blisk that encircle the stator with an air gap disposed therebetween. The rotatable blisk includes a rotor disk and a plurality of blades that extend radially outward from the rotor disk. The rotor disk includes six superconducting magnets positioned in a circular arrangement within the rotor disk to encircle the stator. An electromagnetic field providing high power and power density is generated between the superconducting magnets and the stator with the blisk rotates about the stator during engine operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Sonic Blue Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Richard H. Lugg
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Patent number: 9181900Abstract: Disclosed is a high-power, fully-superconducting electric machine and major subcomponents including a dual (twin) superconducting, counter rotating, sub-scale bypass fan machine, 13-stage switched reluctance turbo-motor, electric compressor, annular ion-plasma combustor with electromagnetic electrodes, and a five stage superconducting counter-rotating turbine power generation machine which is capable of developing 2.5 MW per stage.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Sonic Blue Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Richard H. Lugg
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Patent number: 9180770Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hybrid electric, turbine-powered, all wheel drive automotive platform or truck/military platform design that utilizes a hybrid electromagnetic segmented gas turboshaft engine, whereby all rotating turbomachinery components are segmented from one another electromagnetically. In some embodiments, the components may be levitated in magnetic bearings. In this way, the turbine stages have superconducting ring generators circumferentially surrounding the turbine core generating multi-megawatts of electric power for the land automotive platform. The hybrid turbine acts as an integrated superconducting generator. A plurality of electromagnetic transmission(s) connect to all-wheel drive wheel armatures that are adjacent to the superconducting stators in each wheel, which drive the wheels. Each wheel may be an electric powered-magnetic powered hybrid drive-energy storage unit architecture itself.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Sonic Blue Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Richard H. Lugg
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Patent number: 8845290Abstract: A rotorcraft having an operational range and a plurality of rotor blades, each rotor blade capable of assuming an angular pitch, utilizes a control apparatus a mechanism for independently controlling an angular pitch value of each of the plurality of rotor blades wherein a collective sum of the angular pitch values of the plurality of rotor blades is not constant over the operational range of the rotorcraft.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Sonic Blue Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Richard H. Lugg
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Publication number: 20120167551Abstract: An electric turbine compressor fan for hybrid propulsion wherein the compressor contains one or more rotor stages (compressor and diffuser), each being driven by one or more electric ring motors, such that the compressor rotor stages are designed and tuned more precisely to the compression ratio to be attained within the turbine design operating characeristics, thrust requirements and flight envelope.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2012Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: SONIC BLUE AEROSPACE, INC.Inventor: Richard H. Lugg
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Publication number: 20110138765Abstract: Supersonic Magnetic Advanced Generation Jet Electric Turbine (S-MAGJET) described herein, and a subsonic derivative, MAGJET, integrate a gas power turbine, superconducting electric power and propulsion generation, and magnetic power flux field systems along with an ion plasma annular injection combustor which utilizes alternative petroleum-based fuel and combustion cycles to create a hybrid turbine turbomachine for aerospace propulsion. The propulsion unit is able to achieve a dramatic increase in horsepower, combustion and propulsion efficiency, and weight reduction. In addition, the turbomachinery structures may be disposed within an exo-skeleton architecture that achieves an increase in thrust to weight ratio with a concomitant increase in fuel efficiency and power generation over traditional gas turbine technology today. The engine continuously adjusts the temperature, pressure and mass airflow requirements using an electromagnetic power management system architecture.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: SONIC BLUE AEROSPACE, INC.Inventor: Richard H. Lugg
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Publication number: 20110031760Abstract: A wind generator is disclosed in which superconducting ring generators are utilized without the need for a load bearing drive shaft and other mechanical components, decreasing overall weight and enabling the use of variable geometry blades for increased overall efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: Sonic Blue Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Richard H. Lugg
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Publication number: 20100186414Abstract: Discloses a technique for application of an external electric field to a mixture of atomized air, molecularized with fuel to a specific predetermined density, in an annular turbine combustor configuration. An electric current is distributed into the atomized air by a plurality of ion plasma fuel injector devices to affect the propagation speed, stability, flame size and shape and combustion chemistry of the fuel air mixture at the flame front.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2009Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: SONIC BLUE AEROSPACE, INC.Inventor: Richard H. Lugg
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Patent number: 7735774Abstract: A fixed-wing VTOL aircraft features a forward-swept wing configuration coupled with a tripod arrangement of the engines (two forward, one rear), a forward-swept empennage or tail assembly, and a forward canard. The engines and wings/empennage are located relative to each other such that the engine outlet nozzles, which pivot downwardly to provide lift-off thrust, are minimally covered by the wings/empennage, if at all. The wings and empennage may include lifting fans to supplement lift and provide pitch and/or roll control.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2005Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Sonic Blue Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Richard H. Lugg
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Publication number: 20090127379Abstract: A fixed-wing VTOL aircraft features a forward-swept wing configuration coupled with a tripod arrangement of the engines (two forward, one rear), a forward-swept empennage or tail assembly, and a forward canard. The engines and wings/empennage are located relative to each other such that the engine outlet nozzles, which pivot downwardly to provide lift-off thrust, are minimally covered by the wings/empennage, if at all. The wings and empennage may include lifting fans to supplement lift and provide pitch and/or roll control.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2005Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: Sonic Blue Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Richard H. Lugg