Patents by Inventor Alan Linton

Alan Linton 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).

  • Ice protection system
    Patent number: 6848656
    Abstract: An aircraft engine nacelle nose cowl has a supply duct to deliver pressurised hot gas into an internal compartment of the nose cowl. A slot is provided in the nose cowl to enable pressurised hot gas to pass out of the compartment through the slot. As the pressurised hot gas passes out of the compartment through the slot, this causes a film of water on an outer surface of the nose cowl to detach from the nose cowl. The slot is of restricted dimensions which causes localised heating of the nose cowl around the slot as the pressurised hot gas pass out of the compartment through the slot. In this manner ice is prevented from accumulating on the outer surface of the nose cowl and/or ice is removed from the outer surface of the nose cowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Short Brothers PLC
    Inventor: Alan Linton
  • Ice protection system
    Publication number: 20040031878
    Abstract: An aircraft engine nacelle nose cowl has a supply duct to deliver pressurised hot gas into an internal compartment of the nose cowl. A slot is provided in the nose cowl to enable pressurised hot gas to pass out of the compartment through the slot. As the pressurised hot gas passes out of the compartment through the slot, this causes a film of water on an outer surface of the nose cowl to detach from the nose cowl. The slot is of restricted dimensions which causes localised heating of the nose cowl around the slot as the pressurised hot gas pass out of the compartment through the slot. In this manner ice is prevented from accumulating on the outer surface of the nose cowl and/or ice is removed from the outer surface of the nose cowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventor: Alan Linton