Patents by Inventor Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow

Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow 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).

  • Publication number: 20260145798
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2025
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Publication number: 20260125158
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Publication number: 20260103277
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2025
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Kishore Ramakrishnan, Trevor Howard Wood
  • Publication number: 20260103278
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2025
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Publication number: 20260097854
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2025
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Brandon Wayne Miller
  • Publication number: 20260091874
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Randy M. Vondrell
  • Publication number: 20260084827
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Publication number: 20260084826
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Trevor Howard Wood, Kishore Ramakrishnan
  • Publication number: 20260070665
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Arthur W. Sibbach
  • Publication number: 20260070667
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor. The unducted fan propulsors can also include a first VPF parameter within a range of 0.10 to 0.40 and defined as the hub-to-tip radius ratio divided by the fan pressure ratio and/or a second VPF parameter within a range of 1-30 lbf/in2 and defined as the bearing spanwise force divided by the fan area. In certain examples, the unducted fan propulsor further includes a pitch change mechanism and/or a gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Publication number: 20260070666
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Publication number: 20260054843
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Trevor H. Wood, Kishore Ramakrishnan
  • Publication number: 20260054842
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Trevor H. Wood, Kishore Ramakrishnan
  • Publication number: 20260035080
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Publication number: 20260035081
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Trevor H. Wood, Kishore Ramakrishnan
  • Publication number: 20260021895
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor. The unducted fan propulsors include an engine correlation parameter that is greater than 0.17 and less than 0.83, wherein the engine correlation parameter equals D/N/GR, D is the maximum outer diameter of the rotating blades, N is a stage count of a low-pressure turbine of the unducted fan propulsor, and GR is a gear ratio of a gearbox of the unducted fan propulsor operably coupling the low pressure turbine and the rotating blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2025
    Publication date: January 22, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Publication number: 20260015090
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Randy M. Vondrell, Keith A. Miedema
  • Publication number: 20260008550
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Patent number: 12503228
    Abstract: An aircraft defines a vertical direction and includes a fuselage and a propulsion system comprising a power source and a plurality of vertical thrust electric fans driven by the power source. A wing extends from the fuselage. The plurality of vertical thrust electric fans are arranged along a length of the wing along a lengthwise direction of the wing. The wing comprises a diffusion assembly along the lengthwise direction of the wing and includes a first diffusion member positioned downstream of at least one of the plurality of vertical thrust electric fans. The first diffusion member defines a curved shape relative to a longitudinal direction of the aircraft. The longitudinal direction is generally perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kurt David Murrow, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, Darek Tomasz Zatorski, Dominic Barone
  • Publication number: 20250257700
    Abstract: An aircraft extending between a forward end and an aft end is provided. The aircraft includes an auxiliary power unit positioned proximate the aft end of the aircraft, the auxiliary power unit having an auxiliary power unit inlet duct and an auxiliary power unit exhaust duct, and a boundary layer ingestion fan positioned proximate the aft end of the aircraft, the boundary layer ingestion fan having a support shaft, wherein the auxiliary power unit exhaust duct extends through a portion of the support shaft of the boundary layer ingestion fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventors: Arthur William Sibbach, Randy M. Vondrell, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow