Patents by Inventor Andrew WILDE

Andrew WILDE 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).

  • Method and apparatus for cooling fuel in an aircraft fuel tank
    Patent number: 8757550
    Abstract: Fuel in an aircraft fuselage fuel tank is cooled by means of cold air flowing from the exterior of the aircraft to a cooling region inside the aircraft. The cooling region may be (a) located to the exterior of the fuel tank, (b) in thermal communication with the fuel tank and (c) in fluid communication with a region downstream of, and remote from, said cooling region, for example, an exhaust port on the outside of the aircraft. The flow of air may be caused by air entering a ram air intake, into which air passes as a result of the motion of the airborne aircraft relative to the surrounding air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignees: Airbus Operations Limited, Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Andrew Wilde, Jean-Claude Bossut, Marc Revel, Alan John Hayles, Ruchir Dayal, Hannah Kendall
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING FUEL IN AN AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK
    Publication number: 20110290943
    Abstract: Fuel in an aircraft fuselage fuel tank is cooled by means of cold air flowing from the exterior of the aircraft to a cooling region inside the aircraft. The cooling region may be (a) located to the exterior of the fuel tank, (b) in thermal communication with the fuel tank and (c) in fluid communication with a region downstream of, and remote from, said cooling region, for example, an exhaust port on the outside of the aircraft. The flow of air may be caused by air entering a ram air intake, into which air passes as a result of the motion of the airborne aircraft relative to the surrounding air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew WILDE, Jean-claude BOSSUT, Marc REVEL, Alan John HAYLES, Ruchir DAYAL, Hannah KENDALL