Patents by Inventor Ann E. Khidekel

Ann E. Khidekel 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).

  • Optimized nacelle profile and plenum shape for boundary layer ingestion active laminar flow control
    Patent number: 10189558
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a nacelle of an aircraft, comprising a surface that is profiled such that during cruise flight operation lines of constant static pressure of a boundary layer around the nacelle in a given region are substantially contained within a plane that is normal to an engine axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Rohr, Inc.
    Inventor: Ann E. Khidekel
  • OPTIMIZED NACELLE PROFILE AND PLENUM SHAPE FOR BOUNDARY LAYER INGESTION ACTIVE LAMINAR FLOW CONTROL
    Publication number: 20160311520
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a nacelle of an aircraft, comprising a surface that is profiled such that during cruise flight operation lines of constant static pressure of a boundary layer around the nacelle in a given region are substantially contained within a plane that is normal to an engine axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventor: Ann E. Khidekel