Patents by Inventor Anne Venables

Anne Venables 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).

  • Patent number: 4821962
    Abstract: A propeller nozzle, particularly for a missile, comprises a revolution pipe having a forward convergent portion, a minimum section, and a rearward divergent portion with a large outlet throat section. The invention is designed to minimize lateral forces in the nozzle due to a separation of gaseous fluid exhausting from the propeller, during the start of the propeller pressure increase. For this purpose, the pipe comprises means disposed in the vicinity of a section internal to the divergent portion and substantially downstream from the minimum section for making a gaseous fluid separation stable, symmetrical and coaxial to the nozzle. These means can include a groove and/or a projection, preferably destroyable through mechanical erosion and/or melting under the effects of the gaseous fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1989
    Assignee: Office National d'Etudes et de Recherche Aerospatiales (ONERA)
    Inventors: Anne Venables, Dominique Regard, Gerard Laruelle