Patents by Inventor Baxton M. Dunn

Baxton M. Dunn 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).

  • Device to start an overcontracted mixed compression supersonic inlet
    Patent number: 4307743
    Abstract: A hinged inlet cover for an overcontracted mixed compression supersonic inlet which does not eject from the aircraft, which reduces carriage drag of the aircraft and which, at the same time, produces an increase in inlet performance by utilizing a dynamic starting process as the cover opens. The cover is actuable to open the inlet by aerodynamic forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1981
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Baxton M. Dunn