Patents by Inventor Bradley Alan Osborne

Bradley Alan Osborne 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).

  • Laminated plasma actuator
    Patent number: 9975625
    Abstract: A method and apparatus may comprise a first number of layers of a flexible material, a second number of layers of a dielectric material, a first electrode attached to a surface layer in the first number of layers, and a second electrode attached to a second layer in one of the first number of layers and the second number of layers. The first number of layers may be interspersed with the second number of layers. The first electrode may be configured to be exposed to air. The first electrode and the second electrode may be configured to form a plasma in response to a voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph Steven Silkey, David James Suiter, Bradley Alan Osborne
  • Laminated Plasma Actuator
    Publication number: 20110253842
    Abstract: A method and apparatus may comprise a first number of layers of a flexible material, a second number of layers of a dielectric material, a first electrode attached to a surface layer in the first number of layers, and a second electrode attached to a second layer in one of the first number of layers and the second number of layers. The first number of layers may be interspersed with the second number of layers. The first electrode may be configured to be exposed to air. The first electrode and the second electrode may be configured to form a plasma in response to a voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph Steven Silkey, David James Suiter, Bradley Alan Osborne
  • Airfoil trailing edge plasma flow control apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7988101
    Abstract: A flow control system and method especially well adapted for use on a Coanda surface. In one embodiment a plurality of plasma actuators are disposed over a Coanda surface of a wing of an aircraft. The actuators are selectively energized to either delay the onset of boundary layer flow separation from the Coanda surface, or to promote flow separation. One embodiment discloses using dual mode plasma actuators on a Coanda surface. The system and method is applicable to a wide variety of aerodynamic surfaces where control over the separation of a boundary layer flow over a trailing edge surface is desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bradley Alan Osborne, Christopher Daniel Wilson
  • AIRFOIL TRAILING EDGE PLASMA FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090212164
    Abstract: A flow control system and method especially well adapted for use on a Coanda surface. In one embodiment a plurality of plasma actuators are disposed over a Coanda surface of a wing of an aircraft. The actuators are selectively energized to either delay the onset of boundary layer flow separation from the Coanda surface, or to promote flow separation. One embodiment discloses using dual mode plasma actuators on a Coanda surface. The system and method is applicable to a wide variety of aerodynamic surfaces where control over the separation of a boundary layer flow over a trailing edge surface is desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bradley Alan Osborne, Christopher Daniel Wilson