Patents by Inventor Bryce Tyler Kelford

Bryce Tyler Kelford 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).

  • Publication number: 20230083942
    Abstract: Armor attached to a component of an atmospheric suit that maintains a specific atmosphere within the suit includes an armor component to absorb a predefined amount of energy. The armor also includes one or more standoffs to attach the armor component to the component such that all or most of the armor component is offset from the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Bryce Tyler Kelford, Pablo T. Sanz Martinez
  • Patent number: 11459980
    Abstract: An attachment system for an exhaust component is disclosed. In various embodiments, the attachment system includes a radial attachment flange of the exhaust component; and a radial ring having at least one of a radially outer surface configured for engagement with a radially inner surface of the radial attachment flange or a radially inner surface configured for engagement with a radially outer surface of the radial attachment flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Rohr, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryce Tyler Kelford, Adam Saunders, Richard Scott Alloway, Vijay V. Pujar
  • Patent number: 11448161
    Abstract: A thrust reverser arrangement may comprise an inner fixed structure (IFS), a track beam, a translating sleeve slideably mounted to the track beam, a bypass duct defined between the IFS and the translating sleeve, and an acoustic treated fairing coupled to the translating sleeve, wherein the acoustic treated fairing is configured to attenuate noise generated during operation of a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: ROHR, INC.
    Inventors: Pablo T. Sanz Martinez, Jose S. Alonso-Miralles, Bryce Tyler Kelford
  • Publication number: 20220281623
    Abstract: Modular armor for a hard upper torso (HUT) of an atmospheric suit that maintains a specific atmosphere within the suit includes a first outer layer including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and a second outer layer including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. A core is sandwiched between the first surface of the first outer layer and the first surface of the second outer layer. The armor is fabricated such that the second surface of the first outer layer is conformally affixed to the HUT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Julie Strickland, Jay Francisco, Pablo T. Sanz Martinez, Bryce Tyler Kelford, Aaron Thomas Noel, Alan Cheung, Patrick J. Nolan, Thomas R. Stankiewicz
  • Publication number: 20210164367
    Abstract: An attachment system for an exhaust component is disclosed. In various embodiments, the attachment system includes a radial attachment flange of the exhaust component; and a radial ring having at least one of a radially outer surface configured for engagement with a radially inner surface of the radial attachment flange or a radially inner surface configured for engagement with a radially outer surface of the radial attachment flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: ROHR, INC.
    Inventors: Bryce Tyler Kelford, Adam Saunders, Richard Scott Alloway, Vijay V. Pujar
  • Patent number: 10767597
    Abstract: A thrust reverser system of a nacelle is provided. The thrust reverser system may include a pressure shell, a blocker door, and a drag link. The blocker door may be pivotably coupled to the pressure shell. The drag link may include a first segment pivotably coupled to a second segment and a third segment pivotably coupled to the second segment and the blocker door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: ROHR, INC.
    Inventor: Bryce Tyler Kelford
  • Publication number: 20200080512
    Abstract: A thrust reverser arrangement may comprise an inner fixed structure (IFS), a track beam, a translating sleeve slideably mounted to the track beam, a bypass duct defined between the IFS and the translating sleeve, and an acoustic treated fairing coupled to the translating sleeve, wherein the acoustic treated fairing is configured to attenuate noise generated during operation of a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: ROHR, INC.
    Inventors: Pablo T. Sanz Martinez, Jose S. Alonso-Miralles, Bryce Tyler Kelford
  • Publication number: 20200003155
    Abstract: A thrust reverser system of a nacelle is provided. The thrust reverser system may include a pressure shell, a blocker door, and a drag link. The blocker door may be pivotably coupled to the pressure shell. The drag link may include a first segment pivotably coupled to a second segment and a third segment pivotably coupled to the second segment and the blocker door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: ROHR, INC.
    Inventor: Bryce Tyler Kelford
  • Patent number: 10024270
    Abstract: A nacelle drag-link assembly for a thrust reverser of a propulsion system includes a drag-link fitting, a drag link, a coupling assembly, and a vibration damping assembly. The drag-link fitting includes a base region and a coupling socket extending from the base region. The coupling socket has a first coupling aperture and a second coupling aperture. The drag link includes an inner structure end, an outer structure end, and a link body. The outer structure end includes a pivot area to link with a blocker door of the thrust reverser. A coupling assembly is installed through an aperture of the inner structure end and between the first coupling aperture and the second coupling aperture of the coupling socket. The vibration damping assembly is installed in contact with the drag-link fitting and one or more of: the drag link and the coupling assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: ROHR, INC.
    Inventors: Bryce Tyler Kelford, Bryan S. Holt
  • Publication number: 20170101962
    Abstract: A nacelle drag-link assembly for a thrust reverser of a propulsion system includes a drag-link fitting, a drag link, a coupling assembly, and a vibration damping assembly. The drag-link fitting includes a base region and a coupling socket extending from the base region. The coupling socket has a first coupling aperture and a second coupling aperture. The drag link includes an inner structure end, an outer structure end, and a link body. The outer structure end includes a pivot area to link with a blocker door of the thrust reverser. A coupling assembly is installed through an aperture of the inner structure end and between the first coupling aperture and the second coupling aperture of the coupling socket. The vibration damping assembly is installed in contact with the drag-link fitting and one or more of: the drag link and the coupling assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Bryce Tyler Kelford, Bryan S. Holt