Patents by Inventor Chrisopher W. SMITH

Chrisopher W. SMITH 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).

  • Vibration damping
    Patent number: 9494206
    Abstract: A vibration damping insert configured to seat within a cell of a cellular structure and to span the cell cavity. The insert comprises a first portion formed of a first material and a second portion formed of a second material having lower stiffness than the first material. The first portion is arranged to constrain deformation of the second portion to be in a predetermined direction. The invention also comprises a vibration damping body comprising a cellular structure formed of a plurality of tessellating cells and a vibration damping insert as described. The vibration damping insert is mounted in at least one of the cells in the cellular structure. The invention also comprises a method of manufacturing a vibration damping body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Ramesh Rajasekaran, Marc-Antoine Boucher, Chrisopher W. Smith, Fabrizio Scarpa, Kenneth E. Evans
  • VIBRATION DAMPING
    Publication number: 20130264757
    Abstract: A vibration damping insert configured to seat within a cell of a cellular structure and to span the cell cavity. The insert comprises a first portion formed of a first material and a second portion formed of a second material having lower stiffness than the first material. The first portion is arranged to constrain deformation of the second portion to be in a predetermined direction. The invention also comprises a vibration damping body comprising a cellular structure formed of a plurality of tessellating cells and a vibration damping insert as described. The vibration damping insert is mounted in at least one of the cells in the cellular structure. The invention also comprises a method of manufacturing a vibration damping body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Ramesh RAJASEKARAN, Marc-Antoine BOUCHER, Chrisopher W. SMITH, Fabrizio SCARPA, Kenneth E. EVANS