Patents by Inventor Christopher Sawyer

Christopher Sawyer 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).

  • MONOLITHIC THRUST REVERSER COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20080083210
    Abstract: An aircraft engine (10) includes a pivot-door type thrust reverser (22) located at an aft portion of a nacelle (16). The thrust reverser (22) includes a monolithic fan duct barrel (24) with an annular wall (50) that includes a forward section (46), a door section (54), and an aft section (48). The wall (50) has a honeycomb-sandwich type structure with an interior face sheet (60) and a backing sheet (62) radially separated by a first cellular core (66). An outer sheet (64) associated with the aft section (48) of the wall (50) is radially separated from the backing sheet (62) by a second cellular core (68). A plurality of pivoting doors (26,28) mate with a plurality of door openings (56,58) in the door section (54) of the annular wall (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC
    Inventors: Joe E. Sternberger, Christopher Sawyer
  • MANDREL, MANDREL REMOVAL AND MANDREL FABRICATION TO SUPPORT A MONOLITHIC NACELLE COMPOSITE PANEL
    Publication number: 20060225265
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a mandrel for fabricating a monolithic composite nacelle panel for use on an airplane. Also disclosed is the method of constructing the mandrel, the method of assembling the mandrel, and the method of disassembling the mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: John Burnett, David Hackler, Timothy Wilson, John Welch, Thomas Popp, Christopher Sawyer, Leo Hoadley, Leroy Fulbright, Mitchel Granger, Barry Craig, Phillip Kenney