Patents by Inventor Daniel A. McNeil

Daniel A. McNeil 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).

  • Aspirators with bodies comprising wound filaments
    Patent number: 8322996
    Abstract: Aspirators for inflating devices such as (but not limited to) aircraft evacuation slides and rafts are detailed. Housings of the aspirators may be made of wound filaments of composite materials, reducing their weight as compared to conventional metal structures. Such actions as reconfiguring and repositioning jet nozzles within the housings also contribute to enhancing performance of the aspirators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Air Cruisers Company
    Inventors: Daniel A. McNeil, John O'Donnell, Frank Brown
  • ASPIRATORS
    Publication number: 20100202899
    Abstract: Aspirators for inflating devices such as (but not limited to) aircraft evacuation slides and rafts are detailed. Housings of the aspirators may be made of wound filaments of composite materials, reducing their weight as compared to conventional metal structures. Such actions as reconfiguring and repositioning jet nozzles within the housings also contribute to enhancing performance of the aspirators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Daniel A. McNeil, John O'Donnell, Frank Brown
  • Turbo fan aspirator
    Patent number: 6591873
    Abstract: An aspirator assembly for enabling rapid inflation of evacuation slides and life rafts is configured for direct attachment to the inflatable article. The aspirator assembly comprises an open-ended body housing, a nozzle arrangement for introducing a pressurized fluid into the aspirator and toward a pair of counter-rotating impeller arrangements. The counter-rotating impeller arrangements allow for minimizing the internal forces to enable the stable mounting of the aspirator to the inflatable article without causing damage to the article material during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Air Cruisers Company
    Inventor: Daniel A. McNeil