Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Farrell

Daniel J. Farrell 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).

  • Patent number: 8292217
    Abstract: Hypersonic inlet systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an inlet for an airbreathing propulsion system includes an inboard surface at least partially shaped to conform to a plurality of streamline-traces of a design flowfield approaching an aperture, an outboard surface spaced apart from the inboard surface, an upper surface extending between the inboard and outboard surfaces, and a lower surface extending between the inboard and outboard surfaces, wherein leading edges of the inboard, outboard, upper, and lower surfaces cooperatively define the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Thomas R. Smith, Angel M. Espinosa, Daniel J. Farrell, Andrew Robertson, John C. Leylegian, Jason S. Tyll, Florin Girlea, Joseph A. Alifano, Randy S. M. Chue
  • Publication number: 20090313968
    Abstract: Hypersonic inlet systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an inlet for an airbreathing propulsion system includes an inboard surface at least partially shaped to conform to a plurality of streamline-traces of a design flowfield approaching an aperture, an outboard surface spaced apart from the inboard surface, an upper surface extending between the inboard and outboard surfaces, and a lower surface extending between the inboard and outboard surfaces, wherein leading edges of the inboard, outboard, upper, and lower surfaces cooperatively define the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas R. Smith, Angel M. Espinosa, Daniel J. Farrell, Andrew Robertson, John C. Leylegian, Jason S. Tyll, Florin Girlea, Joseph A. Alifano, Randy S.M. Chue