Patents by Inventor Dean Parham

Dean Parham 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A POINT REPRESENTATION OF A STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20090089019
    Abstract: A computer-performed method of modeling a physical structure. A plurality of geometric parameters specific to a type of the structure are applied to aerodynamic surface data in accordance with rules predefined for the structure type to geometrically describe a plurality of structural features. Based on the geometric describing, a plurality of points representing the structure are obtained. The points are used to model the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Rainer Dittmann, Scott D. Hartshorn, Donald Thomas Powell, Dean Parham
  • Thrust reverser utilizing integrated structural bypass duct
    Patent number: 7124981
    Abstract: A thrust reverser having an engine cowl, a nacelle, a blocker door, a nacelle door and a cascade vane. The engine cowl has a hollow body that shrouds a jet engine and which includes a cowl opening. The nacelle surrounds the engine cowl and includes a nacelle opening that is positioned outwardly of the cowl opening. The blocker door is associated with the engine cowl and movable between a first position, wherein the blocker door closes the cowl opening, and a second position, wherein the blocker door is disposed in the propulsive air flow and substantially clears the cowl opening. The nacelle door is associated with the nacelle and movable between a forward position, which substantially closes the nacelle opening, and a rearward position, which substantially clears the nacelle opening. The cascade vane is disposed between the engine cowl and the nacelle and positioned between the cowl and nacelle openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Dean Parham
  • Thrust reverser utilizing integrated structural bypass duct
    Publication number: 20040195434
    Abstract: A thrust reverser having an engine cowl, a nacelle, a blocker door, a nacelle door and a cascade vane. The engine cowl has a hollow body that shrouds a jet engine and which includes a cowl opening. The nacelle surrounds the engine cowl and includes a nacelle opening that is positioned outwardly of the cowl opening. The blocker door is associated with the engine cowl and movable between a first position, wherein the blocker door closes the cowl opening, and a second position, wherein the blocker door is disposed in the propulsive air flow and substantially clears the cowl opening. The nacelle door is associated with the nacelle and movable between a forward position, which substantially closes the nacelle opening, and a rearward position, which substantially clears the nacelle opening. The cascade vane is disposed between the engine cowl and the nacelle and positioned between the cowl and nacelle openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventor: Dean Parham