Patents by Inventor Don Weir

Don Weir 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).

  • Noise suppression apparatus and methods of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9624791
    Abstract: A noise suppression apparatus includes a body portion including a plurality of nested channels, each channel of the plurality of nested channels including a first end opening and a second end opening, and a surface portion including each first end opening and each second end opening of each channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Don Weir
  • NOISE SUPPRESSION APPARATUS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160076400
    Abstract: A noise suppression apparatus includes a body portion including a plurality of nested channels, each channel of the plurality of nested channels including a first end opening and a second end opening, and a surface portion including each first end opening and each second end opening of each channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Don Weir
  • Turboprop engine systems with noise reducing inlet assemblies
    Patent number: 9057329
    Abstract: An inlet assembly for a turboprop engine system is provided. The inlet assembly includes an inlet plenum defining first inlet configured to receive air from the atmosphere; an expansion plenum coupled to the inlet plenum and configured to receive the air from the inlet plenum, the inlet plenum and the expansion plenum defining a flow path for the air with a bend of at least 90°; and a second inlet coupled to the expansion plenum and configured to receive the air from the expansion plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Don Weir, Yogendra Yogi Sheoran, Doug Hollingshead, Peter Hall
  • TURBOPROP ENGINE SYSTEMS WITH NOISE REDUCING INLET ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20130216371
    Abstract: An inlet assembly for a turboprop engine system is provided. The inlet assembly includes an inlet plenum defining first inlet configured to receive air from the atmosphere; an expansion plenum coupled to the inlet plenum and configured to receive the air from the inlet plenum, the inlet plenum and the expansion plenum defining a flow path for the air with a bend of at least 90°; and a second inlet coupled to the expansion plenum and configured to receive the air from the expansion plenum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Don Weir, Yogendra Yogi Sheoran, Doug Hollingshead, Peter Hall
  • Flush inlet scoop design for aircraft bleed air system
    Patent number: 8024935
    Abstract: A bleed air duct that preferably includes an inlet section configured to include a flush scoop and a louver. The louver is located and configured such that in the desired operating flow range of the duct, the fluid entering the flush scoop is disturbed and as a result creates a low pressure region downstream of the louver. The low pressure region substantially eliminates the generation of any pressure pulses and acoustic resonance also known as Helmholtz resonance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Hoover, Morris Anderson, Robert Romano, Jeff Mendoza, Dan Judd, Don Weir
  • FLUSH INLET SCOOP DESIGN FOR AIRCRAFT BLEED AIR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100126182
    Abstract: A bleed air duct that preferably includes an inlet section configured to include a flush scoop and a louver. The louver is located and configured such that in the desired operating flow range of the duct, the fluid entering the flush scoop is disturbed and as a result creates a low pressure region downstream of the louver. The low pressure region substantially eliminates the generation of any pressure pulses and acoustic resonance also known as Helmholtz resonance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Robert Hoover, Morris Anderson, Robert Romano, Jeff Mendoza, Dan Judd, Don Weir