Patents by Inventor Dylan E. Jones

Dylan E. Jones 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).

  • Blocker door assembly having a thermoplastic blocker door for use in a turbine engine
    Patent number: 11840986
    Abstract: A blocker door assembly for use in a gas turbine includes a panel, a core integrally formed with the panel, and a plurality of mounting structures extending from at least one of the panel and the core. The plurality of mounting structures are integrally formed with the core and the panel such that the panel, the core, and the mounting structures are co-molded from a thermoplastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kevin O'Brien Gaw, Dylan E. Jones, Michael H. Larson, Belur N. Shivashankara, Randy J. Grove, David John Barene, Jeston Lingelbach, Kory Shaffer, David W. Foutch
  • Blocker door assembly having a thermoplastic blocker door for use in a turbine engine
    Patent number: 10794326
    Abstract: A blocker door assembly for use in a gas turbine engine includes a facesheet including a plurality of openings to facilitate noise attenuation and a body portion coupled to the facesheet. The body portion includes a backsheet integrally formed with a honeycomb core, wherein the body portion is molded from a thermoplastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kevin O'Brien Gaw, Dylan E. Jones, Michael H. Larson, Belur N. Shivashankara, Randy J. Grove, David John Barene, Jeston Lingelbach, Kory Shaffer, David W. Foutch
  • BLOCKER DOOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A THERMOPLASTIC BLOCKER DOOR FOR USE IN A TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20200291892
    Abstract: A blocker door assembly for use in a gas turbine includes a panel, a core integrally formed with the panel, and a plurality of mounting structures extending from at least one of the panel and the core. The plurality of mounting structures are integrally formed with the core and the panel such that the panel, the core, and the mounting structures are co-molded from a thermoplastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin O'Brien Gaw, Dylan E. Jones, Michael H. Larson, Belur N. Shivashankara, Randy J. Grove, David John Barene, Jeston Lingelbach, Kory Shaffer, David W. Foutch
  • BLOCKER DOOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A THERMOPLASTIC BLOCKER DOOR FOR USE IN A TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20180058373
    Abstract: A blocker door assembly for use in a gas turbine engine includes a facesheet including a plurality of openings to facilitate noise attenuation and a body portion coupled to the facesheet. The body portion includes a backsheet integrally formed with a honeycomb core, wherein the body portion is molded from a thermoplastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin O'Brien Gaw, Dylan E. Jones, Michael H. Larson, Belur N. Shivashankara, Randy J. Grove, David John Barene, Jeston Lingelbach, Kory Shaffer, David W. Foutch