Patents by Inventor Gene Woodard Stubbs

Gene Woodard Stubbs 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: 6695094
    Abstract: An acoustic muffler for a turbine engine exhaust comprises an outer shell of tubular configuration, a tubular liner disposed within the shell, and a plurality of dividing walls extending between the liner and the outer shell so as to divide the generally annular space between the liner and shell into a plurality of chambers circumferentially spaced about the muffler. A central longitudinal axis of the liner is radially offset from the central longitudinal axis of the shell such that the chambers have different depths in a radial direction of the muffler, and the liner has at least one opening into each chamber. Thus, the muffler has a plurality of chambers of different sizes providing noise attenuation at a plurality of specific tuned frequencies, and the liner provides broad band attenuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: George H. Moffat, Gene Woodard Stubbs, William Albert Voll
  • Publication number: 20020104707
    Abstract: An acoustic muffler for a turbine engine exhaust comprises an outer shell of tubular configuration, a tubular liner disposed within the shell, and a plurality of dividing walls extending between the liner and the outer shell so as to divide the generally annular space between the liner and shell into a plurality of chambers circumferentially spaced about the muffler. A central longitudinal axis of the liner is radially offset from the central longitudinal axis of the shell such that the chambers have different depths in a radial direction of the muffler, and the liner has at least one opening into each chamber. Thus, the muffler has a plurality of chambers of different sizes providing noise attenuation at a plurality of specific tuned frequencies, and the liner provides broad band attenuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: George H. Moffat, Gene Woodard Stubbs, William Albert Voll