Patents by Inventor Graham Frank Howarth

Graham Frank Howarth 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: 11885264
    Abstract: An acoustic core has a plurality of cell walls formed of an additive-manufacturing material and a resonant space defined by the plurality of cell walls. At least some of the resonant cells have sound-attenuating protuberances formed of an excess amount of the additive-manufacturing material having been intentionally introduced to the cell walls and protruding into the resonant space with a semi-random orientation and/or size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wendy Wenling Lin, Shanmugam Murugappan, Robert William Davidoff, Graham Frank Howarth, Andrew Michael Roach
  • Patent number: 11434819
    Abstract: An acoustic liner may include an acoustic core having an array of resonant cells, and an acoustic screen disposed across the array of resonant cells. The resonant cells include a plurality of cell walls and a resonant space defined by the plurality of cell walls. The acoustic core may include a folded acoustic core. Additionally, or in the alternative, at least some of the resonant cells may include an oblique polyhedral cellular structure and/or a multitude of sound-attenuating protuberances. The acoustic screen may include a reticulate membrane and a support lattice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, MRA SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Shanmugam Murugappan, Michael Moses Martinez, Egbert Geertsema, Rudramuni Kariveerappa Majjigi, Richard David Cedar, Wendy Wenling Lin, Robert William Davidoff, David Patrick Calder, Graham Frank Howarth
  • Publication number: 20210324794
    Abstract: An acoustic core has a plurality of cell walls formed of an additive-manufacturing material and a resonant space defined by the plurality of cell walls. At least some of the resonant cells have a multitude of sound-attenuating protuberances formed of the additive-manufacturing material of the cell walls protruding into the resonant space with a random or semi-random orientation and/or size. The sound-attenuating protuberances may be formed by orienting an additive-manufacturing tool with respect to a toolpath to form a contour of a workpart, in which the toolpath includes a plurality of overlapping toolpath passes configured so as to intentionally introduce an amount of additive-manufacturing material to the workpart that exceeds a domain occupied by the contour. As the amount of additive-manufacturing material intentionally introduced exceeds the domain occupied by the contour, a portion of the additive-manufacturing material may incidentally form the plurality of sound-attenuating protuberances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Wendy Wenling Lin, Shanmugam Murugappan, Robert William Davidoff, Graham Frank Howarth, Andrew Michael Roach
  • Patent number: 11149686
    Abstract: A thrust reverser assembly for a gas turbine engine including a core engine, a nacelle surrounding at least a portion of the core engine defining a bypass duct between the nacelle and the core engine where an outer door movable between a stowed position and a deployed position extends outwards from the nacelle and a blocker door movable between a stowed position and a deployed position extends into an airflow conduit defined by the bypass duct to deflect air outwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: MRA SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: David Patrick Calder, Graham Frank Howarth, Andrew Michael Roach, Timothy Robert Beasman
  • Patent number: 11047304
    Abstract: An acoustic core has a plurality of cell walls formed of an additive-manufacturing material and a resonant space defined by the plurality of cell walls. At least some of the resonant cells have a multitude of sound-attenuating protuberances formed of the additive-manufacturing material of the cell walls protruding into the resonant space with a random or semi-random orientation and/or size. The sound-attenuating protuberances may be formed by orienting an additive-manufacturing tool with respect to a toolpath to form a contour of a workpart, in which the toolpath includes a plurality of overlapping toolpath passes configured so as to intentionally introduce an amount of additive-manufacturing material to the workpart that exceeds a domain occupied by the contour. As the amount of additive-manufacturing material intentionally introduced exceeds the domain occupied by the contour, a portion of the additive-manufacturing material may incidentally form the plurality of sound-attenuating protuberances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wendy Wenling Lin, Shanmugam Murugappan, Robert William Davidoff, Graham Frank Howarth, Andrew Michael Roach
  • Patent number: 10995699
    Abstract: A thrust reverser cascade can include a peripheral frame having at least one side. At least one plate can be mounted to the at least one side and have a plurality of spaced grooves. In addition, a plurality of vanes can include corresponding terminal ends positioned in the plurality of spaced grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: MRA SYSTEMS, LLC.
    Inventors: Andrew Michael Roach, Graham Frank Howarth, David Patrick Calder
  • Patent number: 10971128
    Abstract: An acoustic liner (20) with perforation (30) and method of constructing (100) an acoustic liner including forming perforations in the facing sheet by grit blasting (104) the facing sheet and mounting (106) the facing sheet to one side of a support layer having a set of partitioned cavities wherein the facing sheet closes an open face of the cavities except for the perforations to form a set of acoustic resonator cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: MRA SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Michael Roach, Graham Frank Howarth, Steven Thomas Davies, Richard David Cedar, Michael Moses Martinez, Timothy Richard Depuy
  • Patent number: 10961913
    Abstract: An acoustic liner for a turbine engine, the acoustic liner includes a support layer that includes a set of partitioned cavities with open faces, a facing sheet operably coupled to the support layer such that the facing sheet overlies and closes the open faces, a set of perforations located in the facing sheet and in fluid communication with a corresponding one of the cavities to form a set of acoustic resonators, and at least a subset of the perforations have an axially-oriented, relative to the axial flow path, inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: MRA SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Graham Frank Howarth, Andrew Michael Roach, Steven Thomas Davies, Richard David Cedar, Michael Moses Martinez, Timothy Richard DePuy
  • Patent number: 10876479
    Abstract: An acoustic liner can include a support layer having a set of partitioned cavities with open faces, a first facing sheet and second facing sheet both having perforations and operably coupled to the support layer such that the facing sheets overlie and close the open faces, and an aerogel layer operably coupled to the second facing sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: MRA SYSTEMS, LLC.
    Inventors: Andrew Michael Roach, David Patrick Calder, Graham Frank Howarth
  • Patent number: 10851734
    Abstract: A thrust reverser assembly for high-bypass turbofan engine. The thrust reverser assembly includes a translating cowl mounted to a nacelle of an engine. The thrust reverser assembly includes blocker doors axially guided adjacent first ends thereof by a fixed structure and pivotally and slidably connected along lengths thereof to an inner wall of the translating cowl so that translation of the translating cowl in the aft direction causes the blocker door to move from a stowed position to a deployed position. The thrust reverser assembly includes a stop disposed on the core engine or on the blocker door, receiving the load from the high pressure airflow, otherwise borne by an actuation system when deploying the translating cowl and blocker door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: MRA SYSTEMS, LLC.
    Inventors: Timothy Robert Beasman, Andrew Michael Roach, Graham Frank Howarth
  • Patent number: 10851713
    Abstract: An acoustic liner can include a support layer with a set of partitioned cavities defining a set of cells with open faces, a first facing sheet operably coupled to the support layer such that the first facing sheet overlies and closes the open faces, and a set of internal separator structures within at least some of the set of partitioned cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: MRA SYSTEMS, LLC.
    Inventors: Andrew Michael Roach, Graham Frank Howarth
  • Patent number: 10837368
    Abstract: An acoustic liner can comprise a support layer including a set of partitioned cavities defining a set of cells with open faces, as well as a first and second facing sheet operably coupled to the support layer that overlie and close the open faces. A set of aerogel fillings can be provided within at least some of the set of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: MRA SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Graham Frank Howarth, David Patrick Calder, Andrew Michael Roach
  • Publication number: 20200309028
    Abstract: An acoustic liner may include an acoustic core having an array of resonant cells, and an acoustic screen disposed across the array of resonant cells. The resonant cells include a plurality of cell walls and a resonant space defined by the plurality of cell walls. The acoustic core may include a folded acoustic core. Additionally, or in the alternative, at least some of the resonant cells may include an oblique polyhedral cellular structure and/or a multitude of sound-attenuating protuberances. The acoustic screen may include a reticulate membrane and a support lattice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Shanmugam Murugappan, Michael Moses Martinez, Egbert Geertsema, Rudramuni Kariveerappa Majjigi, Richard David Cedar, Wendy Wenling Lin, Robert William Davidoff, David Patrick Calder, Graham Frank Howarth
  • Patent number: 10578055
    Abstract: A thrust reverser assembly for a turbine engine can include a core engine surrounded by a nacelle. A bypass duct can be formed in the space between the core engine and the nacelle. A blocker door can be movable to a deployed position extending into the bypass duct. A stop can be provided on the core engine to abut and support force applied to the deployed blocker door. The stop can have an airfoil shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: MRA Systems, LLC
    Inventors: David Patrick Calder, Keith E J Blodgett, Graham Frank Howarth, Andrew Michael Roach
  • Patent number: 10563615
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine and thrust reverser assembly having a set of outer doors movable between a stowed position and a deployed position, where the set of outer doors extends outwards from the nacelle and a set of blocker doors movable between a stowed position and an deployed position, where the set of blocker door extends into an air flow conduit defined by the bypass duct to deflect air outwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: MRA SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Graham Frank Howarth, Andrew Michael Roach, Timothy Robert Beasman
  • Patent number: 10563578
    Abstract: An acoustic liner for a turbine engine, the acoustic liner includes a support layer that includes a set of partitioned cavities with open faces, a perforated sheet that includes a set of perforations with corresponding inlets, the perforated sheet supported by the support layer such that perforations are in overlying relationship with the open faces to form paired perforations and cavities that define acoustic resonator cells, and a coating applied to the perforated sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: MRA Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Michael Roach, Richard David Cedar, Steven Thomas Davies, Timothy Richard Depuy, Graham Frank Howarth, Michael Moses Martinez
  • Publication number: 20200049068
    Abstract: An acoustic core has a plurality of cell walls formed of an additive-manufacturing material and a resonant space defined by the plurality of cell walls. At least some of the resonant cells have a multitude of sound-attenuating protuberances formed of the additive-manufacturing material of the cell walls protruding into the resonant space with a random or semi-random orientation and/or size. The sound-attenuating protuberances may be formed by orienting an additive-manufacturing tool with respect to a toolpath to form a contour of a workpart, in which the toolpath includes a plurality of overlapping toolpath passes configured so as to intentionally introduce an amount of additive-manufacturing material to the workpart that exceeds a domain occupied by the contour. As the amount of additive-manufacturing material intentionally introduced exceeds the domain occupied by the contour, a portion of the additive-manufacturing material may incidentally form the plurality of sound-attenuating protuberances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Wendy Wenling Lin, Shanmugam Murugappan, Robert William Davidoff, Graham Frank Howarth, Andrew Michael Roach
  • Patent number: 10550797
    Abstract: A turbine engine having an engine core, an inner cowl radially surrounding the engine core, an outer cowl radially surrounding the inner cowl and spaced from the inner cowl to form an annular passage between the inner and outer cowls that defines a nozzle, at least one control surface provided on the inner cowl and movable between a retracted position, where the nozzle has a first cross-sectional area, and an extended position where the nozzle has a second cross-sectional area that is less than the first cross-sectional area and an actuator operably coupled to the control surface and configured to move the control surface to control the cross-sectional area of the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: MRA Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Graham Frank Howarth, David Patrick Calder
  • Publication number: 20200025136
    Abstract: A thrust reverser assembly for a gas turbine engine including a core engine, a nacelle surrounding at least a portion of the core engine defining a bypass duct between the nacelle and the core engine where an outer door movable between a stowed position and a deployed position extends outwards from the nacelle and a blocker door movable between a stowed position and a deployed position extends into an airflow conduit defined by the bypass duct to deflect air outwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: David Patrick Calder, Graham Frank Howarth, Andrew Michael Roach, Timothy Robert Beasman
  • Publication number: 20190257268
    Abstract: A thrust reverser cascade can include a peripheral frame having at least one side. At least one plate can be mounted to the at least one side and have a plurality of spaced grooves. In addition, a plurality of vanes can include corresponding terminal ends positioned in the plurality of spaced grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Michael Roach, Graham Frank Howarth, David Patrick Calder