Patents by Inventor Harold T. Prosser, Jr.

Harold T. Prosser, Jr. 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).

  • Variable area fan exhaust nozzle having mechanically separate sleeve and thrust reverser actuation systems
    Patent number: 5778659
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine (10) includes a translating sleeve (38) disposed within a downstream portion of an outer nacelle (20). A variable area fan exhaust nozzle (30) is defined between the trailing edge (32) of the translating sleeve (38) and a conical core cowl (26) disposed radially inwardly of the outer nacelle (20) and spaced apart therefrom. The translating sleeve (38) translates downstream to cooperate with the decreasing diameter of the core cowl (26) to increase the area of the fan exhaust nozzle (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Paul W. Duesler, Constantino V. Loffredo, Harold T. Prosser, Jr., Christopher W. Jones