Patents by Inventor Ian Whitmore

Ian Whitmore 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).

  • Structural element of an air vehicle air intake composed of an array of passages with a hexagonal cross section
    Patent number: 9493244
    Abstract: An air vehicle powered by a gas turbine engine, particularly, but not exclusively, an air vehicle having a blended wing body includes a gas turbine engine disposed in the body of the vehicle including an inlet face. An inlet channel having a convoluted geometry is configured such that air flow incident on the inlet face during operation is disordered. A structural element associated with the inlet channel and locate upstream of the inlet face is provided. The element is configured to modulate air flow, at least partially, to improve flow ordering in the incident air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventor: Ian Whitmore
  • STRUCTURAL ELEMENT OF AN AIR VEHICLE AIR INTAKE COMPOSED OF AN ARRAY OF PASSAGES WITH A HEXAGONAL CROSS SECTION
    Publication number: 20140083518
    Abstract: An air vehicle powered by a gas turbine engine, particularly, but not exclusively, an air vehicle having a blended wing body includes a gas turbine engine disposed in the body of the vehicle including an inlet face. An inlet channel having a convoluted geometry is configured such that air flow incident on the inlet face during operation is disordered. A structural element associated with the inlet channel and locate upstream of the inlet face is provided. The element is configured to modulate air flow, at least partially, to improve flow ordering in the incident air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventor: Ian Whitmore