Patents by Inventor James R. Lo Presti

James R. Lo Presti 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: 5209434
    Abstract: The named fairing reduces the aerodynamic drag of structural openings, increases the flow rate of a vent in a moving body, reduces the accumulation of toxic fumes in a cavity on a moving body and reduces the noise generated by a cavity on a moving body.Reducing the drag of structural openings such as cowling exits, landing gear wells, control surface gaps and vents by placing fairings downstream and external to basic contour has not yet been done or marketed commercially.There have been many devices marketed that are located at the forward side of the openings. These devices protrude outside contour to deflect airflow over the opening. In doing so these devices produce low pressure which acts on the aft side of the device; the force developed because of this pressure points in the downstream direction, causing a drag penalty.None of the known devices reduce pressure without causing large amounts of drag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
    Assignee: Roy Lo Presti
    Inventors: Leroy P. Lo Presti, James R. Lo Presti, Curt Lo Presti