Patents by Inventor Jan Östlund

Jan Östlund 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: 6574964
    Abstract: The invention refers to a full-flow rocket nozzle having a longitudinal contour essentially corresponding to a parabola. For obtaining a flow separation control and also a side load reduction the invention suggests that the parabola contour shape from the point of 50% expansion ratio onwards or more distant from the throat of the nozzle is changing over into (i) strictly conical shape having an angle to the center line of between 15° and 25°, (ii) a slight outward curvature, i.e. implying a contour shape with positive 2nd derivative of the radius r, or (iii) a slight inward curvature, i.e. with a negative 2nd derivative of r but lying externally of the parabola contour, in the last case the 3rd derivative of r being constantly equal to zero (0).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Volvo Aero Corporation
    Inventors: Jan Häggander, Jan Östlund, Mats Olofsson, John Änggård