Patents by Inventor Jeffrey E. May

Jeffrey E. May 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: 11780511
    Abstract: An active front wheel deflector assembly (10) including a deflector panel (20) moveable between a stowed position and at least one deployed position wherein the deployment of the deflector panel (20) moves the deflector panel (20) into an airflow to direct air and improves aerodynamics. The active front wheel deflector assembly (10) combines linear actuation with rotational motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Magna Exteriors Inc.
    Inventors: Yao Wang, Jeffrey E. May, Thomas E. Cobb, Martin R. Matthews, Braendon R. Lindberg
  • Publication number: 20210253182
    Abstract: An active front wheel deflector assembly (10) including a deflector panel (20) moveable between a stowed position and at least one deployed position wherein the deployment of the deflector panel (20) moves the deflector panel (20) into an airflow to direct air and improves aerodynamics. The active front wheel deflector assembly (10) combines linear actuation with rotational motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Yao Wang, Jeffrey E. May, Thomas E. Cobb, Martin R. Matthews, Braendon R. Lindberg
  • Patent number: 5545004
    Abstract: A hot gas recirculation pocket is provided in a gas turbine engine to capture hot gas ingested from an annular hot gas flow path into an internal cooled engine cavity, and to recirculate the ingested hot gas to the hot gas flow path. The engine includes rows of stator vanes and rotor blades mounted in an axially alternating sequence along the hot gas flow path, wherein the rotor blades are peripherally supported by rotor disks disposed within the cooled engine cavity and coupled to a main engine shaft. The recirculation pocket is defined by a contoured shroud mounted within the cooled engine cavity to form a radially outwardly open toroidal-shaped pocket for capturing and recirculating any hot gas ingested through the space between adjacent rows of stator vanes and rotor blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: Kuo-San Ho, William J. Howe, Jeffrey E. May