Patents by Inventor JEROD KENNON MATLOCK

JEROD KENNON MATLOCK 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).

  • Fireproof pressure relief assembly
    Patent number: 11008089
    Abstract: A pressure relief assembly (24) includes an aircraft engine cowl (26) having radially outer and inner skins (28,30) having an opening. A door frame (32) is joined around the perimeter of the opening and defines a door seat (34) surrounding a central portal (36). A pressure relief door (38) is joined to the cowl (26) to cover the portal (36). The door (38) has inner and outer surfaces (40,42) terminating in a perimeter rim (44), with the inner surface (40) of the rim (44) overlapping the door seat (34) to define a primary seal (46) with the door stowed closed. A fireproof secondary seal (48) bridges the door inner surface (40) and frame (32) around the inner perimeter of the primary seal (46) to pre-seal flow to the primary seal (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Darwin Dean Crawford, Clifford Frank Shaeffer, Jerod Kennon Matlock
  • FIREPROOF PRESSURE RELIEF ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200130811
    Abstract: A pressure relief assembly (24) includes an aircraft engine cowl (26) having radially outer and inner skins (28,30) having an opening. A door frame (32) is joined around the perimeter of the opening and defines a door seat (34) surrounding a central portal (36). A pressure relief door (38) is joined to the cowl (26) to cover the portal (36). The door (38) has inner and outer surfaces (40,42) terminating in a perimeter rim (44), with the inner surface (40) of the rim (44) overlapping the door seat (34) to define a primary seal (46) with the door stowed closed. A fireproof secondary seal (48) bridges the door inner surface (40) and frame (32) around the inner perimeter of the primary seal (46) to pre-seal flow to the primary seal (46).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: DARWIN DEAN CRAWFORD, CLIFFORD FRANK SHAEFFER, JEROD KENNON MATLOCK