Patents by Inventor Joel F. Kirk

Joel F. Kirk 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).

  • LIGHT WEIGHT FAN CASING CONFIGURATIONS FOR ENERGY ABSORPTION
    Publication number: 20240384665
    Abstract: Light weight fan casing configurations for energy absorption are disclosed herein. A casing apparatus for an aircraft engine includes a containment casing including a ridge on an exterior surface of the containment casing, and a deflector plate including a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the ridge, the second end uncoupled to the containment casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Nitesh Jain, Nicholas J. Kray, Veeraraju V, Deepak Ghiya, Sreekanth Kumar Dorbala, Kishore Budumuru, Apostolos Karafillis, Thomas Chadwick Waldman, Theodore E. Anderson, Joel F. Kirk, Edward A. Rainous, Michael E. Eriksen, Mojibur Rahman
  • Light weight fan casing configurations for energy absorption
    Patent number: 12055054
    Abstract: Light weight fan casing configurations for energy absorption are disclosed herein. An apparatus includes a first set of metal bands positioned within a containment casing of a turbofan engine, and a second set of metal bands traversing the first set of metal bands, the first set of metal bands and the second set of metal bands to surround at least a portion of the turbofan engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nitesh Jain, Nicholas J. Kray, Veeraraju V, Deepak Ghiya, Sreekanth Kumar Dorbala, Kishore Budumuru, Apostolos Karafillis, Thomas Chadwick Waldman, Theodore E Anderson, Joel F. Kirk, Edward A. Rainous, Michael E Eriksen, Mojibur Rahman
  • LIGHT WEIGHT FAN CASING CONFIGURATIONS FOR ENERGY ABSORPTION
    Publication number: 20220333501
    Abstract: Light weight fan casing configurations for energy absorption are disclosed herein. An apparatus includes a first set of metal bands positioned within a containment casing of a turbofan engine, and a second set of metal bands traversing the first set of metal bands, the first set of metal bands and the second set of metal bands to surround at least a portion of the turbofan engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Nitesh Jain, Nicholas J. Kray, Veeraraju V, Deepak Ghiya, Sreekanth Kumar Dorbala, Kishore Budumuru, Apostolos Karafillis, Thomas Chadwick Waldman, Theodore E. Anderson, Joel F. Kirk, Edward A. Rainous, Michael E. Eriksen, Mojibur Rahman