Patents by Inventor John A. Skorupa

John A. Skorupa 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).

  • Aerial delivery system
    Patent number: 9138604
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods associated with the aerial delivery of materials in a manner that is inexpensive, accurate, efficient, and effective. More specifically this disclosure teaches deploying an aerial delivery container holding some material from an aircraft and releasing the material from the aerial delivery container, all in a controlled manner, while the aerial delivery container is airborne. With reference to the exemplary embodiments, the apparatuses, systems and methods of the present disclosure are taught within the context of releasing a firefighting suppressant over a fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: William Worden Cleary, John A. Skorupa, Ty F. Bonnar
  • Thermoelectric generation system
    Patent number: 9018512
    Abstract: A thermoelectric generation system for turbine engines and the like has at least one thermoelectric generator disposed proximate the turbine engine such that waste heat from the turbine engine can be converted into electricity. Vehicle performance and efficiency can be enhanced by mitigating the need for mechanically driven electric power generators, which undesirably drain power from the turbine engine thus adversely affect the vehicle's performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David W. Kwok, James P. Huang, John A. Skorupa, John W. Smith
  • Aerial Delivery System
    Publication number: 20120067973
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods associated with the aerial delivery of materials in a manner that is inexpensive, accurate, efficient, and effective. More specifically this disclosure teaches deploying an aerial delivery container holding some material from an aircraft and releasing the material from the aerial delivery container, all in a controlled manner, while the aerial delivery container is airborne. With reference to the exemplary embodiments, the apparatuses, systems and methods of the present disclosure are taught within the context of releasing a firefighting suppressant over a fire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: William Worden Cleary, John A. Skorupa, Ty F. Bonnar
  • THERMOELECTRIC GENERATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090159110
    Abstract: A thermoelectric generation system for turbine engines and the like has at least one thermoelectric generator disposed proximate the turbine engine such that waste heat from the turbine engine can be converted into electricity. Vehicle performance and efficiency can be enhanced by mitigating the need for mechanically driven electric power generators, which undesirably drain power from the turbine engine thus adversely affect the vehicle's performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: David W. Kwok, James P. Huang, John A. Skorupa, John W. Smith