Patents by Inventor Jonathan M. BOND

Jonathan M. BOND 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).

  • Publication number: 20180045140
    Abstract: An aircraft gas turbine engine nacelle comprising a thrust reversal arrangement. The thrust reversal arrangement comprises at least one thrust reverser cascade box comprising a fixed structure and a plurality of thrust reverser vanes configured to direct bypass air forwardly. At least a subset of the thrust reverser vanes are pivotable and/or translatable relative to the fixed structure between a deployed position, in which the vanes define a first volume, and a stowed position, in which the pivotable vanes define a second, smaller volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventor: Jonathan M. BOND
  • Publication number: 20170113808
    Abstract: An aircraft pneumatic system comprises a gas turbine engine (10) comprising a compressor (14), a fan (12) and a core turbine (12) coupled to one of the compressor (14) and the fan (12), an auxiliary turbine (50) having an inlet in fluid communication with the core turbine (20), the auxiliary turbine (50) being configured to power an auxiliary compressor (40), an inlet of the auxiliary compressor (40) being in fluid communication with an outlet of the fan (12), and an outlet of the auxiliary compressor (40) being in fluid communication with an aircraft environmental control system (48).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventor: Jonathan M. BOND