Patents by Inventor Julia K. Whitmire

Julia K. Whitmire 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).

  • Apparatus, method and system for gas turbine engine noise reduction
    Patent number: 7159383
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing gas turbine engine noise, such as noise generated by an aircraft gas turbine engine, comprises at least one and preferably a plurality of gas injectors for injecting gas such as high pressure engine bleed air, diverted core air, air obtained from a pressurized storage container or air obtained from a synthetic jet actuator into the area proximate to one or more engine nozzle portions, thereby disrupting the noise-generating gas streams generated by the engine exhaust and the travel of the airplane through the air. The apparatus is particularly useful for reducing engine noise during the takeoff period of aircraft flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Rohr, Inc.
    Inventors: Fiona H. Barton, legal representative, David C. Brice, Julia K. Whitmire, Brian E. Barton, deceased
  • Apparatus method and system for gas turbine engine noise reduction
    Publication number: 20040237501
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing gas turbine engine noise, such as noise generated by an aircraft gas turbine engine, comprises at least one and preferably a plurality of gas injectors for injecting gas such as high pressure engine bleed air, diverted core air, air obtained from a pressurized storage container or air obtained from a synthetic jet actuator into the area proximate to one or more engine nozzle portions, thereby disrupting the noise-generating gas streams generated by the engine exhaust and the travel of the airplane through the air. The apparatus is particularly useful for reducing engine noise during the takeoff period of aircraft flight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: David C Brice, Brian E Barton, Julia K Whitmire