Patents by Inventor Kelly J. Sinnock

Kelly J. Sinnock 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).

  • Integral composite rocket motor dome/nozzle structure
    Patent number: 7980057
    Abstract: An integral composite rocket motor nozzle. The novel nozzle includes a first layer of a first reinforcement material, a second layer of a second reinforcement material, and a common matrix material surrounding the first and second reinforcement materials such that the reinforcement materials and matrix material form a single integral composite structure. In an illustrative embodiment, the first reinforcement material includes graphite fibers for providing structural support, and the second reinforcement material includes glass or quartz fibers for providing thermal insulation on a first side of the first layer. The nozzle may also include a third layer of a third reinforcement material for providing thermal insulation on a second side of the first layer. In a preferred embodiment, the first layer is shaped to form an integrated dome and nozzle structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Andrew B. Facciano, Robert T. Moore, Kelly J. Sinnock, Scott T. Caldwell
  • Integral composite rocket motor dome/nozzle structure
    Publication number: 20080290191
    Abstract: An integral composite rocket motor nozzle. The novel nozzle includes a first layer of a first reinforcement material, a second layer of a second reinforcement material, and a common matrix material surrounding the first and second reinforcement materials such that the reinforcement materials and matrix material form a single integral composite structure. In an illustrative embodiment, the first reinforcement material includes graphite fibers for providing structural support, and the second reinforcement material includes glass or quartz fibers for providing thermal insulation on a first side of the first layer. The nozzle may also include a third layer of a third reinforcement material for providing thermal insulation on a second side of the first layer. In a preferred embodiment, the first layer is shaped to form an integrated dome and nozzle structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew B. Facciano, Robert T. Moore, Kelly J. Sinnock, Scott T. Caldwell