Patents by Inventor Kenneth Jack Cooper

Kenneth Jack Cooper 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).

  • Reverse thrust inlet vortex inhibitor
    Patent number: 5915651
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for inhibiting the formation of inlet vortices in a turbofan engine/nacelle installation 10 for use with an aircraft. The present invention redirects fan air from a fan air bypass duct 16, in a generally downward direction from the outer nacelle 18 in order to generate an air curtain 48 for inhibiting inlet vortex formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventors: Sam Isamu Asaki, Kenneth Jack Cooper, Gordon L. Hamilton, Christopher J. Johns, James R. Jones, James G. McComb