Patents by Inventor Kepa M. Aldecoa-Otalora

Kepa M. Aldecoa-Otalora 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).

  • Patent number: 6067793
    Abstract: Axisymmetric nozzles of variable geometry and orientation of flow intended for gas turbine engines, especially for aircraft. The nozzle comprises control means for adjusting the throat area and vectoring the thrust, which means are formed by three rings concentric to the longitudinal axis of the engine, an inner ring, an intermediate ring, and an outer ring, and by a plurality of linear actuators. The outer ring includes two ring segments interarticulated to each other and swingable independently or in unison to vector the thrust of the aircraft, said swinging and corresponding thrust vectoring being limited to a single plane corresponding to the pitch of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Sener, Ingenieria y Sistemas, S.A.
    Inventors: Jose Rivacoba Urruela, Kepa M. Aldecoa-Otalora