Patents by Inventor Kristine Joyce Lazo

Kristine Joyce Lazo 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).

  • Aircraft air intake systems employing gills
    Patent number: 11643968
    Abstract: An air intake system for an aircraft, which is switchable between a performance mode and a filtered mode, includes a duct forming filtered air inlet slits. The air intake system also includes interconnected gills adjacent to the filtered air inlet slits. The gills are movable between various gill positions including a closed position substantially covering the filtered air inlet slits and an open position substantially exposing the filtered air inlet slits. The air intake system also includes an actuator configured to move the gills into the closed position in the performance mode and the open position in the filtered mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Bennett Bacon, Kristine Joyce Lazo, Shawn Patrick Leonard, Jr.
  • Aircraft Air Intake Systems Employing Gills
    Publication number: 20220356841
    Abstract: An air intake system for an aircraft, which is switchable between a performance mode and a filtered mode, includes a duct forming filtered air inlet slits. The air intake system also includes interconnected gills adjacent to the filtered air inlet slits. The gills are movable between various gill positions including a closed position substantially covering the filtered air inlet slits and an open position substantially exposing the filtered air inlet slits. The air intake system also includes an actuator configured to move the gills into the closed position in the performance mode and the open position in the filtered mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Bennett Bacon, Kristine Joyce Lazo, Shawn Patrick Leonard, JR.