Patents by Inventor Leslie G. Hall

Leslie G. Hall 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: 4361296
    Abstract: The inlet of a turbofan jet propulsion engine is coupled to the engine fan casing via a unique uniflange coupling assembly. One of the inlet and casing components carries a radial flange while the other of the components carries a pair of radial flanges each spaced on opposite sides of the flange carried by the first component. A pair of toroidally shaped members are positioned respectively between the two pairs of spaced opposing abutment surfaces thus formed by the three flanges. Preferably the members are hollow, have flexible but substantially inelastic walls, and are filled with a fluid. These members allow the two components to angulate relative to each other while allowing loads to be transferred from the first component to the second component only in an axial direction. Other loads are transferred to the engine mounting structure through other linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1982
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Leslie G. Hall, David V. Larson, Michael A. Smith, Stuart K. Wood