Patents by Inventor Lisa K. Martini-Saliers

Lisa K. Martini-Saliers 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).

  • Acoustic deep cavity centerbody
    Patent number: 11136942
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a sound-absorbing exhaust center plug for an aircraft gas turbine engine comprising a center plug adapted for attachment within an exhaust nozzle of the engine. The center plug comprises an outer skin, and at least one cavity within the center plug and the at least one cavity extending between a forward bulkhead and an aft bulkhead, where the aft bulkhead is canted inwardly. The outer skin includes a plurality of outer skin openings providing an acoustic pathway through the outer skin and into the at least one cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Rohr, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos A. Lopez, Lisa K. Martini-Saliers, David Gaul, Jose S. Alonso-Miralles, Keith E. Ritchie
  • ACOUSTIC DEEP CAVITY CENTERBODY
    Publication number: 20200088135
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a sound-absorbing exhaust center plug for an aircraft gas turbine engine comprising a center plug adapted for attachment within an exhaust nozzle of the engine. The center plug comprises an outer skin, and at least one cavity within the center plug and the at least one cavity extending between a forward bulkhead and an aft bulkhead, where the aft bulkhead is canted inwardly. The outer skin includes a plurality of outer skin openings providing an acoustic pathway through the outer skin and into the at least one cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Carlos A. Lopez, Lisa K. Martini-Saliers, David Gaul, Jose S. Alonso-Miralles, Keith E. Ritchie