Patents by Inventor M. Eric Lyall

M. Eric Lyall 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).

  • Grid-stiffened panel with integrated fluid distribution channels
    Patent number: 8656989
    Abstract: A modified isogrid panel including face sheets and underlying longitudinal and transverse ribs which stiffen the panel. The ribs are hollow to provide fluid channels for distributing fluid to various sections of each face sheet. A valve at each node where ribs intersect controls or reroutes fluid flow through the fluid channels in the ribs. The ribs are the primary fluid distributors and are fluidly connected to capillary channels located beneath the surface of each face sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Andrew D. Williams, Brandon J. Arritt, M. Eric Lyall