Patents by Inventor Melaine Ho

Melaine Ho 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).

  • Guided binding-resistant actuation apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9835043
    Abstract: An air modulating system for a gas turbine engine includes a fixed plate with a fluid passage inlet, a floating plate with a first side adjacent to the fluid passage inlet, an actuated mount configured to move the floating plate relative to the fixed plate, and a linkage element for connecting the floating plate to the actuated mount. The linkage element includes a mounting flange configured to slidably engage the floating plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas W. Kantany, Edward Boucher, Kristine Marie Carnavos, Adam Covino, Melaine Ho, Jorge I. Farah, Donald W. Peters
  • GUIDED BINDING-RESISTANT ACTUATION APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170058692
    Abstract: An air modulating system for a gas turbine engine includes a fixed plate with a fluid passage inlet, a floating plate with a first side adjacent to the fluid passage inlet, an actuated mount configured to move the floating plate relative to the fixed plate, and a linkage element for connecting the floating plate to the actuated mount. The linkage element includes a mounting flange configured to slidably engage the floating plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas W. Kantany, Edward Boucher, Kristine Marie Carnavos, Adam Covino, Melaine Ho, Jorge I. Farah, Donald W. Peters