Patents by Inventor Michael Brinley

Michael Brinley 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 with cabin acoustic systems having quarter wavelength absorbers
    Patent number: 10399662
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage, a cabin surface, and a first chamber. The cabin surface is disposed within the fuselage and defines a first aperture and at least part of a cabin air mass having a first acoustic mode. The first chamber is acoustically coupled with the aperture and has a length that is one quarter of a wavelength of sound at the first acoustic mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Tongan Wang, Michael Brinley, Paul Conti
  • AIRCRAFT WITH CABIN ACOUSTIC SYSTEMS HAVING QUARTER WAVELENGTH ABSORBERS
    Publication number: 20180057138
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage, a cabin surface, and a first chamber. The cabin surface is disposed within the fuselage and defines a first aperture and at least part of a cabin air mass having a first acoustic mode. The first chamber is acoustically coupled with the aperture and has a length that is one quarter of a wavelength of sound at the first acoustic mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Tongan Wang, Michael Brinley, Paul Conti
  • Aircraft and exterior speaker systems for aircraft
    Patent number: 9834320
    Abstract: Aircraft, aircraft exterior speaker systems, and methods of projecting sound waves from an exterior of an aircraft are provided. An aircraft includes an outer skin membrane, a vibration actuator, and a controller. The outer skin membrane has an exterior surface that defines an exterior boundary of the aircraft. The vibration actuator is coupled for common vibration with the outer skin membrane. The controller is operatively coupled with the vibration actuator and is configured to generate a command for the vibration actuator based on audible content to be projected from the exterior surface. The controller is further configured to transmit the command to the vibration actuator. The vibration actuator is configured to vibrate in response to receiving the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lucas, Michael Brinley, Kristopher Lynch
  • AIRCRAFT AND EXTERIOR SPEAKER SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20160318627
    Abstract: Aircraft, aircraft exterior speaker systems, and methods of projecting sound waves from an exterior of an aircraft are provided. An aircraft includes an outer skin membrane, a vibration actuator, and a controller. The outer skin membrane has an exterior surface that defines an exterior boundary of the aircraft. The vibration actuator is coupled for common vibration with the outer skin membrane. The controller is operatively coupled with the vibration actuator and is configured to generate a command for the vibration actuator based on audible content to be projected from the exterior surface. The controller is further configured to transmit the command to the vibration actuator. The vibration actuator is configured to vibrate in response to receiving the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Lucas, Michael Brinley, Kristopher Lynch