Patents by Inventor Michael Kevin Smart

Michael Kevin Smart 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).

  • HYPERSONIC VEHICLE AND SCRAMJET ENGINE WITH VARIABLE FUEL INJECTION FOR OPERATION OVER A LARGE MACH NUMBER RANGE
    Publication number: 20240084764
    Abstract: Airframe integrated scramjet engines are disclosed. Scramjet engines within the scope of this disclosure may be configured to integrate smoothly with an airframe of a hypersonic flight aircraft or vehicle. The scramjet engine may include capture shape of an inlet configured to capture airflow, a combustor configured for combustion of fuel and air, and an exit shape of a nozzle configured for expansion of the combusted fuel and air to provide hypersonic thrust. In some embodiments, the scramjet engine has a fixed geometry and a transitioning cross-sectional shape over its full length. The scramjet engine is configured to be a component of launch vehicle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Kevin SMART
  • Airframe integrated scramjet with fixed geometry and shape transition for hypersonic operation over a large Mach number range
    Patent number: 11639700
    Abstract: Airframe integrated scramjet engines are disclosed. Scramjet engines within the scope of this disclosure may be configured to integrate smoothly with an airframe of a hypersonic flight aircraft or vehicle. The scramjet engine may include capture shape of an inlet configured to capture airflow, a combustor configured for combustion of fuel and air, and an exit shape of a nozzle configured for expansion of the combusted fuel and air to provide hypersonic thrust. In some embodiments, the scramjet engine has a fixed geometry and a transitioning cross-sectional shape over its full length. The scramjet engine is configured to be a component of launch vehicle system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Hypersonix IP Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Kevin Smart
  • AIRFRAME INTEGRATED SCRAMJET WITH FIXED GEOMETRY AND SHAPE TRANSITION FOR HYPERSONIC OPERATION OVER A LARGE MACH NUMBER RANGE
    Publication number: 20220074369
    Abstract: Airframe integrated scramjet engines are disclosed. Scramjet engines within the scope of this disclosure may be configured to integrate smoothly with an airframe of a hypersonic flight aircraft or vehicle. The scramjet engine may include capture shape of an inlet configured to capture airflow, a combustor configured for combustion of fuel and air, and an exit shape of a nozzle configured for expansion of the combusted fuel and air to provide hypersonic thrust. In some embodiments, the scramjet engine has a fixed geometry and a transitioning cross-sectional shape over its full length. The scramjet engine is configured to be a component of launch vehicle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Kevin Smart