Patents by Inventor Mitchell J. Headley

Mitchell J. Headley 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).

  • Bleed valve assemblies
    Patent number: 12366202
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a variable bleed valve assembly. An example variable bleed valve assembly a variable bleed valve (VBV) door corresponding to a bleed port and a first unison ring, the VBV door coupled to the first unison ring, the first unison ring to move in a circumferential direction between a first position and a second position causing the VBV door to move between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Li Zheng, Nicholas J. Kray, Changjie Sun, Thomas Malkus, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Mitchell J. Headley
  • BLEED VALVE ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20230228219
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a variable bleed valve assembly. An example variable bleed valve assembly a variable bleed valve (VBV) door corresponding to a bleed port and a first unison ring, the VBV door coupled to the first unison ring, the first unison ring to move in a circumferential direction between a first position and a second position causing the VBV door to move between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Li Zheng, Nicholas J. Kray, Changjie Sun, Thomas Malkus, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Mitchell J. Headley
  • BLEED VALVE ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20230212989
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a variable bleed valve assembly. An example variable bleed valve assembly includes a variable bleed valve (VBV) door corresponding to a bleed port, an intermediary device operatively coupled to the VBV door, and a first actuator operatively coupled to the intermediary device, the first actuator to move between a first position and a second position, the first actuator to cause the intermediary device to move between the first position and the second position to cause the VBV door to move between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Malkus, Jeffrey D. Carnes, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Christopher E. LaMaster, Michael Macrorie, Trevor H. Wood, Steven M. Taylor, Mitchell J. Headley, Paul J. Trimby