Patents by Inventor Moushumi Shome

Moushumi Shome 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).

  • VARIABLE CAMBER FLUID-DYNAMIC BODY UTILIZING OPTIMIZED SMART MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20130043354
    Abstract: A system and methods for configuring a fluid-dynamic body is disclosed. A camber of a fluid-dynamic body is configured by activating a shape memory alloy actuator coupled to the fluid-dynamic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Moushumi Shome, Frederick T. Calkins, James Henry Mabe, Matthew Todd Grimshaw
  • HIGH STIFFNESS SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATED AEROSTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20110030380
    Abstract: A shape memory alloy (SMA) actuated aerostructure operable to dynamically change shape according to flight conditions is disclosed. Deformable structures are actuated by SMA actuators that are coupled to face sheets of the deformable structures. Actuating the SMA actuators produces complex shape changes of the deformable structures by activating shape changes of the SMA actuators. The SMA actuators are actuated via an active or passive temperature change based on operating conditions. The SMA actuated aerostructure can be used for morphable nozzles such as a variable area fan nozzle and/or a variable geometry chevron of a jet engine to reduce engine noise during takeoff without degrading fuel burn during cruise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard D. Widdle, JR., Matthew T. Grimshaw, Kava S. Crosson-Elturan, James Henry Mabe, Frederick T. Calkins, Lynn Marie Gravatt, Moushumi Shome