Patents by Inventor Nam Dai Tran

Nam Dai Tran 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).

  • Exhaust manifold for combining system exhaust plume
    Patent number: 10480386
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an aircraft that includes an exhaust manifold for combining one or more system exhaust paths located upstream of equipment inlets and directing the exhausts upwards towards the rotor linkages such that the exhaust is expelled and diffused forward of the equipment inlets. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the exhaust manifold includes a structure for supporting a transmission cowling at the top of the aircraft and/or on the sides of the aircraft. For example, the exhaust manifold may include a platform that contains the exhaust ducts and may include a frame extending from the platform that follows the contours of the cowling, such that the cowling lays along the support frame for additional mechanical support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Keith C. Pedersen, Brent Scannell, Nam Dai Tran, Thomas Mast
  • EXHAUST MANIFOLD FOR COMBINING SYSTEM EXHAUST PLUME
    Publication number: 20190093541
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an aircraft that includes an exhaust manifold for combining one or more system exhaust paths located upstream of equipment inlets and directing the exhausts upwards towards the rotor linkages such that the exhaust is expelled and diffused forward of the equipment inlets. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the exhaust manifold includes a structure for supporting a transmission cowling at the top of the aircraft and/or on the sides of the aircraft. For example, the exhaust manifold may include a platform that contains the exhaust ducts and may include a frame extending from the platform that follows the contours of the cowling, such that the cowling lays along the support frame for additional mechanical support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Keith C. Pedersen, Brent Scannell, Nam Dai Tran, Thomas Mast