Patents by Inventor Paul Conti

Paul Conti 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).

  • Publication number: 20240084808
    Abstract: A ceiling fan includes a motor housing and a motor enclosed by the motor housing. A set of blades can extend from the motor housing and be operably coupled to the motor. The motor can include a rotor assembly and a stator assembly. The motor housing can include an upper housing and a lower housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Michael Paul Conti, Jason Matthew McPherson, Charles David McKee, Arvind G. Ramani, Douglas Troy Mason, Nicholas Dakota Vongprachanh
  • Patent number: 11724811
    Abstract: Outflow valve assemblies for an aircraft, aircraft including an outflow valve assembly, and methods for installing an outflow valve assembly on an aircraft, are provided. In one example, an outflow valve assembly includes a louver that is movably disposed to at least partially cover an opening formed through a fuselage on an aircraft. A motor is coupled to the louver and is configured to move the louver between a closed position to obstruct fluid communication through the opening and an open position to allow fluid communication through the opening between inside and outside of the aircraft. A sound absorptive panel is disposed adjacent to the opening to attenuate noise that is generated when the louver is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Tongan Wang, Paul Conti, John W. Maxon, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11545126
    Abstract: Arrangements for communication and/or noise attenuation within an aircraft, and aircraft and methods for making aircraft including such arrangements are provided. In one example, an arrangement includes an array of first microphones cooperatively configured to be directed towards a first aircraft operator when disposed in a first cockpit seat to receive a first communication input from the first aircraft operator. An array of first speakers is cooperatively configured to be directed towards the first aircraft operator when disposed in the first cockpit seat to provide a first communication output to the first aircraft operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Bethany Davis, Amy Mayo, Scott Bohanan, Jim Jordan, John Maxon, Paul Conti, Tongan Wang
  • Patent number: 11305894
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a turbine engine, a vibration sensor, and a processor. The vibration sensor is attached to the turbine engine and is configured to output a vibration sensor signal. The processor is programmed to determine whether the vibration sensor signal indicates that fan case liner damage has occurred due to icing conditions. The processor is further programmed to indicate that a fan case inspection should be conducted in response to the vibration sensor signal indicating that fan case liner damage has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Vincent DeChellis, Mike Lucas, Tongan Wang, Nicholas Ward, Paul Conti
  • Publication number: 20210139150
    Abstract: Outflow valve assemblies for an aircraft, aircraft including an outflow valve assembly, and methods for installing an outflow valve assembly on an aircraft, are provided. In one example, an outflow valve assembly includes a louver that is movably disposed to at least partially cover an opening formed through a fuselage on an aircraft. A motor is coupled to the louver and is configured to move the louver between a closed position to obstruct fluid communication through the opening and an open position to allow fluid communication through the opening between inside and outside of the aircraft. A sound absorptive panel is disposed adjacent to the opening to attenuate noise that is generated when the louver is in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Tongan Wang, Paul Conti, John W. Maxon, JR.
  • Publication number: 20200234688
    Abstract: Arrangements for communication and/or noise attenuation within an aircraft, and aircraft and methods for making aircraft including such arrangements are provided. In one example, an arrangement includes an array of first microphones cooperatively configured to be directed towards a first aircraft operator when disposed in a first cockpit seat to receive a first communication input from the first aircraft operator. An array of first speakers is cooperatively configured to be directed towards the first aircraft operator when disposed in the first cockpit seat to provide a first communication output to the first aircraft operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Bethany Davis, Amy Mayo, Scott Bohanan, Jim Jordan, John Maxon, Paul Conti, Tongan Wang
  • Publication number: 20200172269
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a turbine engine, a vibration sensor, and a processor. The vibration sensor is attached to the turbine engine and is configured to output a vibration sensor signal. The processor is programmed to determine whether the vibration sensor signal indicates that fan case liner damage has occurred due to icing conditions. The processor is further programmed to indicate that a fan case inspection should be conducted in response to the vibration sensor signal indicating that fan case liner damage has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Vincent DeChellis, Mike Lucas, Tongan Wang, Nicholas Ward, Paul Conti
  • 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
  • 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