Patents by Inventor Phillip Stracener

Phillip Stracener 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).

  • Fragmenting nozzle system
    Patent number: 10690091
    Abstract: A rocket motor includes a case and first and second nozzles in the case. The first nozzle is disposed in the second nozzle. The first nozzle includes a forward leg, a rear leg, and an intermediate leg. The intermediate leg has a convex conical geometry, and the forward leg has a forward lip that is spaced from the case. The rear leg has a rear lip that is spaced from the case. The forward leg and the rear leg at least partially define a flow passage through the first nozzle. The first nozzle is exclusively secured by the intermediate leg to at least one of the case or the second nozzle. At least a portion of a fragmentation system is disposed between the first and second nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Stracener, Mark S. Derstine, John Mendillo
  • Fragmenting Nozzle System
    Publication number: 20180298847
    Abstract: A rocket motor includes a case and first and second nozzles in the case. The first nozzle is disposed in the second nozzle. The first nozzle includes a forward leg, a rear leg, and an intermediate leg. The intermediate leg has a convex conical geometry, and the forward leg has a forward lip that is spaced from the case. The rear leg has a rear lip that is spaced from the case. The forward leg and the rear leg at least partially define a flow passage through the first nozzle. The first nozzle is exclusively secured by the intermediate leg to at least one of the case or the second nozzle. At least a portion of a fragmentation system is disposed between the first and second nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Phillip Stracener, Mark S. Derstine, John Mendillo