Patents by Inventor Raymond Charters Maple

Raymond Charters Maple 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).

  • Air inlet with integrated fluid diverter
    Patent number: 11312499
    Abstract: A fluid diverting air inlet includes an intake opening through an outer surface of an enclosure for receiving air flowing outside the outer surface. The intake opening ramps downwardly below the outer surface to define an intake passageway. An air diversion device is formed by lateral sidewalls of the intake opening that extend vertically above the outer surface. The lateral sidewalls converge together at an upstream end of the air inlet, and the lateral sidewalls diverge apart towards a downstream end of the air inlet. Flanges extend outwardly from the tops of the lateral sidewalls such that divided air passageways for boundary layer fluids are formed on each side of the air diversion device. The sidewalls and flanges are integrated with the air inlet such that fluid moving immediately adjacent the outer surface of the enclosure is diverted around the air inlet to avoid ingestion into the intake opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Textron Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Raymond Charters Maple
  • AIR INLET WITH INTEGRATED FLUID DIVERTER
    Publication number: 20190283861
    Abstract: A fluid diverting air inlet includes an intake opening through an outer surface of an enclosure for receiving air flowing outside the outer surface. The intake opening ramps downwardly below the outer surface to define an intake passageway. An air diversion device is formed by lateral sidewalls of the intake opening that extend vertically above the outer surface. The lateral sidewalls converge together at an upstream end of the air inlet, and the lateral sidewalls diverge apart towards a downstream end of the air inlet. Flanges extend outwardly from the tops of the lateral sidewalls such that divided air passageways for boundary layer fluids are formed on each side of the air diversion device. The sidewalls and flanges are integrated with the air inlet such that fluid moving immediately adjacent the outer surface of the enclosure is diverted around the air inlet to avoid ingestion into the intake opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventor: Raymond Charters Maple
  • Air inlet with integrated fluid diverter
    Patent number: D898638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Textron Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Raymond Charters Maple