Patents by Inventor Richard Loud

Richard Loud 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).

  • Sound attenuation systems and methods
    Patent number: 8240427
    Abstract: Methods and devices for increasing the sound attenuation properties of a noise suppression device are provided. In some embodiments, a sound attenuating conduit has an improved shape that provides increased sound attenuation properties. In other embodiments, the sound attenuating conduits are stacked together, and shaped to increase the air flow cross-section. Still other embodiments provide machinery that includes the improved sound attenuating conduits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ranjit Kumar Jangili, Richard Loud, Dinesh Venugopal Setty
  • SOUND ATTENUATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20100077755
    Abstract: Methods and devices for increasing the sound attenuation properties of a noise suppression device are provided. In some embodiments, a sound attenuating conduit has an improved shape that provides increased sound attenuation properties. In other embodiments, the sound attenuating conduits are stacked together, and shaped to increase the air flow cross-section. Still other embodiments provide machinery that includes the improved sound attenuating conduits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ranjit Kumar Jangili, Richard Loud, Dinesh Venugopal Setty