Patents by Inventor Rick A. Johnson

Rick A. Johnson 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).

  • Aircraft anti-icing systems having deflector vanes
    Patent number: 9488067
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods to lower peak temperatures and improve performance of aircraft anti-icing systems are described herein. One described example apparatus includes a skin on an inlet side of a nacelle of an aircraft defining an annular chamber, a gas delivery system disposed within the annular chamber to provide a first gas to mix with and entrain a second gas in the annular chamber to define a flow through the annular chamber, and a deflector vane disposed within the annular chamber to redirect the flow through the annular chamber. The second gas is at a different temperature from the first gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Rick A. Johnson, Victor D. Pham, Daniel H. Gally, Joseph James Seydel, Edward Charles Natsui
  • AIRCRAFT ANTI-ICING SYSTEMS HAVING DEFLECTOR VANES
    Publication number: 20150198061
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods to lower peak temperatures and improve performance of aircraft anti-icing systems are described herein. One described example apparatus includes a skin on an inlet side of a nacelle of an aircraft defining an annular chamber, a gas delivery system disposed within the annular chamber to provide a first gas to mix with and entrain a second gas in the annular chamber to define a flow through the annular chamber, and a deflector vane disposed within the annular chamber to redirect the flow through the annular chamber. The second gas is at a different temperature from the first gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Rick A. Johnson, Victor D. Pham, Daniel H. Gally, Joseph James Seydel, Edward Charles Natsui
  • Juice press
    Patent number: 4442767
    Abstract: A juice press includes a fixed platen and a base held separated by a frame which serves as a track. The track guides movement of a moveable platen toward and away from the fixed platen under the influence of an extension jack mounted between the base and moveable platen and return springs which connect the base and moveable platen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Inventor: Rick A. Johnson