Patents by Inventor Robert Austin Stringer

Robert Austin Stringer 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).

  • Utilizing an air flow assembly with intermittent thruster capabilities
    Patent number: 11697407
    Abstract: Techniques involve an air flow assembly to provide pressurized air, e.g., for use by an air-cushion vehicle (ACV) or other craft. The air flow assembly includes a volute having a central chamber, a lift duct, and a thruster duct. The air flow assembly further includes a set of guide members disposed between the central chamber and the thruster duct, and linkage coupled to the set of guide members. The linkage is constructed and arranged to transition the set of guide members between a closed configuration in which the set of guide members closes an opening between the central chamber and the thruster duct, and an opened configuration in which the set of guide members opens the opening between the central chamber and the thruster duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Textron Systems Corporation
    Inventors: William Keith DuBose, Richard Kent deValcourt, Robert Austin Stringer, Robert Moore
  • UTILIZING AN AIR FLOW ASSEMBLY WITH INTERMITTENT THRUSTER CAPABILITIES
    Publication number: 20220048492
    Abstract: Techniques involve an air flow assembly to provide pressurized air, e.g., for use by an air-cushion vehicle (ACV) or other craft. The air flow assembly includes a volute having a central chamber, a lift duct, and a thruster duct. The air flow assembly further includes a set of guide members disposed between the central chamber and the thruster duct, and linkage coupled to the set of guide members. The linkage is constructed and arranged to transition the set of guide members between a closed configuration in which the set of guide members closes an opening between the central chamber and the thruster duct, and an opened configuration in which the set of guide members opens the opening between the central chamber and the thruster duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: William Keith DuBose, Richard Kent deValcourt, Robert Austin Stringer, Robert Moore