Patents by Inventor Robert D. Sutton

Robert D. Sutton 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).

  • Strong shock boundary layer interaction control system
    Patent number: 4000869
    Abstract: A control system for suppression of shock-induced flow separation caused by the interaction of turbulent boundary layer air and a strong normal shock in the air inlet of a supersonic aircraft by application of continuous bleeding upstream and across the shock boundary layer interaction region of the inlet through a porous cover which leads to a row of plenums from whence the bleed air is exhausted to atmosphere, through a controlled incrementally operated door. The control system can control interactions with normal shock strength approaching Mach=2 in strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1977
    Assignee: Northrop Corporation
    Inventors: Wilford F. Wong, Gordon R. Hall, Tatsuo W. Tsukahira, Robert D. Sutton