Patents by Inventor Robert John Wetherall

Robert John Wetherall 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).

  • Patent number: 6422514
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel fuel structure for housing and delivering disparate cryogenic fuels to combustion zones in an aerospace vehicle. The tank comprises a plurality of containers having volumes that are separated by common wall bulkheads and which are arranged substantially side-by-side in conformance with the interior of the aerospace vehicle. A tank support structure positioned within the vehicle interior includes lengthwise supports as well as cross-wise supports, with the latter including openings within which the rear ends of the containers are supported. Fuel from the containers is delivered to the vehicle's combustion system via appropriate fuel lines carried by dome shaped end caps at the rear ends of the containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corportation
    Inventors: William James Clark, Robert John Wetherall