Patents by Inventor Ronald M. Lwasa

Ronald M. Lwasa 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).

  • Thermally compliant APU exhaust duct arrangements and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 7765784
    Abstract: Thermally compliant auxiliary power unit (APU) ducts arrangements, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes an auxiliary power unit exhaust, that in turn includes an exhaust flow conduit, a housing disposed outwardly from the conduit, a support providing a load path between the conduit and the housing, and a baffle positioned along the flow conduit. At least one of the support and the baffle can have a resilient, radially compressible portion between the flow conduit and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ronald M. Lwasa, Allen D. Chow
  • Thermally compliant APU exhaust duct arrangements and associated systems and methods
    Publication number: 20080078863
    Abstract: Thermally compliant auxiliary power unit (APU) ducts arrangements, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes an auxiliary power unit exhaust, that in turn includes an exhaust flow conduit, a housing disposed outwardly from the conduit, a support providing a load path between the conduit and the housing, and a baffle positioned along the flow conduit. At least one of the support and the baffle can have a resilient, radially compressible portion between the flow conduit and the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ronald M. Lwasa, Allen D. Chow