Patents by Inventor Ruble E. Moor

Ruble E. Moor 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).

  • Minimally intrusive wingtip vortex wake mitigation using inside-mold-line surface modifications
    Patent number: 8960609
    Abstract: An airfoil tip vortex mitigation device comprising an intake port disposed in a first surface of an airfoil and an exit port in fluid communication with the intake port and disposed in a second surface of the airfoil where air pressure is less than at the first surface when the airfoil is producing lift. The channel and exit port are positioned and configured to direct diverted air in such a way as to weaken an airfoil tip vortex that's produced by the airfoil when the airfoil is producing lift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Perry Wooden, Ruble E. Moor, Eric F. Charlton, Daniel N. Miller, Edwin L. Blosch, Jeffrey J. Azevedo
  • Minimally intrusive wingtip vortex wake mitigation using inside-mold-line surface modifications
    Publication number: 20130153711
    Abstract: An airfoil tip vortex mitigation device comprising an intake port disposed in a first surface of an airfoil and an exit port in fluid communication with the intake port and disposed in a second surface of the airfoil where air pressure is less than at the first surface when the airfoil is producing lift. The channel and exit port are positioned and configured to direct diverted air in such a way as to weaken an airfoil tip vortex that's produced by the airfoil when the airfoil is producing lift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Perry Wooden, Ruble E. Moor, Eric F. Charlton, Daniel N. Miller, Edwin L. Blosch, Jeffrey J. Azevedo