Patents by Inventor Samuel E Horne, III

Samuel E Horne, III 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).

  • Multi-path inlet for aircraft engine
    Patent number: 8210474
    Abstract: An inlet for an aircraft, missile or other high speed airborne mobile platform, to receive intake air and compress the intake air for delivery to an engine of the mobile platform. The inlet has an array of inlet elements placed in side-by-side arrangement. Each inlet element has a passage for delivery of intake air. The array provides for compact volume and effective aerodynamic performance. The inlet may be mounted for rotation to start the inlet when at a supersonic speed. The inlet is shorter in length than traditional inlets and can be integrated into a wider variety of airframes, or at locations on existing airframes that would be difficult or impossible to integrate a traditional inlet on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard S. Dyer, Thomas A. Kaemming, Samuel E. Horne, III
  • Multi-path inlet for aircraft engine
    Patent number: 7721989
    Abstract: An inlet for an aircraft, missile or other high speed airborne mobile platform, to receive intake air and compress the intake air for delivery to an engine of the mobile platform. The inlet has an array of inlet elements placed in side-by-side arrangement. Each inlet element has a passage for delivery of intake air. The array provides for compact volume and effective aerodynamic performance. The inlet may be mounted for rotation to start the inlet when at a supersonic speed. The inlet is shorter in length than traditional inlets and can be integrated into a wider variety of airframes, or at locations on existing airframes that would be difficult or impossible to integrate a traditional inlet on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard S Dyer, Thomas A Kaemming, Samuel E Horne, III
  • MULTI-PATH INLET FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE
    Publication number: 20100025542
    Abstract: An inlet for an aircraft, missile or other high speed airborne mobile platform, to receive intake air and compress the intake air for delivery to an engine of the mobile platform. The inlet has an array of inlet elements placed in side-by-side arrangement. Each inlet element has a passage for delivery of intake air. The array provides for compact volume and effective aerodynamic performance. The inlet may be mounted for rotation to start the inlet when at a supersonic speed. The inlet is shorter in length than traditional inlets and can be integrated into a wider variety of airframes, or at locations on existing airframes that would be difficult or impossible to integrate a traditional inlet on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: The Boring Company
    Inventors: Richard S. Dyer, Thomas A. Kaemming, Samuel E. Horne, III
  • Multi-path inlet for aircraft engine
    Publication number: 20090114774
    Abstract: An inlet for an aircraft, missile or other high speed airborne mobile platform, to receive intake air and compress the intake air for delivery to an engine of the mobile platform. The inlet has an array of inlet elements placed in side-by-side arrangement. Each inlet element has a passage for delivery of intake air. The array provides for compact volume and effective aerodynamic performance. The inlet may be mounted for rotation to start the inlet when at a supersonic speed. The inlet is shorter in length than traditional inlets and can be integrated into a wider variety of airframes, or at locations on existing airframes that would be difficult or impossible to integrate a traditional inlet on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Richard S. Dyer, Thomas A. Kaemming, Samuel E. Horne, III