Patents by Inventor Sarah M. Wall

Sarah M. Wall 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).

  • PLATED POLYMER TURBINE COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20160153287
    Abstract: Plated polymeric gas turbine engine parts and methods for fabricating lightweight plated polymeric gas turbine engine parts are disclosed. The parts include a polymeric substrate plated with one or more metal layers. The polymeric material of the polymeric substrate may be structurally reinforced with materials that may include carbon, metal, or glass. The polymeric substrate may also include a plurality of layers to form a composite layup structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: James T. Roach, Grant O. Cook, Lakshminarayan S. Bettagere, Jonathan F. Zimmitti, Majidullah Dehlavi, Shari L. Bugaj, Charles R. Watson, Brian D. Walter, Andrew G. Alarcon, Sarah M. Wall, Christopher J. Hertel, Octavio Martin, Thomas J. Robertson, Aaron Beaudry, Jeffrey J. Scalia, Joseph J. Wassel, Joe Ott, Barry Barnett, Glenn Levasseur
  • Flow distribution system for inlet flow control
    Patent number: 7708230
    Abstract: A nacelle structure for a gas turbine engine includes an inlet aft of an exit guide vane for supplying air flow to a forward plenum. Air is exhausted from the plenum into an air intake opening and over an inner surface of the nacelle for controlling air flow characteristics within the nacelle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas G. Cloft, Sarah M. Wall
  • FLOW DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR INLET FLOW CONTROL
    Publication number: 20080296440
    Abstract: A nacelle structure for a gas turbine engine includes an inlet aft of an exit guide vane for supplying air flow to a forward plenum. Air is exhausted from the plenum into an air intake opening and over an inner surface of the nacelle for controlling air flow characteristics within the nacelle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas G. Cloft, Sarah M. Wall