Patents by Inventor Terrence L. Perkins

Terrence L. Perkins 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).

  • Static vent units
    Patent number: 5588616
    Abstract: A static vent unit particularly for use in the side of a helicopter fuselage includes a support plate having a vent port and a strake extending generally horizontally below the vent port with an upper surface facing the vent port and generally perpendicular to the support plate surface, and airflow deflection means located below the strake to deflect airflow away from the strake when the unit is operating in an airflow from below the strake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Westland Helicopters Limited
    Inventor: Terrence L. Perkins