Patents by Inventor Thomas Eric Smith

Thomas Eric Smith 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).

  • Gas turbine engine power plants for aircraft
    Patent number: 4047381
    Abstract: Gas turbine engine power plants sometimes are provided with thrust reversing equipment, the outlet of which is close to the power plant air intake. Such arrangements create re-ingestion problems. There is described herein an apparatus which either maintains the upstream portion of reversed flow in a given position with respect to the plane of the air intake or alternatively destroys the reversed flow entirely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1977
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited
    Inventor: Thomas Eric Smith