Patents by Inventor Thomas Oliver HUDSON

Thomas Oliver HUDSON 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).

  • Aircraft comprising a gas turbine engine having an axially adjustable intake and a nacelle
    Patent number: 11486307
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention regard an aircraft including: a gas turbine engine, the gas turbine engine including an intake, a nacelle, and gas turbine engine components located radially inside the nacelle; and an aircraft structure. The intake of the gas turbine engine is mounted to the aircraft structure in a manner such that its position can be adjusted. The nacelle and the gas turbine engine components located radially inside the nacelle are rigidly mounted to the aircraft structure. Other aspects of the invention regard a gas turbine engine and a method for adjusting the input of air flowing into a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventor: Thomas Oliver Hudson
  • AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING AN INTAKE AND A NACELLE
    Publication number: 20210189959
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention regard an aircraft including: a gas turbine engine, the gas turbine engine including an intake, a nacelle, and gas turbine engine components located radially inside the nacelle; and an aircraft structure. The intake of the gas turbine engine is mounted to the aircraft structure in a manner such that its position can be adjusted. The nacelle and the gas turbine engine components located radially inside the nacelle are rigidly mounted to the aircraft structure. Other aspects of the invention regard a gas turbine engine and a method for adjusting the input of air flowing into a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Oliver HUDSON