Patents by Inventor Thonse R.S. BHAT

Thonse R.S. BHAT 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).

  • Patent number: 9963238
    Abstract: An aircraft auxiliary power unit sound attenuation apparatus includes a perforated body having a center aperture through which exhaust fluid passes, a backing member outwardly offset from the perforated body, a plurality of connecting members coupling the perforated body to the backing member to form a locally reacting sound attenuation member having a plurality of channels spanning outwardly from the perforated body to the backing member, and a bulk absorber disposed in each of the plurality of channels where the bulk absorber is in fluid communication with the exhaust fluid, where the locally reacting sound attenuation member is in fluid communication with an auxiliary power unit of an aircraft so that the plurality of channels are oriented in a direction crossing a pressure drop direction of an exhaust fluid flow passing through the center aperture and each channel circumscribes the center aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eric H. Nesbitt, Justin H. Lan, Thonse R. S. Bhat, Charles W. Rust
  • Patent number: 9771868
    Abstract: An aircraft engine sound attenuation apparatus includes a perforated face member, a backing member, a plurality of connecting members coupling the perforated face member to the backing member to form a plurality of channels spanning from the perforated face member to the backing member, and a bulk absorber disposed in each of the plurality of channels, wherein the plurality of channels are connected to an interior portion of an aircraft engine nacelle component so that the plurality of channels are oriented in a direction substantially normal to a direction of fluid flow pressure drop passing through the aircraft engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eric H. Nesbitt, Justin H. Lan, Thonse R. S. Bhat, Charles W. Rust
  • Publication number: 20170113806
    Abstract: An aircraft auxiliary power unit sound attenuation apparatus includes a perforated body having a center aperture through which exhaust fluid passes, a backing member outwardly offset from the perforated body, a plurality of connecting members coupling the perforated body to the backing member to form a locally reacting sound attenuation member having a plurality of channels spanning outwardly from the perforated body to the backing member, and a bulk absorber disposed in each of the plurality of channels where the bulk absorber is in fluid communication with the exhaust fluid, where the locally reacting sound attenuation member is in fluid communication with an auxiliary power unit of an aircraft so that the plurality of channels are oriented in a direction crossing a pressure drop direction of an exhaust fluid flow passing through the center aperture and each channel circumscribes the center aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Eric H. NESBITT, Justin H. LAN, Thonse R.S. BHAT, Charles W. RUST
  • Patent number: 9587563
    Abstract: An aircraft auxiliary power unit sound attenuation apparatus includes a perforated body having a center aperture through which exhaust fluid passes, a backing member outwardly offset from the perforated body, a plurality of connecting members coupling the perforated body to the backing member to form a locally reacting sound attenuation member having a plurality of channels spanning outwardly from the perforated body to the backing member, and a bulk absorber disposed in each of the plurality of channels where the bulk absorber is in fluid communication with the exhaust fluid, where the locally reacting sound attenuation member is in fluid communication with an auxiliary power unit of an aircraft so that the plurality of channels are oriented in a direction crossing a pressure drop direction of an exhaust fluid flow passing through the center aperture and each channel circumscribes the center aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eric H. Nesbitt, Justin H. Lan, Thonse R. S. Bhat, Charles W. Rust
  • Publication number: 20170022904
    Abstract: An aircraft auxiliary power unit sound attenuation apparatus includes a perforated body having a center aperture through which exhaust fluid passes, a backing member outwardly offset from the perforated body, a plurality of connecting members coupling the perforated body to the backing member to form a locally reacting sound attenuation member having a plurality of channels spanning outwardly from the perforated body to the backing member, and a bulk absorber disposed in each of the plurality of channels where the bulk absorber is in fluid communication with the exhaust fluid, where the locally reacting sound attenuation member is in fluid communication with an auxiliary power unit of an aircraft so that the plurality of channels are oriented in a direction crossing a pressure drop direction of an exhaust fluid flow passing through the center aperture and each channel circumscribes the center aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Eric H. NESBITT, Justin H. LAN, Thonse R.S. BHAT, Charles W. RUST
  • Publication number: 20170022903
    Abstract: An aircraft engine sound attenuation apparatus includes a perforated face member, a backing member, a plurality of connecting members coupling the perforated face member to the backing member to form a plurality of channels spanning from the perforated face member to the backing member, and a bulk absorber disposed in each of the plurality of channels, wherein the plurality of channels are connected to an interior portion of an aircraft engine nacelle component so that the plurality of channels are oriented in a direction substantially normal to a direction of fluid flow pressure drop passing through the aircraft engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Eric H. NESBITT, Justin H. LAN, Thonse R.S. BHAT, Charles W. RUST