Patents by Inventor William Bowden

William Bowden 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).

  • Publication number: 20260307811
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2026
    Publication date: October 8, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Trevor H. Wood, Kishore Ramakrishnan
  • Patent number: 12752923
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2025
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Publication number: 20260296653
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2026
    Publication date: October 1, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Trevor H. Wood, Kishore Ramakrishnan
  • Publication number: 20260285489
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor. The unducted fan propulsors include an engine correlation parameter that is greater than 0.17 and less than 0.83, wherein the engine correlation parameter equals D/N/GR, D is the maximum outer diameter of the rotating blades, N is a stage count of a low-pressure turbine of the unducted fan propulsor, and GR is a gear ratio of a gearbox of the unducted fan propulsor operably coupling the low pressure turbine and the rotating blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2026
    Publication date: September 24, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Patent number: 12741747
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor. The unducted fan propulsors include an engine correlation parameter that is greater than 0.17 and less than 0.83, wherein the engine correlation parameter equals D/N/GR, D is the maximum outer diameter of the rotating blades, N is a stage count of a low-pressure turbine of the unducted fan propulsor, and GR is a gear ratio of a gearbox of the unducted fan propulsor operably coupling the low pressure turbine and the rotating blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Publication number: 20260274421
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2026
    Publication date: September 17, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Patent number: 12735188
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2026
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Randy M. Vondrell, Keith A. Miedema
  • Publication number: 20260264863
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2026
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Randy M. Vondrell, Keith A. Miedema
  • Patent number: 12709398
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Arthur W. Sibbach
  • Publication number: 20260145798
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2025
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Publication number: 20260125158
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Publication number: 20260103277
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2025
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Kishore Ramakrishnan, Trevor Howard Wood
  • Publication number: 20260103278
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2025
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Publication number: 20260097854
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2025
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Brandon Wayne Miller
  • Publication number: 20260091874
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Randy M. Vondrell
  • Publication number: 20260084827
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Publication number: 20260084826
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Trevor Howard Wood, Kishore Ramakrishnan
  • Publication number: 20260070665
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden, Arthur W. Sibbach
  • Publication number: 20260070667
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor. The unducted fan propulsors can also include a first VPF parameter within a range of 0.10 to 0.40 and defined as the hub-to-tip radius ratio divided by the fan pressure ratio and/or a second VPF parameter within a range of 1-30 lbf/in2 and defined as the bearing spanwise force divided by the fan area. In certain examples, the unducted fan propulsor further includes a pitch change mechanism and/or a gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • Publication number: 20260070666
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden