Patents by Inventor William H. Ball

William H. Ball 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).

  • Apparatus for re-energizing boundary layer air
    Patent number: 4749151
    Abstract: Air is blown into an air boundary layer to re-energize the boundary layer prior to its ingestion by an engine inlet (12) of a supersonic aircraft (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: William H. Ball, Jan Syberg
  • Flush inlet for supersonic aircraft
    Patent number: 4463772
    Abstract: A flush inlet and inlet air passage for supersonic aircraft including provisions for efficiently decelerating a supersonic airstream entering the inlet and converting such airstream to subsonic airflow within the inlet air passage prior to introduction into the aircraft's jet propulsion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: William H. Ball