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US3179353A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Jet powered ducted fan convertiplane

Assignee: Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Corp
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Filing: 1958-02-04
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Granted: 1965-04-20
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Expires: 1978-02-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John M Peterson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 06:54
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64C; B64C29/00; B64C29/0008; B64C29/0016; B64C29/0025

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 192 words
IN AN AIRCRAFT HAVING A WING: A GENERALLY CIRCULAR DUCT EXTENDING VERTICALLY THROUGH SAID WING; A PAIR OF COUNTER-ROTATING, MULTI-BLADED FANS MOUNTED FOR FREE ROTATION AXIALLY IN SAID DUCT; A TURBINE RING FIXED TO THE PERIPHERY OF EACH OF SAID FANS AND CONCENTRIC THEREWITH; A PAIR OF JET ENGINES OPERATIVELY MOUNTED IN THE AIRCRAFT AND HAVING TAILPIPES DISPOSED LONGITUDINALLY FOR NORMAL REARWARD THRUST; A FIRST SCROLL HAVING AN INLET LEADING FROM ONE OF SAID TAILPIPES AND EXTENDICNG SUBSTANTIALLY TANGENTIALLY TO ONE OF SAID TURBINE RINGS, SAID FIRST SCROLL HAVING AN ELONGATED OUTLET EXTENDING AROUND A PORTION OF THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID ONE TURBINE RING; A SECOND SCROLL HAVING AN INLET LEADING FROM THE OTHER OF SAID TAILPIPES AND EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO THAT OF THE FIRST SCROLL; SAID SECOND SCROLL HAVING AN ELONGATED OUTLET EXTENDING AROUND A PORTION OF THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE OTHER OF SAID TURBINE RINGS; BAFFLE MEANS IN SAID TAILPIPES TO DIVERT EXHAUST GASES THEREFROM INTO THE RESPECTIVE SCROLLS, AND GUIDE MEANS IN SAID OUTLETS TO DIRECT THE GASES TO THE RESPECTIVE TURBINE RINGS; AND MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF AIR THROUGH SAID DUCT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 192 words
IN AN AIRCRAFT HAVING A WING: A GENERALLY CIRCULAR DUCT EXTENDING VERTICALLY THROUGH SAID WING; A PAIR OF COUNTER-ROTATING, MULTI-BLADED FANS MOUNTED FOR FREE ROTATION AXIALLY IN SAID DUCT; A TURBINE RING FIXED TO THE PERIPHERY OF EACH OF SAID FANS AND CONCENTRIC THEREWITH; A PAIR OF JET ENGINES OPERATIVELY MOUNTED IN THE AIRCRAFT AND HAVING TAILPIPES DISPOSED LONGITUDINALLY FOR NORMAL REARWARD THRUST; A FIRST SCROLL HAVING AN INLET LEADING FROM ONE OF SAID TAILPIPES AND EXTENDICNG SUBSTANTIALLY TANGENTIALLY TO ONE OF SAID TURBINE RINGS, SAID FIRST SCROLL HAVING AN ELONGATED OUTLET EXTENDING AROUND A PORTION OF THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID ONE TURBINE RING; A SECOND SCROLL HAVING AN INLET LEADING FROM THE OTHER OF SAID TAILPIPES AND EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO THAT OF THE FIRST SCROLL; SAID SECOND SCROLL HAVING AN ELONGATED OUTLET EXTENDING AROUND A PORTION OF THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE OTHER OF SAID TURBINE RINGS; BAFFLE MEANS IN SAID TAILPIPES TO DIVERT EXHAUST GASES THEREFROM INTO THE RESPECTIVE SCROLLS, AND GUIDE MEANS IN SAID OUTLETS TO DIRECT THE GASES TO THE RESPECTIVE TURBINE RINGS; AND MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF AIR THROUGH SAID DUCT.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-04-19 1968-10-19 1969-04-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-04-19 1976-10-19 1977-04-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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