John L Moran

US Patent:

8052083, Nov 8, 2011

Filed:

Sep 17, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/586094

Inventors:

John Patrick Moran - Lakeland FL, US

International Classification:

B64D 33/02
B01D 46/00
B64C 1/14

US Classification:

244 53B, 55306, 60 39092

Abstract:

A bird deflector and air replacement system for a jet engine, the bird deflector being conical or arcuate in shape as formed by suitable longitudinal and lateral interconnected bars, and the air replacement apparatus being one of a frustum or a selectively perforated tube or a modified cowl with cooperating external spaced-apart channels or openings formed therearound for directing additional air into the mainstream of the jet engine inlet. The system may be manufactured as an aftermarket add-on, or it may be manufactured as original cowl equipment for respective jet engine models.

US Patent:

8419815, Apr 16, 2013

Filed:

Oct 27, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/317746

Inventors:

John Patrick Moran - Lakeland FL, US

International Classification:

B01D 39/00
F02G 3/00
B64D 33/02

US Classification:

55306, 60 39092, 244 53 B

Abstract:

A bird deflector and air replacement system for a jet engine, the bird deflector being conical or arcuate in shape as formed by suitable longitudinal and lateral interconnected bars, and the air replacement apparatus being one of a frustum or a selectively perforated tube or a modified cowl with cooperating external spaced-apart channels or openings formed therearound for directing additional air into the mainstream of the jet engine inlet. The system may be manufactured as an aftermarket add-on, or it may be manufactured as original cowl equipment for respective jet engine models.

US Patent:

51003066, Mar 31, 1992

Filed:

Mar 16, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/495003

Inventors:

John G. Moran - Livonia MI
Robert J. Hutter - Plymouth MI
James D. Gill - Dearborn MI

Assignee:

Ford Motor Company - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

F04B 3910

US Classification:

417571

Abstract:

An air conditioning compressor comprises a compressor housing including front and rear housing heads and a pair of cylinder blocks disposed in the housing each defining axially disposed cylinders. The compressor also includes a double-acting piston in each cylinder opening, a swashplate and drive shaft assembly having a swashplate driveably engageable with each piston and a driveshaft mounted in each cylinder block coaxially therewith. The compressor further includes a valve assembly located between each housing head and each respective cylinder block. Each valve assembly includes an intake valve means disposed adjacent to the respective cylinder block, the intake valve means includes valve reeds that control flow from the low pressure passages to the cylinders, a valve plate disposed adjacent to the intake valve means, a discharge valve means disposed adjacent the valve plate, and a noise reducing gasket means disposed between the discharge valve means and the housing head. The noise reducing gasket means includes a first region disposed at a radially inward part of the gasket means for sealingly limiting gas transfer radially inwardly from the high pressure region, a second region radially outwardly spaced from the first region for sealingly limiting gas transfer from the high pressure region to the low pressure region, and a plurality of resilient members mounted in a cantilever fashion to the second region and having a free end spaced from the first region.