Jack A Vitale, Age 483826 Zoe St, San Diego, CA 92117

8066096, Nov 29, 2011

Nov 4, 2010

12/939649

Jay M. Francisco - Chula Vista CA, US
Jack V. Vitale - San Diego CA, US

Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation - Windsor Locks CT

B64D 33/02
F01N 1/10
B64D 33/00
F01N 1/08
F01N 1/00

181214, 181252

An inlet silencer for an air inlet in a housing, which housing contains a source of high frequency noise radiated by an air intake for the source of high frequency noise, comprises: a plenum that extends longitudinally within the housing that couples the air inlet in an upstream region of the plenum to the air intake for the source of high frequency noise in a downstream region of the plenum; a partition that extends laterally within the plenum between the upstream region of the plenum and the downstream region of the plenum; at least one channel that penetrates longitudinally through the partition that has a gap across its inner surface that approximates one wavelength of at least one fundamental frequency of high frequency noise that the source of high frequency noise generates; and acoustic damping material that lines the inner surface of the channel.

8444083, May 21, 2013

Jun 30, 2011

13/173447

Stacey H. Light - San Diego CA, US
Jack V. Vitale - San Diego CA, US

Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation - Windsor Locks CT

B64D 33/02
B64D 29/08
B64D 41/00

244 53B, 244 58, 2441294

An aircraft auxiliary power unit assembly includes an aircraft skin providing a cavity. The aircraft skin is secured to a structure in an assembled condition and provides an opening. An auxiliary power unit is arranged within the cavity and secured to the structure. The aircraft skin substantially covers the auxiliary power unit in the assembled condition. An inlet duct is removably secured within the opening and is selectively connected to the auxiliary power unit between installed and service positions. The installed and service positions are with the aircraft skin in the assembled condition. A method of servicing the auxiliary power unit includes removing the auxiliary power unit inlet duct from the opening in the aircraft skin. The auxiliary power unit that is arranged within the cavity of the aircraft skin is exposed. A portion of the auxiliary power unit is serviced through the opening.

2012010, May 3, 2012

Oct 29, 2010

12/916067

Jay M. Francisco - Chula Vista CA, US
Jack V. Vitale - San Diego CA, US

Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation - Windsor Locks CT

F02C 7/00

60 395

An exhaust eductor for a gas turbine engine comprises: an engine exhaust chamber with an exhaust chamber inlet that receives engine exhaust from the gas turbine engine and an exhaust chamber outlet that discharges the engine exhaust to establish an exhaust gas flow through the engine exhaust chamber; an air chamber with an air inlet that receives ambient air external to the gas turbine engine; and a mixing baffle that couples the air chamber to the engine exhaust chamber, comprising a first side adjacent the air chamber, a second side adjacent the exhaust chamber, multiple apertures through the mixing baffle that extend from the first side to the second side of the mixing baffle, each aperture having a corresponding canopy that extends from an upstream end of the aperture along the second side of the mixing baffle into the exhaust gas flow for at least a portion of the length of the aperture, to establish an air flow from the air inlet of the air chamber into the exhaust gas flow.

2012029, Nov 22, 2012

Aug 2, 2011

13/196040

Brian C. DeDe - San Diego CA, US
Jack V. Vitale - San Diego CA, US
Markissa Catherine Hiekel - San Diego CA, US

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION - Windsor Locks CT

F02C 7/20

60796

An auxiliary power unit assembly includes an auxiliary power unit with an auxiliary power unit exhaust duct, a bell mouth, and one or more bell mouth struts. The auxiliary power unit exhaust duct extends from the auxiliary power unit and has an aft end portion that is received within the bell mouth. The bell mouth struts extend from an inner surface of the bell mouth and extend generally radially toward the auxiliary power unit exhaust duct.

2012029, Nov 22, 2012

Jul 29, 2011

13/193673

Brian C. DeDe - San Diego CA, US
Jack V. Vitale - San Diego CA, US
Jeffrey V. Stanberg - San Diego CA, US

B64D 33/02
B26F 3/00
B21D 31/00
B64D 41/00
B23P 15/00

244 53 B, 29557, 72324, 83177

An example inlet duct screen assembly includes a grid portion having a plurality of apertures and a frame portion circumscribing the grid portion. The grid portion and the frame portion are formed from a single sheet of material. An example method of making an auxiliary power unit inlet duct screen includes machining apertures in a sheet of material to establish a grid portion of an inlet duct screen.

2013022, Sep 5, 2013

Apr 11, 2013

13/860775

Jack V. Vitale - San Diego CA, US

United Technologies Corporation - Hartford CT

B64D 33/02
B64D 33/00

244 58, 244 53 B

An aircraft auxiliary power unit assembly includes an aircraft skin that provides a cavity. It is secured to a structure in an assembled condition and it provides an opening. An auxiliary power unit is arranged within the cavity and is secured to the structure. The aircraft skin substantially covers the auxiliary power unit in the assembled condition. An inlet duct that is removable is secured within the opening and is selectively connected to the auxiliary power unit between the installed and service positions. The installed and service positions are with the aircraft skin in the assembled condition.

2013031, Dec 5, 2013

May 30, 2012

13/483466

Jason Peel - Encinitas CA, US
Jack V. Vitale - San Diego CA, US
Greg R. Giddings - San Marcos CA, US

B64D 41/00

60802

An auxiliary power unit has a gas turbine engine, a generator, and a gear box. A mount bracket is mechanically attached to the gear box. The bracket is for connecting to a plurality of struts. The struts are for connecting to an aircraft housing. A shield box is formed of a flame resistant rigid material. The shield box encloses the mount bracket to provide flame protection to the mechanical attachment.

6955053, Oct 18, 2005

Jul 1, 2002

10/186640

Chris Hayden - San Diego CA, US
Dietmar Trees - San Diego CA, US
Paul Piconi - LaJolla CA, US
Tony Reichmann - El Cajon CA, US
Jack Vitale - San Diego CA, US

Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation - Windsor Locks CT

F23R003/54

60804, 60752

An annular combustor that has angled effusion holes through at least one surface of the combustor liner with the angle of the effusion holes oriented to cause the flow of air through the holes to facilitate swirling of the fuel and air within the combustor. The effusion holes thereby facilitate efficient cooling of the combustor liner combined with superior fuel/air mixing within the combustor.