Patents by Inventor Aaron P. Simek

Aaron P. Simek 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).

  • Mounting assembly
    Patent number: 11155355
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for coupling an accessory to a frame including a base configured to be coupled to the frame; the base having a hollow portion; the hollow portion including a receiving end including a tapered socket; an internal interlocking portion adjacent to the tapered socket; and a securing end opposite from the receiving end; a shaft configured to be connected to an accessory at a first end and received in the hollow portion of the base in an engaged position, the shaft including a tapered boss adjacent to the first end, the tapered boss configured to engage the tapered socket; an external interlocking portion adjacent to the tapered boss configured to engage the internal interlocking portion; and a second end opposite from the first end, the second end including a threaded surface; wherein when the shaft is in an engaged position, the shaft is static in the hollow portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Alcalan, Aaron P. Simek, Tyson T. Henry
  • MOUNTING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190135446
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for coupling an accessory to a frame including a base configured to be coupled to the frame; the base having a hollow portion; the hollow portion including a receiving end including a tapered socket; an internal interlocking portion adjacent to the tapered socket; and a securing end opposite from the receiving end; a shaft configured to be connected to an accessory at a first end and received in the hollow portion of the base in an engaged position, the shaft including a tapered boss adjacent to the first end, the tapered boss configured to engage the tapered socket; an external interlocking portion adjacent to the tapered boss configured to engage the internal interlocking portion; and a second end opposite from the first end, the second end including a threaded surface; wherein when the shaft is in an engaged position, the shaft is static in the hollow portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Alcalan, Aaron P. Simek, Tyson T. Henry