Patents by Inventor Drew L. Smallwood

Drew L. Smallwood 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).

  • Fairing assembly and method therefor
    Patent number: 10773788
    Abstract: A fairing assembly for an aerial vehicle having a tank that forms a body of the vehicle and a wing coupled to the tank is provided. The fining assembly includes a substructure configured to couple with a tank skin of the tank, a thermal protection system coupled to the substructure, and a seal assembly coupled to the substructure, the seal assembly being configured to overlap at least a portion of an edge of the wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Best, Jonathan D. Embler, John S. Kruse, Thomas R. Pinney, Drew L. Smallwood
  • Single piece, redundant, bi-directional, seal damage prevention pressure seal
    Patent number: 10738888
    Abstract: An example seal for use with a laminated window is described. The seal includes a first end formed from a first material and a second end formed from the first material, with the first material being compressible when a pressure force is applied to the first material. The seal also includes a connection portion positioned between the first end and the second end. At least some of the connection portion is formed from a second material having a greater indentation hardness than an indentation hardness of the first material. An example method for installing a seal is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Drew L. Smallwood
  • Single Piece, Redundant, Bi-Directional, Seal Damage Prevention Pressure Seal
    Publication number: 20190120381
    Abstract: An example seal for use with a laminated window is described. The seal includes a first end formed from a first material and a second end formed from the first material, with the first material being compressible when a pressure force is applied to the first material. The seal also includes a connection portion positioned between the first end and the second end. At least some of the connection portion is formed from a second material having a greater indentation hardness than an indentation hardness of the first material. An example method for installing a seal is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventor: Drew L. Smallwood
  • FAIRING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20190054998
    Abstract: A fairing assembly for an aerial vehicle having a tank that forms a body of the vehicle and a wing coupled to the tank is provided. The fairing assembly includes a substructure configured to couple with a tank skin of the tank, a thermal protection system coupled to the substructure, and a seal assembly coupled to the substructure, the seal assembly being configured to overlap at least a portion of an edge of the wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Michael J. BEST, Jonathan D. EMBLER, John S. KRUSE, Thomas R. PINNEY, Drew L. SMALLWOOD
  • Single piece redundant, bi-directional, seal damage prevention pressure seal
    Patent number: 10174843
    Abstract: An example seal for use with a laminated window is described. The seal includes a first end formed from a first material and a second end formed from the first material, with the first material being compressible when a pressure force is applied to the first material. The seal also includes a connection portion positioned between the first end and the second end. At least some of the connection portion is formed from a second material having a greater indentation hardness than an indentation hardness of the first material. An example method for installing a seal is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Drew L. Smallwood