Patents by Inventor Emily C. WOODS

Emily C. WOODS 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).

  • Isolation coupler for a structural assembly and method for attenuating a load
    Patent number: 11725774
    Abstract: An isolation coupler for coupling a functional element to a support structure includes a first bracket. The first bracket includes a number of first-bracket sides. The number of first-bracket sides forms a closed polygonal shape, in plan view. The isolation coupler further includes a number of isolators coupled to each one of the first-bracket sides. The isolation coupler also includes a second bracket. The second bracket includes a number of second-bracket sides. The second bracket sides are coupled to the isolators. The number of second-bracket sides is equal to the number of first-bracket sides and forms the closed polygonal shape, in plan view. The isolators separate each one of the first-bracket sides from a corresponding one of the second-bracket sides to attenuate a load transferred from the first bracket to the second bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard W. Aston, Michael John Langmack, Anna M. Tomzynska, Matthew Herrmann, Emily C. Woods
  • Drive train linkage and method therefor
    Patent number: 11536352
    Abstract: A drive train linkage includes a drive arm having a drive arm pivot axis, a driven arm having a driven arm pivot axis, at least one first coupling member extending between and being rotatably coupled to each of the drive arm and driven arm, and at least one second coupling member extending between and being rotatably coupled to each of the drive arm and driven arm so that the at least one second coupling member opposes the at least one first coupling member, where the at least one first coupling member and the at least one second coupling member are coupled to both the drive arm and the driven arm so to form a substantially zero mechanical deadband coupling between the drive arm and the driven arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard W. Aston, Jazzmin P. Martinez, Michael J. Langmack, Emily C. Woods
  • ISOLATION COUPLER FOR A STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ATTENUATING A LOAD
    Publication number: 20210341098
    Abstract: An isolation coupler for coupling a functional element to a support structure includes a first bracket. The first bracket includes a number of first-bracket sides. The number of first-bracket sides forms a closed polygonal shape, in plan view. The isolation coupler further includes a number of isolators coupled to each one of the first-bracket sides. The isolation coupler also includes a second bracket. The second bracket includes a number of second-bracket sides. The second bracket sides are coupled to the isolators. The number of second-bracket sides is equal to the number of first-bracket sides and forms the closed polygonal shape, in plan view. The isolators separate each one of the first-bracket sides from a corresponding one of the second-bracket sides to attenuate a load transferred from the first bracket to the second bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard W. Aston, Michael John Langmack, Anna M. Tomzynska, Matthew Herrmann, Emily C. Woods
  • Isolation coupler for a structural assembly and method for attenuating a load
    Patent number: 11105459
    Abstract: An isolation coupler for coupling a functional element to a support structure includes a first bracket. The first bracket includes a number of first-bracket sides. The number of first-bracket sides forms a closed polygonal shape, in plan view. The isolation coupler further includes a number of isolators coupled to each one of the first-bracket sides. The isolation coupler also includes a second bracket. The second bracket includes a number of second-bracket sides. The second bracket sides are coupled to the isolators. The number of second-bracket sides is equal to the number of first-bracket sides and forms the closed polygonal shape, in plan view. The isolators separate each one of the first-bracket sides from a corresponding one of the second-bracket sides to attenuate a load transferred from the first bracket to the second bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard W. Aston, Michael John Langmack, Anna M. Tomzynska, Matthew Herrmann, Emily C. Woods
  • ISOLATION COUPLER FOR A STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ATTENUATING A LOAD
    Publication number: 20200182398
    Abstract: An isolation coupler for coupling a functional element to a support structure includes a first bracket. The first bracket includes a number of first-bracket sides. The number of first-bracket sides forms a closed polygonal shape, in plan view. The isolation coupler further includes a number of isolators coupled to each one of the first-bracket sides. The isolation coupler also includes a second bracket. The second bracket includes a number of second-bracket sides. The second bracket sides are coupled to the isolators. The number of second-bracket sides is equal to the number of first-bracket sides and forms the closed polygonal shape, in plan view. The isolators separate each one of the first-bracket sides from a corresponding one of the second-bracket sides to attenuate a load transferred from the first bracket to the second bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard W. Aston, Michael John Langmack, Anna M. Tomzynska, Matthew Herrmann, Emily C. Woods
  • DRIVE TRAIN LINKAGE AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20200096081
    Abstract: A drive train linkage includes a drive arm having a drive arm pivot axis, a driven arm having a driven arm pivot axis, at least one first coupling member extending between and being rotatably coupled to each of the drive arm and driven arm, and at least one second coupling member extending between and being rotatably coupled to each of the drive arm and driven arm so that the at least one second coupling member opposes the at least one first coupling member, where the at least one first coupling member and the at least one second coupling member are coupled to both the drive arm and the driven arm so to form a substantially zero mechanical deadband coupling between the drive arm and the driven arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Richard W. ASTON, Jazzmin P. MARTINEZ, Michael J. LANGMACK, Emily C. WOODS