Patents by Inventor J. Steve Mills

J. Steve Mills 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).

  • Composite structural material and method therefor
    Patent number: 7628877
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for a composite structural material. A non-solid composite section that is filled with a structural foam that reduces the weight of the composite structural material. A solid composite section that is coupled to the non-solid composite section. The solid composite section is an area for structural attachment for the composite structural material. A region adjoining the non-solid composite section to the composite section is radiused to reduce stress when the structural foam is bonded to the region. The radius in the region prevents delamination and cracking of the structural foam when a load is placed on the composite structural material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeff C. Unger, Shane F. Cuda, J. Steve Mills, Bevan R. Whitaker
  • Positive lock quick release pin
    Patent number: 6786669
    Abstract: A positive lock quick release pin for locking a plurality of objects together includes a handle portion which is in communication with a handle housing. The handle housing has an interior cavity within which a shaft member is disclosed. The pin also includes a ball retention mechanism located in the handle portion that is moveable between a locked position where the mechanism extends outwardly of an opening formed in the handle housing and an unlocked position where the ball mechanism extends no further than the outer edge of the opening. The ball retention mechanism is moved between the locked position and the unlocked position by reciprocation and rotation of the shaft member within the handle housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Walter Tsui, J. Steve Mills, James M. Snyder
  • Positive lock quick release pin
    Publication number: 20030170071
    Abstract: A positive lock quick release pin for locking a plurality of objects together includes a handle portion which is in communication with a handle housing. The handle housing has an interior cavity within which a shaft member is disclosed. The pin also includes a ball retention mechanism located in the handle portion that is moveable between a locked position where the mechanism extends outwardly of an opening formed in the handle housing and an unlocked position where the ball mechanism extends no further than the outer edge of the opening. The ball retention mechanism is moved between the locked position and the unlocked position by reciprocation and rotation of the shaft member within the handle housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Walter Tsui, J. Steve Mills, James M. Snyder