Patents by Inventor Lyndal Allen Foss

Lyndal Allen Foss 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).

  • Hinge locator device
    Patent number: 8341813
    Abstract: A locator device for locating the centerline of a plurality of piano hinge segments without the use of hard tooling includes a target support element, a pair of targets supported on opposite ends of the target support element, and a locator element for locating the target support element relative to hinge pin holes so that the targets are equally spaced from the hinge pin holes. The targets may be reflective-type targets used in laser targeting systems, photogrammetry targets used in digital photogrammetry locating systems, or other known targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Lyndal Allen Foss, Robert Gerald Clem
  • HINGE LOCATOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100146732
    Abstract: A locator device for locating the centerline of a plurality of piano hinge segments without the use of hard tooling includes a target support element, a pair of targets supported on opposite ends of the target support element, and a locator element for locating the target support element relative to hinge pin holes so that the targets are equally spaced from the hinge pin holes. The targets may be reflective-type targets used in laser targeting systems, photogrammetry targets used in digital photogrammetry locating systems, or other known targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Lyndal Allen Foss, Robert Gerald Clem