Patents by Inventor Richard Forrest Ewing

Richard Forrest Ewing 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).

  • Corrugated payload adaptor structure
    Patent number: 10562650
    Abstract: A spacecraft. The spacecraft includes a rocket engine; a first stage connected to the rocket engine; and a payload stage connected to the first stage. The spacecraft also includes a payload structure inside the payload stage between a first compartment of the payload stage and a second compartment of the payload stage. The payload structure may be a single shell that has a corrugated shape such that an inside surface and an outside surface of the payload structure vary in shape to form the corrugations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard Forrest Ewing, Robert Lane
  • CORRUGATED PAYLOAD ADAPTOR STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20190016483
    Abstract: A spacecraft. The spacecraft includes a rocket engine; a first stage connected to the rocket engine; and a payload stage connected to the first stage. The spacecraft also includes a payload structure inside the payload stage between a first compartment of the payload stage and a second compartment of the payload stage. The payload structure may be a single shell that has a corrugated shape such that an inside surface and an outside surface of the payload structure vary in shape to form the corrugations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Richard Forrest Ewing, Robert Lane