Patents by Inventor Richard Lee Clemons

Richard Lee Clemons 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).

  • Thermally activated variable stiffness composites for aircraft seals
    Patent number: 9321521
    Abstract: An apparatus has a first structure, a second structure, and an activated seal. The second structure has a first position adjacent to the first structure such that the first structure is not in contact with the second structure. The activated seal is attached to at least one of the first structure and the second structure. The activated seal has a variable stiffness that may be changed in response to a stimuli such that the activated seal is capable of being deformed when at least one of the first structure and the second structure are moved relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher P. Henry, Geoffrey P. McKnight, Guillermo A. Herrera, Robert E. Doty, Richard Lee Clemons, Donald V. Drouin, Jr.
  • Thermally Activated Variable Stiffness Composites for Aircraft Seals
    Publication number: 20130292367
    Abstract: An apparatus has a first structure, a second structure, and an activated seal. The second structure has a first position adjacent to the first structure such that the first structure is not in contact with the second structure. The activated seal is attached to at least one of the first structure and the second structure. The activated seal has a variable stiffness that may be changed in response to a stimuli such that the activated seal is capable of being deformed when at least one of the first structure and the second structure are moved relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher P. Henry, Geoffrey P. McKnight, Guillermo A. Herrera, Robert E. Doty, Richard Lee Clemons, Donald V. Drouin, Jr.
  • Thermally activated variable stiffness composites for aircraft seals
    Patent number: 8476564
    Abstract: An apparatus has a first structure, a second structure, and an activated seal. The second structure has a first position adjacent to the first structure such that the first structure is not in contact with the second structure. The activated seal is attached to at least one of the first structure and the second structure. The activated seal has a variable stiffness that may be changed in response to a stimuli such that the activated seal is capable of being deformed when at least one of the first structure and the second structure are moved relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christopher P. Henry, Geoffrey P. McKnight, Guillermo A. Herrera, Robert E. Doty, Richard Lee Clemons, Donald V. Drouin, Jr.
  • THERMALLY ACTIVATED VARIABLE STIFFNESS COMPOSITES FOR AIRCRAFT SEALS
    Publication number: 20100000991
    Abstract: An apparatus has a first structure, a second structure, and an activated seal. The second structure has a first position adjacent to the first structure such that the first structure is not in contact with the second structure. The activated seal is attached to at least one of the first structure and the second structure. The activated seal has a variable stiffness that may be changed in response to a stimuli such that the activated seal is capable of being deformed when at least one of the first structure and the second structure are moved relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Christopher P. Henry, Geoffrey P. McKnight, Guillermo A. Herrera, Robert E. Doty, Richard Lee Clemons, Donald V. Drouin,, JR.