Patents by Inventor Ronald E. Bard

Ronald E. Bard 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).

  • Aircraft floor panel installation system
    Patent number: 4399642
    Abstract: A floor panel installation system and apparatus using two dimpled washer inserts, each at opposite sides of a floor panel. The two inserts equal a thickness which is almost equal to the floor panel thickness, so that a slight gap exists between the two washers which will close at installation, when the fastener is tightened, thus providing a resilient tightening and sealing feature as well as a "controlled stop" to the fastener installation procedure, avoiding panel crushing, potting compounds, sealers, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1983
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ronald E. Bard, Friedrich J. Gorges, Robert M. Halsey