Patents by Inventor Stephen H. Pickard

Stephen H. Pickard 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for increasing useable space within aircraft lavatories
    Patent number: 6889936
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for increasing useable space within a mobile platform compartment, such as an aircraft lavatory, which is adjacent a predetermined area, such as a passenger doorway area, of the mobile platform. The apparatus generally includes a turntable module rotatably coupled to supporting structure within the mobile platform. The turntable module can be rotated to a first angular position in which the turntable module is substantially within the compartment but outside the predetermined area. The turntable module can also be rotated to a second angular position in which the turntable module is substantially within the predetermined area but outside the compartment. The turntable module supports at least one item, such as a lavatory sink, which is accessible from within the compartment when the turntable module is in the second angular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Hau T. Pho, Shawn A. Claflin, Robert J. Bengtsson, Joel J. Peterson, Stephen H. Pickard