Patents by Inventor Alan Keith Prichard

Alan Keith Prichard 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).

  • Electrically conductive structure
    Patent number: 9108387
    Abstract: An electrically conductive structure includes a plurality of carbon fiber layers and at least one electrically conductive filament three-dimensionally woven among the carbon fiber layers. The plurality of carbon fiber layers and the at least one electrically conductive filament are operable to conduct electrical current throughout the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin Matthew Retz, Alan Keith Prichard
  • Trailing edge flap system
    Patent number: 8511608
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a movement of a control surface comprises a first linkage system, a second linkage system, and an actuator system. The first linkage system is connected to a first location of a control surface. The second linkage system is connected to a second location of the control surface. The first location is closer to a leading edge of the control surface than the second location. The actuator system is configured to move the first linkage system and the second linkage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark Steven Good, Alan Keith Prichard
  • ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20130005208
    Abstract: An electrically conductive structure includes a plurality of carbon fiber layers and at least one electrically conductive filament three-dimensionally woven among the carbon fiber layers. The plurality of carbon fiber layers and the at least one electrically conductive filament are operable to conduct electrical current throughout the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Kevin Matthew Retz, Alan Keith Prichard
  • Aircraft wings having continuously tailored structural strength
    Patent number: 8292227
    Abstract: The structural strength of an aircraft wing is continuously tailored along its length to closely match continuously varying imposed wing loads. The wing includes upper and lower skins each formed from panels joined together. Each of the skin panels includes a stiffening web sandwiched between and joined to the inner and outer facesheets. The web has a repeating pattern and at least one dimension that continuously varies along the length of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Victor Stuhr, Alan Keith Prichard, Joseph R. Olivadoti
  • AIRCRAFT WINGS HAVING CONTINUOUSLY TAILORED STRUCTURAL STRENGTH
    Publication number: 20100006700
    Abstract: The structural strength of an aircraft wing is continuously tailored along its length to closely match continuously varying imposed wing loads. The wing comprises upper and lower skins each formed from panels joined together. Each of the skin panels includes a stiffening web sandwiched between and joined to the inner and outer facesheets. The web has a repeating pattern and at least one dimension that continuously varies along the length of the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Victor Stuhr, Alan Keith Prichard, Joseph R. Olivadoti