Patents by Inventor Allan A. Loken
Allan A. Loken 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).
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Patent number: 10071795Abstract: A clamp device includes a clamp portion defining a threaded opening therein. The clamp portion is configured to contact a first side of a beam. The clamp device also includes a threaded fastener configured for insertion into the threaded opening via a hole defined within the decompression panel. The clamp device causes the decompression panel to contact a second side of the beam when the threaded fastener is tightened within the threaded opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Thomas Perkins, Michael J. Olliges, Allan A. Loken, Hannah Rebecca Arm, Jeremy Ryan Glaze Tatum
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Patent number: 9751609Abstract: A method of installing and replacing a plurality of decompression panels into a sidewall assembly of an aircraft includes coupling a first decompression panel to at least one of a sidewall and a floor panel of the sidewall assembly. The method also includes inserting a tab of the first decompression panel into a slot of a second decompression panel. The slot is defined by a flange extending along a surface of the second decompression panel. The method further includes coupling the second decompression panel to at least one of a sidewall and a floor panel of the sidewall assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Thomas Perkins, Michael J. Olliges, Allan A. Loken, Hannah Rebecca Arm, Jeremy Ryan Glaze Tatum
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Publication number: 20170043856Abstract: A method of installing and replacing a plurality of decompression panels into a sidewall assembly of an aircraft includes coupling a first decompression panel to at least one of a sidewall and a floor panel of the sidewall assembly. The method also includes inserting a tab of the first decompression panel into a slot of a second decompression panel. The slot is defined by a flange extending along a surface of the second decompression panel. The method further includes coupling the second decompression panel to at least one of a sidewall and a floor panel of the sidewall assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Thomas Perkins, Michael J. Olliges, Allan A. Loken, Hannah Rebecca Arm, Jeremy Ryan Glaze Tatum
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Patent number: 9566759Abstract: A decompression panel for use in an aircraft assembly that includes a body portion including a top edge and a bottom edge, and a front surface and a rear surface opposing the front surface. A plurality of openings are formed in the body portion, and a first stiffening member is formed on the rear surface below the plurality of openings. The first stiffening member extends from the rear surface towards the top edge such that the plurality of openings are at least partially obstructed by the first stiffening member.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Thomas Perkins, Jeremy Ryan Glaze Tatum, Allan A. Loken, Hannah Rebecca Arm
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Patent number: 9499251Abstract: A decompression panel includes a body portion having a first end and a second end opposing the first end. The decompression panel also includes a tab extending along the first end and a flange coupled to the body portion. The flange defines a slot adjacent the second end. The decompression panel is secured in an airplane cabin by the tab and slot features, such that unwanted access to areas behind such panels is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Thomas Perkins, Michael J. Olliges, Allan A. Loken, Hannah Rebecca Arm, Jeremy Ryan Glaze Tatum
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Patent number: 9440744Abstract: Decompression panel assemblies and methods of equalizing air pressure differential are provided. The decompression panel assembly includes a panel comprising an opening defined therein, a vent cover coupled across the opening, and a latching mechanism. The vent cover is configured to move between a first position and a second position. The latching mechanism is configured to maintain the vent cover in the first position when a pressure differential across the panel is below a predetermined value and facilitate the vent cover moving to the second position when the pressure differential across the panel exceeds the predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Thomas Seth Perkins, Allan A. Loken, Robert J. Christian, James Pease, Sara Beth Cromyak
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Patent number: 9233747Abstract: A decompression panel for use in an aircraft assembly includes a body portion including a top end and a bottom end, and an array of openings formed in the body portion. The openings in the array progressively decrease in size along a height of the body portion from the bottom end towards the top end.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Thomas Perkins, Nicole Catherine Zarfos, Allan A. Loken, Michael J. Olliges, Jeremy Ryan Glaze Tatum
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Publication number: 20150117945Abstract: A clamp device includes a clamp portion defining a threaded opening therein. The clamp portion is configured to contact a first side of a beam. The clamp device also includes a threaded fastener configured for insertion into the threaded opening via a hole defined within the decompression panel. The clamp device causes the decompression panel to contact a second side of the beam when the threaded fastener is tightened within the threaded opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Thomas Perkins, Michael J. Olliges, Allan A. Loken, Hannah Rebecca Arm, Jeremy Ryan Glaze Tatum
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Publication number: 20150115102Abstract: A decompression panel includes a body portion having a first end and a second end opposing the first end. The decompression panel also includes a tab extending along the first end and a flange coupled to the body portion. The flange defines a slot adjacent the second end. The decompression panel is secured in an airplane cabin by the tab and slot features, such that unwanted access to areas behind such panels is prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Thomas Perkins, Michael J. Olliges, Allan A. Loken, Hannah Rebecca Arm, Jeremy Ryan Glaze Tatum
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Publication number: 20150115103Abstract: A decompression panel for use in an aircraft assembly is provided. The decompression panel includes a body portion including a top end and a bottom end, and an array of openings formed in the body portion. The openings in the array progressively decrease in size along a height of the body portion from the bottom end towards the top end.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Thomas Perkins, Nicole Catherine Zarfos, Allan A. Loken, Michael J. Olliges, Jeremy Ryan Glaze Tatum
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Publication number: 20150115104Abstract: A decompression panel for use in an aircraft assembly is provided. The decompression panel includes a body portion including a top edge and a bottom edge, and a front surface and a rear surface opposing the front surface. A plurality of openings are formed in the body portion, and a first stiffening member is formed on the rear surface below the plurality of openings. The first stiffening member extends from the rear surface towards the top edge such that the plurality of openings are at least partially obstructed by the first stiffening member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Thomas Perkins, Jeremy Ryan Glaze Tatum, Allan A. Loken, Hannah Rebecca Arm
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Publication number: 20150108274Abstract: Decompression panel assemblies and methods of equalizing air pressure differential are provided. The decompression panel assembly includes a panel comprising an opening defined therein, a vent cover coupled across the opening, and a latching mechanism. The vent cover is configured to move between a first position and a second position. The latching mechanism is configured to maintain the vent cover in the first position when a pressure differential across the panel is below a predetermined value and facilitate the vent cover moving to the second position when the pressure differential across the panel exceeds the predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Thomas Seth Perkins, Allan A. Loken, Robert J. Christian, James Pease, Sara Beth Cromyak
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Patent number: D726093Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Thomas Perkins, Nicole Catherine Zarfos, Allan A. Loken, Michael J. Olliges, Jeremy Ryan Glaze Tatum
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Patent number: D817851Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Thomas Perkins, Jeremy Ryan Glaze Tatum, Allan A. Loken, Hannah Rebecca Arm