Patents by Inventor Alvin Jones

Alvin Jones 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).

  • Publication number: 20230339084
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to a device having a puller tool assembly for removing a wear sleeve from a tail-rotor hub assembly of a rotorcraft. The puller tool assembly may have an interior shaft slidably engaged within an exterior cylindrical body. The puller tool assembly may have a restraint cap coupled to the interior shaft at a first end of the exterior shaft with a fastener. The puller tool assembly may have a mandrel coupled to the interior shaft at a second end of the exterior shaft. The exterior cylindrical body may be inserted within the wear sleeve between the restraint cap and the mandrel. The mandrel may expand to grasp the wear sleeve when the exterior shaft is tightened so as to pull the wear sleeve toward the restraint cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Vitthal Vishnuthreeth Arakeri, Alvin Jones
  • Patent number: 11760470
    Abstract: An exemplary rotorcraft lockout system includes a main rotor lockout comprising a base operable to be attached to a bottom surface of a fuselage and a first and a second tension arm operable to be connected to the base and a main rotor hub, and a tail rotor lockout including a clamp operable to connect to a horizontal stabilizer, a rotor arm connector operable to connect to a tail rotor hub, and a tail rotor tension arm operable to interconnect the clamp and the rotor arm connector in tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Knott, Vitthal Vishnuthreeth Arakeri, Alvin Jones, Scott David Poster, Steven Paul Pape, Mark Adam Wiinikka
  • Publication number: 20220297830
    Abstract: An exemplary rotorcraft lockout system includes a main rotor lockout comprising a base operable to be attached to a bottom surface of a fuselage and a first and a second tension arm operable to be connected to the base and a main rotor hub, and a tail rotor lockout including a clamp operable to connect to a horizontal stabilizer, a rotor arm connector operable to connect to a tail rotor hub, and a tail rotor tension arm operable to interconnect the clamp and the rotor arm connector in tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin KNOTT, Vitthal Vishnuthreeth ARAKERI, Alvin JONES, Scott David POSTER, Steven Paul PAPE, Mark Adam WIINIKKA
  • Publication number: 20220297853
    Abstract: An exemplary aircraft transport jack includes a vertical structure having a vertical axis, a bottom end, and a top end, a connector above the bottom end operable to detachably secure the vertical structure to an aircraft member, a wheel assembly with wheels positioned on opposing sides of the vertical structure, and an actuator coupled to the vertical structure and the wheel assembly and operable to move the wheel assembly axially relative to the vertical structure between a lowered position with the wheels on a ground and a raised position with the bottom end on the ground and the wheels above the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Alvin JONES, Vitthal Vishnuthreeth ARAKERI, Kevin KNOTT
  • Publication number: 20150050974
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an electronic gaming device for conducting a 3-card side odd/even wagering game associated with a primary wagering game. A player may make a side wager for a 3-card odd/even game in addition to regular play of the primary wagering game. Three cards dealt for the primary wagering game, including at least one card from the player hand in the primary game, are selected to form the player hand for the 3-card odd/even side game. The 3-card odd/even side game player hand is compared to odd/even combination award criteria in order to determine a reward/payout for the player or that the wager is lost for the 3-card odd/even side game. The three cards in a three card poker hand or the three cards used in a Blackjack +3 wagering game may be well suited to comprise the three cards that of the 3-card odd/even player hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: JAMES ALVIN JONES
  • Publication number: 20030230615
    Abstract: A holster suitable for the carrying of multiple tape and float knives or trowels which is wearable by the user of the knives or trowels, is pliable, flexible, light-weight, and otherwise comfortable for the wearer, and has its pocket lined with soft sheet metal to protect the holster against the effects of repeated insertions and abrasions caused by the tape and float knives or trowels that are being holstered or carried.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventor: Alvin Jones