Patents by Inventor Austyn C Stephens

Austyn C Stephens 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).

  • Method and arrangement for fastening composite aircraft skins
    Patent number: 5845872
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of fastening an outer composite aircraft skin (12) to an inner substructure (14), which may be the wall of a fuel tank. The method includes the steps of incorporating an electrically conductive layer (26) in an outer surface of the outer composite skin (12), inserting a bolt (11) through the electrically conductive layer (26) and the outer composite skin (12) and through the inner substructure (14), securing the bolt (11) by means of a nut (22) directly or indirectly engaging the inner surface of the inner substructure (14), and applying insulating material (34) over the head (16) of the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: British Aerospace Plc
    Inventors: Barry J Pridham, Austyn C Stephens, Christopher C.R. Jones