Patents by Inventor Benjamin Joseph Palmer

Benjamin Joseph Palmer 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).

  • Patent number: 11962138
    Abstract: A support device for supporting a cable includes a central support portion having a first side and a second side. The support device also includes a first leg portion extending between a first end and a second end, the first leg portion having a first helical winding. The support device also includes a second leg portion extending between a third end and a fourth end, the second leg portion having a second helical winding. The support device further includes a hanger portion attached to the central support portion. The hanger portion includes structure that cooperates with an associated attachment structure. The first leg portion is attached to the central support portion and the second leg portion is attached to the central support portion. The first helical winding and the second helical winding are configured to receive the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO.
    Inventors: Benjamin Franklin Ciesielczyk, Cameron Joseph Clines, Jacob Jeffrey Palmer, Bruno Maiano
  • Patent number: 11623731
    Abstract: Aircraft, aircraft wings and associated shear ties are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first panel coupled to a second panel to define a wing box; a rib disposed chordwise within the wing box; and a stringer disposed spanwise within the wing box immediately adjacent at least one of the first panel or the second panel, the rib including a shear tie including first and second legs extending in opposite directions, the first and second legs to be coupled to at least one of the first panel, the second panel, or the stringer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: David Wesley Trop, Patrick B. Stickler, William John Koch, IV, Benjamin Joseph Palmer
  • Patent number: 11130563
    Abstract: A breakaway support configured to selectively release an actuator from a fitting and a method of providing the breakaway support. The breakaway support includes a race positioned between the actuator and the fitting. The second end of the actuator is connected to the fitting via a ball joint is positioned within the race. The ball joint permits the actuator to pivot about the ball joint in a vertical plane between a first position and a second position. The breakaway support includes a first knuckle that causes the actuator to release from the fitting when the actuator moves in a first direction beyond the first position. A portion of the fitting or a second knuckle may cause the actuator to release from the fitting when the actuator moves in a second direction beyond the second position. A portion of the actuator may break to release the actuator from the fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven Scott Heer, Eric Sean Kamila, Benjamin Joseph Palmer
  • Publication number: 20200377193
    Abstract: Aircraft, aircraft wings and associated shear ties are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first panel coupled to a second panel to define a wing box; a rib disposed chordwise within the wing box; and a stringer disposed spanwise within the wing box immediately adjacent at least one of the first panel or the second panel, the rib including a shear tie including first and second legs extending in opposite directions, the first and second legs to be coupled to at least one of the first panel, the second panel, or the stringer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: David Wesley Trop, Patrick B. Stickler, William John Koch, IV, Benjamin Joseph Palmer
  • Patent number: 10745103
    Abstract: Aircraft, aircraft wings and associated shear ties are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first panel coupled to a second panel to define a wing box; a rib disposed chordwise within the wing box; and a stringer disposed spanwise within the wing box immediately adjacent at least one of the first panel or the second panel, the rib including a shear tie including first and second legs extending in opposite directions, the first and second legs to be coupled to at least one of the first panel, the second panel, or the stringer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David Wesley Trop, Patrick B. Stickler, William John Koch, IV, Benjamin Joseph Palmer
  • Publication number: 20200140066
    Abstract: A breakaway support configured to selectively release an actuator from a fitting and a method of providing the breakaway support. The breakaway support includes a race positioned between the actuator and the fitting. The second end of the actuator is connected to the fitting via a ball joint is positioned within the race. The ball joint permits the actuator to pivot about the ball joint in a vertical plane between a first position and a second position. The breakaway support includes a first knuckle that causes the actuator to release from the fitting when the actuator moves in a first direction beyond the first position. A portion of the fitting or a second knuckle may cause the actuator to release from the fitting when the actuator moves in a second direction beyond the second position. A portion of the actuator may break to release the actuator from the fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Steven Scott Heer, Eric Sean Kamila, Benjamin Joseph Palmer
  • Publication number: 20180346093
    Abstract: Aircraft, aircraft wings and associated shear ties are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first panel coupled to a second panel to define a wing box; a rib disposed chordwise within the wing box; and a stringer disposed spanwise within the wing box immediately adjacent at least one of the first panel or the second panel, the rib including a shear tie including first and second legs extending in opposite directions, the first and second legs to be coupled to at least one of the first panel, the second panel, or the stringer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: David Wesley Trop, Patrick B. Stickler, William John Koch, IV, Benjamin Joseph Palmer