Patents by Inventor Brian Keith Jacobs

Brian Keith Jacobs 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: 11913482
    Abstract: A system for connecting two panels together. A recess is formed in the edge of one panel, and an insert is pressed into and held within the recess. The top of the insert includes holes for receiving epoxy, and epoxy conducting shafts and circuits formed on the outside of the insert assist in the encapsulation of the insert within the panel edge. The top of the insert includes an aperture formed such that a fastener can be received into a cavity formed in the recess and then driven to be secured into a fastener-receiving insert installed into the second panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Allen Stanton, Brian Keith Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20220381277
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for connecting two panels together. A recess is formed in the edge of one panel, and an insert is pressed into and held within the recess. The top of the insert includes holes for receiving epoxy, and epoxy conducting shafts and circuits formed on the outside of the insert assist in the encapsulation of the insert within the panel edge. The top of the insert includes an aperture formed such that a fastener can be received into a cavity formed in the recess and then driven to be secured into a fastener-receiving insert installed into the second panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Allen Stanton, Brian Keith Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20220381276
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for connecting an edge of one panel to an edge of a second panel. Recesses are formed into the edges of each panel, and two distinct inserts are pressed into and held within the recesses. The inserts include holes for receiving epoxy, and epoxy conducting shafts and circuits are formed on the outside of the inserts to assist in the encapsulation of the insert within each panel edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Allen Stanton, Brian Keith Jacobs