Patents by Inventor Brian T. Bailey

Brian T. Bailey 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).

  • Circumferential lap splices for sections of fuselage
    Patent number: 11919617
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for splicing airframe components. One embodiment is a method for assembling an airframe of an aircraft. The method includes forming a first skin of a first circumferential section of fuselage, the first skin including a distal portion comprising a lip and a shoulder, aligning a second skin of a second circumferential section of fuselage with the shoulder such that the lip overlaps the second skin, and affixing the first skin and the second skin together via a circumferential splice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick J. Macko, Byron James Autry, James R. Kendall, Samuel James Knutson, Brian T. Peters, Michael J. Bailey, Matthew S. Stauffer, Steven Wanthal, Santiago M. Mejia, Sara Murphy
  • Hardware sizing tool
    Patent number: D476583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Inventor: Brian T. Bailey