Patents by Inventor Bruce Bennett Bacon, JR.

Bruce Bennett Bacon, JR. 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).

  • Dual-use nut-cage system
    Patent number: 11131336
    Abstract: A nut-cage system has a nut cage having a base plate and two wings extending from the base plate on opposite sides of the base plate. The wings and base plate form a U-shape, each wing having a slot formed therein, and a fastener aperture is formed through the base plate. A snap-in threaded nut has a pair of tabs extending from a base thereof. A clip-retained threaded nut has a flange extending from a base thereof and is configured for use with a retainer clip. The slots are sized for receiving the tabs of the snap-in nut when the snap-in nut is installed in the nut cage and for receiving portions of the retainer clip when the clip-retained nut and retainer clip are installed in the nut cage, thereby retaining a selected one of the nuts within the cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Bennett Bacon, Jr.
  • DUAL-USE NUT-CAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190331158
    Abstract: A nut-cage system has a nut cage having a base plate and two wings extending from the base plate on opposite sides of the base plate. The wings and base plate form a U-shape, each wing having a slot formed therein, and a fastener aperture is formed through the base plate. A snap-in threaded nut has a pair of tabs extending from a base thereof. A clip-retained threaded nut has a flange extending from a base thereof and is configured for use with a retainer clip. The slots are sized for receiving the tabs of the snap-in nut when the snap-in nut is installed in the nut cage and for receiving portions of the retainer clip when the clip-retained nut and retainer clip are installed in the nut cage, thereby retaining a selected one of the nuts within the cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Bennett Bacon, JR.