Patents by Inventor Bruce Frederic Kay

Bruce Frederic Kay 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).

  • Composite tail cone assembly
    Patent number: 6729576
    Abstract: The present invention broadly relates to a tail cone assembly for a helicopter. The tail cone assembly includes a monocoque shell formed from a composite material. The composite material preferably comprises a non-metallic matrix, such as an epoxy resin matrix, having fibers, such as graphite fibers, embedded therein. The fibers may be oriented along a single axis or along multiple axes. Other components of the tail cone assembly may also be formed from composite materials, which composite materials may be the same as or different from the composite material forming the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Frederic Kay, Alan Roy Goodworth
  • Composite tail cone assembly
    Publication number: 20040031879
    Abstract: The present invention broadly relates to a tail cone assembly for a helicopter. The tail cone assembly includes a monocoque shell formed from a composite material. The composite material preferably comprises a non-metallic matrix, such as an epoxy resin matrix, having fibers, such as graphite fibers, embedded therein. The fibers may be oriented along a single axis or along multiple axes. Other components of the tail cone assembly may also be formed from composite materials, which composite materials may be the same as or different from the composite material forming the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Bruce Frederic Kay, Alan Roy Goodworth