Patents by Inventor Clyde R. Tuohimaa

Clyde R. Tuohimaa 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: 9296464
    Abstract: An aircraft having an opening therein, the aircraft including a door member moveable relative to the opening between at least an open position and a closed position, and a biasing assembly operatively connected to the door member to bias the door member to the closed position, the biasing assembly including a torsion spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Clyde R. Tuohimaa, James Hacault
  • Publication number: 20090081937
    Abstract: One embodiment of a pressure management system for an aircraft may include a cavity, an opening in a surface of the cavity, and a moveable door. An interior area within the cavity may have an interior pressure and an exterior area outside of the cavity may have an exterior pressure. The door may open to uncover the opening and may close to cover the opening in response to pressure differential between the exterior pressure and the interior pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: CLYDE R. TUOHIMAA, SUSAN D. PAISH
  • Patent number: 7216922
    Abstract: A fairing panel retainer can include a retainer strip that is configured to conform to the contour of a vehicle body. The retainer strip includes alternating body attachment segments and raised panel attachment segments in a generally corrugated configuration. In addition, each of the body attachment segments includes a body fastener interface configured to accept a permanent fixed fastener to attach the fairing panel retainer to the vehicle body. Each of the panel attachment segments can include a panel fastener interface, for example, a bore through the panel attachment segment and a fastener plate slidably attached to a lower surface of the panel attachment segment. The body fastener interfaces and the panel fastener interfaces can be closely aligned along a longitudinal line or arc of the retainer strip. The fairing panel retainer can also include a transition surface to provide a smooth transition from the vehicle body surface to a fairing panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Clyde R. Tuohimaa, Philip A. Swan, Tim T. Hian, Neil P. Doherty