Patents by Inventor Cody L. SHAW

Cody L. SHAW 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).

  • Release apparatus and methods of assembling same
    Patent number: 10683107
    Abstract: A release apparatus includes a base member and a channel having a first portion and a second portion. A first rod positioned within the first portion includes a first end portion having a first coupling device and a second end portion coupled to a first portion of a panel assembly. A second rod positioned within the channel's second portion includes a first end portion having a second coupling device such that the second coupling device is positioned proximate to the first coupling device. The second rod includes a second end portion coupled to a second portion of the panel assembly. First and second coupling devices rotate such that a linear force is generated between the first and second rods, enabling the first rod second end portion and the second rod second end portion to simultaneously release the first and second portions of the panel assembly, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: The Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Jerome K. Fuller, Alexander August-Schmidt, Geoffrey A. Maul, Cody L. Shaw
  • RELEASE APPARATUS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SAME
    Publication number: 20190039758
    Abstract: A release apparatus includes a base member and a channel having a first portion and a second portion. A first rod positioned within the first portion includes a first end portion having a first coupling device and a second end portion coupled to a first portion of a panel assembly. A second rod positioned within the channel's second portion includes a first end portion having a second coupling device such that the second coupling device is positioned proximate to the first coupling device. The second rod includes a second end portion coupled to a second portion of the panel assembly. First and second coupling devices rotate such that a linear force is generated between the first and second rods, enabling the first rod second end portion and the second rod second end portion to simultaneously release the first and second portions of the panel assembly, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jerome K. FULLER, Alexander AUGUST-SCHMIDT, Geoffrey A. MAUL, Cody L. SHAW