Patents by Inventor Cory Michael Hitchcock

Cory Michael Hitchcock 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).

  • Devices and methods to capture moisture from a structural member
    Patent number: 10793248
    Abstract: Devices and methods to capture moisture at a structural member in a vehicle. The devices include a flexible tray that can snap-fit onto an exterior of the structural member. Once attached, the flexible tray can collect moisture from the structural member. A diverter is coupled to the flexible tray. The diverter diverts the collected moisture away from the structural member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Cory Michael Hitchcock, Adam Joseph Brockett, Kenneth George Davis
  • Devices and Methods to Capture Moisture from a Structural Member
    Publication number: 20190127039
    Abstract: Devices and methods to capture moisture at a structural member in a vehicle. The devices include a flexible tray that can snap-fit onto an exterior of the structural member. Once attached, the flexible tray can collect moisture from the structural member. A diverter is coupled to the flexible tray. The diverter diverts the collected moisture away from the structural member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Cory Michael Hitchcock, Adam Joseph Brockett, Kenneth George Davis
  • Sidewall panel assembly and return air bridge for use in an aircraft assembly
    Patent number: 10220931
    Abstract: A return air bridge for use in an aircraft assembly includes an inboard portion configured to couple to a sidewall assembly at a bottom edge of the sidewall assembly and an outboard portion configured to couple to a structural member. The return air bridge also includes at least one support coupling the inboard portion to the outboard portion such that a return air flow path is defined between the inboard portion and the outboard portion. The outboard portion comprises a plate configured to direct an air flow along the return air flow path upwardly with respect to the bottom edge of the sidewall assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Thomas Seth Perkins, Cory Michael Hitchcock, John Erik West, Adam R. Weston, Gregory A. Tubbs
  • SIDEWALL PANEL ASSEMBLY AND RETURN AIR BRIDGE FOR USE IN AN AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170129581
    Abstract: A return air bridge for use in an aircraft assembly includes an inboard portion configured to couple to a sidewall assembly at a bottom edge of the sidewall assembly and an outboard portion configured to couple to a structural member. The return air bridge also includes at least one support coupling the inboard portion to the outboard portion such that a return air flow path is defined between the inboard portion and the outboard portion. The outboard portion comprises a plate configured to direct an air flow along the return air flow path upwardly with respect to the bottom edge of the sidewall assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Seth Perkins, Cory Michael Hitchcock, John Erik West, Adam R. Weston, Gregory A. Tubbs