Patents by Inventor Craig Cillessen

Craig Cillessen 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).

  • Publication number: 20220267005
    Abstract: A fast-rope system for use with a rotary aircraft includes a tubular housing attached to an interior portion of a cabin and adjacent to an upper portion of an exit door opening of the rotary aircraft and a fast-rope frame structure rotatably coupled to the tubular housing. The fast-rope frame structure includes a cylindrical pipe contained partially within the tubular housing and operable to rotate within the tubular housing and a cantilever beam structure fixedly connected to the cylindrical pipe and configured to have a fast rope attached thereto and move in response to rotation of the cylindrical pipe within the tubular housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Craig CILLESSEN, Marco BAYERLEIN, Ansgar Hannes BAISCH, Ralf KASSNER
  • Patent number: 9669935
    Abstract: A console for aircraft that is located between two seats which face each other. The console includes an open ledge with a cup holder arrangement. The cup holder arrangement includes two removable holder dividers which can be flipped up or down and held into position by a spring-loaded cam arrangement. The console also includes two inwardly facing surfaces which provide connectors for electronic devices resting on the ledge. A light-emitting face is provided on a back wall of the ledge so that any articles resting on the ledge can be seen in dark environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Textron Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Headrick, Todd Thisius, Dave Kuhn, Craig Cillessen
  • Publication number: 20140175842
    Abstract: A console for aircraft that is located between two seats which face each other. The console includes an open ledge with a cup holder arrangement. The cup holder arrangement includes two removable holder dividers which can be flipped up or down and held into position by a spring-loaded cam arrangement. The console also includes two inwardly facing surfaces which provide connectors for electronic devices resting on the ledge. A light-emitting face is provided on a back wall of the ledge so that any articles resting on the ledge can be seen in dark environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Headrick, Todd Thisius, Dave Kuhn, Craig Cillessen
  • Patent number: 8678312
    Abstract: A console for aircraft that is located between two seats which face each other. The console includes an open ledge with a cup holder arrangement. The cup holder arrangement includes two removable holder dividers which can be flipped up or down and held into position by a spring-loaded cam arrangement. The console also includes two inwardly facing surfaces which provide connectors for electronic devices resting on the ledge. A light-emitting face is provided on a back wall of the ledge so that any articles resting on the ledge can be seen in dark environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Textron Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Headrick, Todd Thisius, Dave Kuhn, Craig Cillessen, Dave Davis
  • Publication number: 20130048784
    Abstract: A console for aircraft that is located between two seats which face each other. The console includes an open ledge with a cup holder arrangement. The cup holder arrangement includes two removable holder dividers which can be flipped up or down and held into position by a spring-loaded cam arrangement. The console also includes two inwardly facing surfaces which provide connectors for electronic devices resting on the ledge. A light-emitting face is provided on a back wall of the ledge so that any articles resting on the ledge can be seen in dark environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY
    Inventors: Jonathan Headrick, Todd Thisius, Dave Kuhn, Craig Cillessen, Dave Davis