Patents by Inventor Darrell W. Wilkerson

Darrell W. Wilkerson 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).

  • Flexible aircraft seat configurations
    Patent number: 11155353
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise: a floor panel for a rotorcraft; one or more puck fasteners in the floor panel, wherein each puck fastener comprises an attachment fitting and a plurality of internal flanges, wherein the plurality of internal flanges within each puck fastener are adjacent; and one or more seating fixtures coupled to the floor panel using the one or more puck fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Brian Carr, Richard Theodore Perryman, Darrell W. Wilkerson, Bobby Howard Mosier, Joseph Daniel Leachman, Ernest Edward Senn, Jr., William D. Dennison
  • FLEXIBLE AIRCRAFT SEAT CONFIGURATIONS
    Publication number: 20200122839
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise: a floor panel for a rotorcraft; one or more puck fasteners in the floor panel, wherein each puck fastener comprises an attachment fitting and a plurality of internal flanges, wherein the plurality of internal flanges within each puck fastener are adjacent; and one or more seating fixtures coupled to the floor panel using the one or more puck fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Brian Carr, Richard Theodore Perryman, Darrell W. Wilkerson, Bobby Howard Mosier, Joseph Daniel Leachman, Ernest Edward Senn, JR., William D. Dennison
  • Flexible aircraft seat configurations
    Patent number: 10604262
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise: a floor panel for a rotorcraft; one or more puck fasteners in the floor panel, wherein each puck fastener comprises an attachment fitting and a plurality of internal flanges, wherein the plurality of internal flanges within each puck fastener are adjacent; and one or more seating fixtures coupled to the floor panel using the one or more puck fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Brian Carr, Richard Theodore Perryman, Darrell W. Wilkerson, Bobby Howard Mosier, Joseph Daniel Leachman, Ernest Edward Senn, Jr., William D. Dennison
  • FLEXIBLE AIRCRAFT SEAT CONFIGURATIONS
    Publication number: 20180194478
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise: a floor panel for a rotorcraft; one or more puck fasteners in the floor panel, wherein each puck fastener comprises an attachment fitting and a plurality of internal flanges, wherein the plurality of internal flanges within each puck fastener are adjacent; and one or more seating fixtures coupled to the floor panel using the one or more puck fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy Brian Carr, Richard Theodore Perryman, Darrell W. Wilkerson, Bobby Howard Mosier, Joseph Daniel Leachman, Ernest Edward Senn, JR., William D. Dennison
  • Mobile energy attenuating seat and safety harness for aircraft
    Patent number: 8991760
    Abstract: An energy attenuating seat system for an aircraft includes energy attenuating features and is also configured to provide mobility for the occupant. The system is configured to suspend the operator, or gunner, with a support from the roof of the aircraft. The system includes an armored seat or body harness for the occupant. The system provides energy attenuation in multiple directions. The system also optionally includes a floor tether in order to control the movements of the occupant. The system may also include an impact detection system to selectively change the tension of the support and/or floor harness. The system may also include one or more airbags either within in the fuselage of the aircraft, or included in the seat system in order to provide energy attenuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Amante, Darrell W. Wilkerson, Jerry A. Pongratz
  • Mobile Energy Attenuating Seat and Safety Harness for Aircraft
    Publication number: 20120223551
    Abstract: An energy attenuating seat system for an aircraft includes energy attenuating features and is also configured to provide mobility for the occupant. The system is configured to suspend the operator, or gunner, with a support from the roof of the aircraft. The system includes an armored seat or body harness for the occupant. The system provides energy attenuation in multiple directions. The system also optionally includes a floor tether in order to control the movements of the occupant. The system may also include an impact detection system to selectively change the tension of the support and/or floor harness. The system may also include one or more airbags either within in the fuselage of the aircraft, or included in the seat system in order to provide energy attenuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: William A. Amante, Darrell W. Wilkerson, Jerry A. Pongrantz