Patents by Inventor Darryl Hitoshi Nakamura

Darryl Hitoshi Nakamura 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).

  • Method and apparatus for closing a swing tail on an aircraft
    Patent number: 7681837
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for aligning a swing tail cargo door. An alignment system comprises an alignment ramp, a set of pull-in hook mechanisms, and a set of lock trains. The alignment ramp may be configured for initial alignment between a swing tail cargo door and an aircraft fuselage during closing of the swing tail cargo door. The set of pull-in hook mechanisms may be disposed along an interface between the swing tail cargo door and the aircraft fuselage and may be capable of a final alignment between the swing tail cargo door and the aircraft fuselage during the closing of the swing tail cargo door. The set of lock trains may be disposed along the interface and may be capable of locking a plurality of latch actuators in the latched position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Darryl Hitoshi Nakamura, Kurt Poechlauer, Craig Alan Vyeson, Roger Probert-Baker, Quentin Theodor Pietersen
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLOSING A SWING TAIL ON AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20090045288
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for aligning a swing tail cargo door. An alignment system comprises an alignment ramp, a set of pull-in hook mechanisms, and a set of lock trains. The alignment ramp may be configured for initial alignment between a swing tail cargo door and an aircraft fuselage during closing of the swing tail cargo door. The set of pull-in hook mechanisms may be disposed along an interface between the swing tail cargo door and the aircraft fuselage and may be capable of a final alignment between the swing tail cargo door and the aircraft fuselage during the closing of the swing tail cargo door. The set of lock trains may be disposed along the interface and may be capable of locking a plurality of latch actuators in the latched position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Darryl Hitoshi Nakamura, Kurt Poechlauer, Craig Alan Vyeson, Roger Probert-Baker, Quentin Theodor Pietersen