Patents by Inventor David A. Pimentel

David A. Pimentel 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).

  • Magnetically reactive pivot latch system
    Patent number: 7172223
    Abstract: A latching system for removably securing a first structure to a second structure. The system includes at least one magnetically permeable latch bar pivotally coupled to the first structure, and a biasing spring that pivots the latch bar to a latched position within a recess in the second structure, thereby securing the first structure to the second structure. Additionally, the system includes an unlatching tool that includes an embedded magnetized bar that generates a magnetic field around the unlatching tool. The unlatching tool can be used to pivot the latch bar to an unlatched position by placing the unlatching tool in close proximity to the latch bar such that the magnetic field exerts a rotational force on the latch bar, thereby pivoting the latch bar to the unlatched position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Darrell M. Storvick, David A. Pimentel, Karl E. Nelson, Darryl F. Garrigus
  • Magnetically reactive pivot latch system
    Publication number: 20030177797
    Abstract: A latching system for removably securing a first structure to a second structure. The system includes at least one magnetically permeable latch bar pivotally coupled to the first structure, and a biasing spring that pivots the latch bar to a latched position within a recess in the second structure, thereby securing the first structure to the second structure. Additionally, the system includes an unlatching tool that includes an embedded magnetized bar that generates a magnetic field around the unlatching tool. The unlatching tool can be used to pivot the latch bar to an unlatched position by placing the unlatching tool in close proximity to the latch bar such that the magnetic field exerts a rotational force on the latch bar, thereby pivoting the latch bar to the unlatched position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Darrell M. Storvick, David A. Pimentel, Karl E. Nelson, Darryl F. Garrigus