Patents by Inventor David Howard Curry, III

David Howard Curry, III 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).

  • Assembly tool for fuselage structure splice
    Patent number: 11459124
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a splice component for joining two or more workpieces includes a base plate and one or more bias assemblies. The base plate includes one or more passageways extending through the base plate and one or more barrier elements mounted proximate to the passageway(s). Each barrier element and associated passageway are configured to freely receive a protrusion of a splice component. The bias assembly includes a bias element that extends proximate to the passageway and is configured to move resiliently to urge the protrusion against the barrier element. The passageway, the barrier element, and the bias assembly are configured to allow movement of the splice component relative to the base plate transverse to a direction of force applied by the bias element on the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David Howard Curry, III, David Raines, Scott L. Smotherman, Paul Gabriel Werntges, Dennis Ray Mathis, Charlie E. Branyon, III, Daniel B. Freeman
  • ASSEMBLY TOOL FOR FUSELAGE STRUCTURE SPLICE
    Publication number: 20210261231
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a splice component for joining two or more workpieces includes a base plate and one or more bias assemblies. The base plate includes one or more passageways extending through the base plate and one or more barrier elements mounted proximate to the passageway(s). Each barrier element and associated passageway are configured to freely receive a protrusion of a splice component. The bias assembly includes a bias element that extends proximate to the passageway and is configured to move resiliently to urge the protrusion against the barrier element. The passageway, the barrier element, and the bias assembly are configured to allow movement of the splice component relative to the base plate transverse to a direction of force applied by the bias element on the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David Howard Curry, III, David Raines, Scott L. Smotherman, Paul Gabriel Werntges, Dennis Ray Mathis, Charlie E. Branyon, III, Daniel B. Freeman