Patents by Inventor David Rains

David Rains 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).

  • Patent number: 12337996
    Abstract: A device to assemble a skin and a frame of an aircraft fuselage. The device includes first and second brace members that extend along opposing sides of a gap. Arches are spaced apart and fixedly connected to the first and second brace members and that extend across the gap. A strongback is attached to and movable along the first and second brace members with the strongback having a curved shape that matches the plurality of arches. The strongback includes clamps configured to engage with the frame. First and second tension devices apply tension to the skin at the strongback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Santiago Mejia, Patrick James Macko, Byron James Autry, Paul Gabriel Werntges, Larry Scott Smotherman, David Raines, Sara Murphy
  • Publication number: 20250016226
    Abstract: A system 3 synchronises a plurality of AV devices 2 to corresponding multichannel audio. Each device 2 has preloaded images, and a distribution device 4 wirelessly connected AV device. The server 4 triggers preloaded images on each device. A cinema server 6 is connected to server 4 and configured to send time codes signals. A sound mixer 7 is cable connected to the cinema server 6 and receives audio data corresponding to VR images simultaneously with the server 4. The server 4 is cable connected to a wireless access point 5 to simultaneously message each device 2. A speaker element is provided for each channel of audio connected to mixer 7 such that upon receipt of the audio file, the mixer 7relays each channel audio signal to respective speakers 8 in synchronisation with the VR device images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Briege Whitehead, Benn Ellard, Thomas Morell, David Raines
  • Patent number: 12108235
    Abstract: A system 3 synchronises a plurality of virtual reality headsets 2 to corresponding multichannel audio. System 3 has a plurality of independently operable virtual reality headsets each having one or more images preloaded thereon and a distribution device 4 in the form of a server is in Wi-Fi communication via a wireless access point 5 with each virtual reality headset where the server 4 triggers the one or more preloaded images on each headset. A sound rack device 6 is in Wi-Fi communication with server 4 and configured to send time codes signals thereto. A sound mixer 7 is in cable communication with the sound rack device 6 and receives audio file data corresponding to virtual reality image content therefrom simultaneously with the server 4. The server 4 is cable connected to the wireless access point 5 and configured to simultaneously message each headset 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Surround Sync Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Briege Whitehead, Benn Ellard, Thomas Morell, David Raines
  • Publication number: 20240181583
    Abstract: In an example, a system is disclosed. The system comprises a one-piece mandrel, a fuselage coupled to the one-piece mandrel, and a strongback apparatus positioned on the fuselage. The strongback apparatus comprises an arcuate central body comprising a front end, a rear end, and a plurality of elongated members that connect the front end to the rear end, and actuators mounted to the plurality of elongated members. The actuators are configured to move in a radially outward direction from extended positions to retracted positions and comprise (i) proximal ends mounted to the plurality of elongated members and (ii) distal ends having vacuum suction cups. In the extended positions, the vacuum suction cups engage the fuselage on which the strongback apparatus is positioned. As the actuators moves from the extended positions to the retracted positions, the vacuum suction cups pull the fuselage away from the one-piece mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Byron James Autry, David Raines, Scott Smotherman, David M. Petka
  • Publication number: 20240101277
    Abstract: A device to assemble a skin and a frame of an aircraft fuselage. The device includes first and second brace members that extend along opposing sides of a gap. Arches are spaced apart and fixedly connected to the first and second brace members and that extend across the gap. A strongback is attached to and movable along the first and second brace members with the strongback having a curved shape that matches the plurality of arches. The strongback includes clamps configured to engage with the frame. First and second tension devices apply tension to the skin at the strongback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Santiago Mejia, Patrick James Macko, Byron James Autry, Paul Gabriel Werntges, Larry Scott Smotherman, David Raines, Sara Murphy
  • Patent number: 11931845
    Abstract: In an example, a system is disclosed. The system comprises a one-piece mandrel, a fuselage coupled to the one-piece mandrel, and a strongback apparatus positioned on the fuselage. The strongback apparatus comprises an arcuate central body comprising a front end, a rear end, and a plurality of elongated members that connect the front end to the rear end, and actuators mounted to the plurality of elongated members. The actuators are configured to move in a radially outward direction from extended positions to retracted positions and comprise (i) proximal ends mounted to the plurality of elongated members and (ii) distal ends having vacuum suction cups. In the extended positions, the vacuum suction cups engage the fuselage on which the strongback apparatus is positioned. As the actuators moves from the extended positions to the retracted positions, the vacuum suction cups pull the fuselage away from the one-piece mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Byron James Autry, David Raines, Scott L. Smotherman, David M. Petka
  • Patent number: 11866201
    Abstract: A device to assemble a skin and a frame of an aircraft fuselage. The device includes first and second brace members that extend along opposing sides of a gap. Arches are spaced apart and fixedly connected to the first and second brace members and that extend across the gap. A strongback is attached to and movable along the first and second brace members with the strongback having a curved shape that matches the plurality of arches. The strongback includes clamps configured to engage with the frame. First and second tension devices apply tension to the skin at the strongback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Santiago Mejia, Patrick James Macko, Byron James Autry, Paul Gabriel Werntges, Larry Scott Smotherman, David Raines, Sara Murphy
  • Publication number: 20230356857
    Abstract: A device to assemble a skin and a frame of an aircraft fuselage. The device includes first and second brace members that extend along opposing sides of a gap. Arches are spaced apart and fixedly connected to the first and second brace members and that extend across the gap. A strongback is attached to and movable along the first and second brace members with the strongback having a curved shape that matches the plurality of arches. The strongback includes clamps configured to engage with the frame. First and second tension devices apply tension to the skin at the strongback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Santiago Mejia, Patrick James Macko, Byron James Autry, Paul Gabriel Werntges, Larry Scott Smotherman, David Raines, Sara Murphy
  • Patent number: 11724421
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for demolding a composite part from a mandrel. The method includes mechanically coupling a first arm of an extraction tool to a first arcuate portion of a composite part that has been hardened onto a mandrel, mechanically coupling a second arm of an extraction tool to a second arcuate portion of the composite part, and separating the composite part from the mandrel by iteratively performing the following operations until the composite part no longer contacts the mandrel: elastically straining the first arcuate portion of the composite part via the first arm, and elastically straining the second arcuate portion of the composite part via the second arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Darrell D. Jones, Daniel R. Smith, Patrick B. Stone, David Raines, Byron James Autry, Matthew B. Moore
  • Publication number: 20230156421
    Abstract: A system 3 synchronises a plurality of virtual reality headsets 2 to corresponding multichannel audio. System 3 has a plurality of independently operable virtual reality headsets each having one or more images preloaded thereon and a distribution device 4 in the form of a server is in Wi-Fi communication via a wireless access point 5 with each virtual reality headset where the server 4 triggers the one or more preloaded images on each headset. A sound rack device 6 is in Wi-Fi communication with server 4 and configured to send time codes signals thereto. A sound mixer 7 is in cable communication with the sound rack device 6 and receives audio file data corresponding to virtual reality image content therefrom simultaneously with the server 4. The server 4 is cable connected to the wireless access point 5 and configured to simultaneously message each headset 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Briege Whitehead, Benn Ellard, Thomas Morell, David Raines
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220184760
    Abstract: In an example, a system is disclosed. The system comprises a one-piece mandrel, a fuselage coupled to the one-piece mandrel, and a strongback apparatus positioned on the fuselage. The strongback apparatus comprises an arcuate central body comprising a front end, a rear end, and a plurality of elongated members that connect the front end to the rear end, and actuators mounted to the plurality of elongated members. The actuators are configured to move in a radially outward direction from extended positions to retracted positions and comprise (i) proximal ends mounted to the plurality of elongated members and (ii) distal ends having vacuum suction cups. In the extended positions, the vacuum suction cups engage the fuselage on which the strongback apparatus is positioned. As the actuators moves from the extended positions to the retracted positions, the vacuum suction cups pull the fuselage away from the one-piece mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Byron James Autry, David Raines, Scott L. Smotherman, David M. Petka
  • Publication number: 20220152880
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for demolding a composite part from a mandrel. The method includes mechanically coupling a first arm of an extraction tool to a first arcuate portion of a composite part that has been hardened onto a mandrel, mechanically coupling a second arm of an extraction tool to a second arcuate portion of the composite part, and separating the composite part from the mandrel by iteratively performing the following operations until the composite part no longer contacts the mandrel: elastically straining the first arcuate portion of the composite part via the first arm, and elastically straining the second arcuate portion of the composite part via the second arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Darrell D. Jones, Daniel R. Smith, Patrick B. Stone, II, David Raines, Byron James Autry, Matthew B. Moore
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10848729
    Abstract: Described are concepts, systems and techniques related to processing an input video signal intended for a first display to produce an output signal appropriate for a second display. The concepts, systems and techniques include converting using one or more transfer functions arranged to provide relative scene light values and remove or apply rendering intent of the input or output video signal, wherein the removing or applying rendering intent alters luminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: British Broadcasting Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy John Borer, Andrew David Raine Cotton
  • Publication number: 20200099909
    Abstract: Described are concepts, systems and techniques related to processing an input video signal intended for a first display to produce an output signal appropriate for a second display. The concepts, systems and techniques include converting using one or more transfer functions arranged to provide relative scene light values and remove or apply rendering intent of the input or output video signal, wherein the removing or applying rendering intent alters luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy John Borer, Andrew David Raine Cotton
  • Patent number: 10455209
    Abstract: Described are concepts, systems and techniques related to processing an input video signal intended for a first display to produce an output signal appropriate for a second display. The concepts, systems and techniques include converting using one or more transfer functions arranged to provide relative scene light values and remove or apply rendering intent of the input or output video signal, wherein the removing or applying rendering intent alters luminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: British Broadcasting Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy John Borer, Andrew David Raine Cotton
  • Patent number: 9778886
    Abstract: Methods and systems resume workflow processing of a print job at intermediate steps of a print workflow. In one embodiment, a control system initiates processing of a print job based on steps in a print workflow, where the steps identify print shop activities to perform for the print job. The control system identifies an error in executing a step of the workflow, and identifies an intermediate step in the workflow that has executed in processing the print job. The control system identifies an updated file for the print job to correct the error, and resumes the processing of the print job at the intermediate step using the update file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gerald Donald Boldt, Janeen E. Jahn, Ronald J LeMaster, Michael David Raines
  • Publication number: 20170006273
    Abstract: Described are concepts, systems and techniques related to processing an input video signal intended for a first display to produce an output signal appropriate for a second display. The concepts, systems and techniques include converting using one or more transfer functions arranged to provide relative scene light values and remove or apply rendering intent of the input or output video signal, wherein the removing or applying rendering intent alters luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy John Borer, Andrew David Raine Cotton
  • Patent number: 9103456
    Abstract: A de-jamming device has a tubular housing that defines a lumen having a lumen axis, a proximal end, and a distal end. The proximal end has a threaded valve attachment structure for threadedly attaching the de-jamming device to the check valve. A portal extends through the tubular housing in communication with the lumen, and a push rod is positioned through the portal and into the lumen such that the push rod can be pushed into the valve conduit for pushing open the sealing element of the check valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Inventor: Michael David Rains