Patents by Inventor Don Dowd

Don Dowd 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).

  • Flight line air refueling hose tool kit
    Patent number: 10710750
    Abstract: A refueling hose tool kit for repairing or replacing air refueling hose end fittings may include a collapsible work stand configured to secure the hose end fitting when in a deployed extended orientation; a removal adapter ring; a hydraulically powered assembly clamp fixture; a hydraulically powered insert removal tool fixture; a wrench; a hydraulic pump; and a ruggedized case configured to receive the work stand, removal adapter ring, clamp fixture, insert removal tool fixture, wrench and hydraulic pump for storage and transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Cobham Mission Systems Davenport LSS Inc.
    Inventors: Don Dowd, Joe Beitelspacher, Brent Meeker, Lee Brandt, Max Gehl
  • FLIGHT LINE AIR REFUELING HOSE TOOL KIT
    Publication number: 20180354652
    Abstract: A refueling hose tool kit for repairing or replacing air refueling hose end fittings may include a collapsible work stand configured to secure the hose end fitting when in a deployed extended orientation; a removal adapter ring; a hydraulically powered assembly clamp fixture; a hydraulically powered insert removal tool fixture; a wrench; a hydraulic pump; and a ruggedized case configured to receive the work stand, removal adapter ring, clamp fixture, insert removal tool fixture, wrench and hydraulic pump for storage and transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Carleton Life Support Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Don Dowd, Joe Beitelspacher, Brent Meeker, Lee Brandt, Max Gehl