Patents by Inventor Douglas E. Skaale

Douglas E. Skaale 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: 4388030
    Abstract: An endwise pushdown guide and lateral restraint fitting for cargo having a base adapted to be secured to an aircraft subfloor. The base supports to a pair of parallel pivot pins and pivotally secured on each pin is a respective blade normally extending in an upright position. Each blade is supported by a pair of lugs through which a respective pivot pin extends, the pin for each blade being remote therefrom to provide a moment arm from the pivot to the blade. The blades are parallel and have respective ramp surfaces, tapering toward the direction from which cargo may be moved along an aircraft floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1983
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Douglas E. Skaale