Patents by Inventor Drew-Daniel T. Keefe

Drew-Daniel T. Keefe 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING A LONGERON TO A WING AND FUSELAGE OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20220135202
    Abstract: A system and a method for securing a portion of a fuselage of an aircraft to a portion of a wing of the aircraft include a longeron having a first end and a second end, a first moveable coupling interface that moveably secures the first end to the portion of the fuselage, and a second moveable coupling interface that moveably secures the second end to the portion of the wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Drew-Daniel T. Keefe, Jeff S. Hollowell
  • Joint joining an aircraft wing to an aircraft body
    Patent number: 11305862
    Abstract: A joint joining an aircraft wing to an aircraft body employs a splice panel that is engaged in surface engagement with a skin panel on a side of the aircraft body and is engaged in surface engagement with a leg panel extending upwardly from the aircraft wing. A plurality of fasteners extend through the splice panel and the leg panel and extend through the splice panel and the skin panel. The plurality of fasteners attach the splice panel to the skin panel and attach the splice panel to the leg panel and thereby attach the skin panel to the leg panel. After fastener holes have been drilled through the splice panel and the leg panel to attach the splice panel to the leg panel, the splice panel can be removed from the leg panel. This provides easy access to the fastener holes drilled through the leg panel for deburring of the fastener holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark R. McLaughlin, Jenny Young, Drew-Daniel T. Keefe, Charles B. Lockin, David H. Leibov
  • JOINT JOINING AN AIRCRAFT WING TO AN AIRCRAFT BODY
    Publication number: 20210188419
    Abstract: A joint joining an aircraft wing to an aircraft body employs a splice panel that is engaged in surface engagement with a skin panel on a side of the aircraft body and is engaged in surface engagement with a leg panel extending upwardly from the aircraft wing. A plurality of fasteners extend through the splice panel and the leg panel and extend through the splice panel and the skin panel. The plurality of fasteners attach the splice panel to the skin panel and attach the splice panel to the leg panel and thereby attach the skin panel to the leg panel. After fastener holes have been drilled through the splice panel and the leg panel to attach the splice panel to the leg panel, the splice panel can be removed from the leg panel. This provides easy access to the fastener holes drilled through the leg panel for deburring of the fastener holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark R. McLaughlin, Jenny Young, Drew-Daniel T. Keefe, Charles B. Lockin, David H. Leibov