Patents by Inventor Dustin Gregory Padgett

Dustin Gregory Padgett 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).

  • Selectively adjustable interface assembly
    Patent number: 11286067
    Abstract: A system includes a first component, a second component, a locking pin, and an interface assembly that is configured to selectively adjust a stiffness of a coupling interface between the first component and the second component. The interface assembly includes at least one support coupler secured to the first component. The support coupler(s) includes a main body, a first arm extending from a first side of the main body, a second arm extending from a second side of the main body, and a flange extending from the main body. The flange includes a locking pin hole that is configured to selectively receive the locking pin. The locking pin is selectively moveable between a retracted position in which the locking pin is out of the locking pin hole, and a deployed position in which the locking pin extends into the locking pin hole and a portion of the first component and locks the interface assembly to the first component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Weathers, Dustin Gregory Padgett
  • SELECTIVELY ADJUSTABLE INTERFACE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200108955
    Abstract: A system includes a first component, a second component, a locking pin, and an interface assembly that is configured to selectively adjust a stiffness of a coupling interface between the first component and the second component. The interface assembly includes at least one support coupler secured to the first component. The support coupler(s) includes a main body, a first arm extending from a first side of the main body, a second arm extending from a second side of the main body, and a flange extending from the main body. The flange includes a locking pin hole that is configured to selectively receive the locking pin. The locking pin is selectively moveable between a retracted position in which the locking pin is out of the locking pin hole, and a deployed position in which the locking pin extends into the locking pin hole and a portion of the first component and locks the interface assembly to the first component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Weathers, Dustin Gregory Padgett