Patents by Inventor Eddie Daryl Banks

Eddie Daryl Banks 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).

  • Translating door centering system
    Patent number: 8919698
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a tracking door centering system. An apparatus may comprise an elongate member, a first centering track, and a second centering track. The elongate member may have a first end and a second end capable of being rotatably mounted to a door along an axis that may be substantially parallel to a horizontal centerline. The first centering track may be mounted on the first end. The second centering track may be mounted on the second end. The first centering track and the second centering track may be movable to reduce rotational movement of the door during movement of the door about a vertical centerline when a first follower is engaged in the first centering track and a second follower is engaged in the second centering track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sun Gil Kim, Eddie Daryl Banks, Kurt Poechlauer
  • TRANSLATING DOOR CENTERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100024305
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a tracking door centering system. An apparatus may comprise an elongate member, a first centering track, and a second centering track. The elongate member may have a first end and a second end capable of being rotatably mounted to a door along an axis that may be substantially parallel to a horizontal centerline. The first centering track may be mounted on the first end. The second centering track may be mounted on the second end. The first centering track and the second centering track may be movable to reduce rotational movement of the door during movement of the door about a vertical centerline when a first follower is engaged in the first centering track and a second follower is engaged in the second centering track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Sun Gil Kim, Eddie Daryl Banks, Kurt Poechlauer