Patents by Inventor Eric D. Dickey

Eric D. Dickey 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).

  • Aircraft wing droop leading edge apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 11254414
    Abstract: Aircraft wing droop leading edge apparatus and methods are described. An example aircraft includes a wing having a front spar and an outer skin covering the front spar. The outer skin includes a forward portion located forward of the front spar. The forward portion of the outer skin includes a leading edge movable between a neutral position and a drooped position deflected downward relative to the neutral position. The forward portion of the outer skin has a continuous outer mold line when the leading edge is in the drooped position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Arvin Shmilovich, Eric D. Dickey
  • AIRCRAFT WING DROOP LEADING EDGE APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210323656
    Abstract: Aircraft wing droop leading edge apparatus and methods are described. An example aircraft includes a wing having a front spar and an outer skin covering the front spar. The outer skin includes a forward portion located forward of the front spar. The forward portion of the outer skin includes a leading edge movable between a neutral position and a drooped position deflected downward relative to the neutral position. The forward portion of the outer skin has a continuous outer mold line when the leading edge is in the drooped position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Arvin Shmilovich, Eric D. Dickey
  • Aircraft with strut-braced wing system
    Patent number: 10974808
    Abstract: Described herein is an aircraft. The aircraft comprises a body. The aircraft also comprises a wing coupled to and extending from the body. The wing comprises a wing inboard end portion, a wing outboard end portion, opposite the wing inboard end portion, and an intermediate portion between the wing inboard end portion and the wing outboard end portion. The aircraft further comprises a strut. The strut comprises a strut inboard end portion coupled to and extending from the body and a strut outboard end portion coupled to and extending from the intermediate portion of the wing. The aircraft additionally comprises at least one aerodynamic control surface movably coupled to the strut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Neal A. Harrison, Lie-Mine Gea, Anthony J. Sclafani, Eric D. Dickey, Michael D. Beyar, Christopher K. Droney
  • AIRCRAFT WITH STRUT-BRACED WING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190291846
    Abstract: Described herein is an aircraft. The aircraft comprises a body. The aircraft also comprises a wing coupled to and extending from the body. The wing comprises a wing inboard end portion, a wing outboard end portion, opposite the wing inboard end portion, and an intermediate portion between the wing inboard end portion and the wing outboard end portion. The aircraft further comprises a strut. The strut comprises a strut inboard end portion coupled to and extending from the body and a strut outboard end portion coupled to and extending from the intermediate portion of the wing. The aircraft additionally comprises at least one aerodynamic control surface movably coupled to the strut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Neal A. Harrison, Lie-Mine Gea, Anthony J. Sclafani, Eric D. Dickey, Michael D. Beyar, Christopher K. Droney