Patents by Inventor Frank Dugger

Frank Dugger 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).

  • Modular pod system for aircraft
    Patent number: 9394051
    Abstract: A mission pod system for an aircraft set to perform a mission includes a fixed portion that is fixedly secured to an exterior surface of the aircraft. The mission pod system also includes a modular portion that is removably secured to the fixed portion and spaced away from the exterior surface of the aircraft via the fixed portion. The modular portion includes an entirety of mission-specific components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Craig C. M. Chun, Lyle E. Picard, Frank Dugger, Harold A. Koehler, Paul L. Wynns, George Hall, Glen W. Cunningham, Arthur Jules Rosenwach, Justin Kearns
  • MODULAR POD SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20150298807
    Abstract: A mission pod system for an aircraft set to perform a mission includes a fixed portion that is fixedly secured to an exterior surface of the aircraft. The mission pod system also includes a modular portion that is removably secured to the fixed portion and spaced away from the exterior surface of the aircraft via the fixed portion. The modular portion includes an entirety of mission-specific components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Craig C.M. Chun, Lyle E. Picard, Frank Dugger, Harold A. Koehler, Paul L. Wynns, George Hall, Glen W. Cunningham, Arthur Jules Rosenwach, Justin Kearns