Patents by Inventor Frank Nogales

Frank Nogales 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).

  • Landing gear lights having multi-axis rotation
    Patent number: 10150574
    Abstract: Landing gear lights having multiple degrees of rotation are described herein. One disclosed example apparatus includes an aircraft landing gear light fixture having a first spherical portion, and a light assembly coupled to the light fixture, where the light assembly includes a second spherical portion adjacent the first spherical portion. The disclosed example apparatus also includes first and second pivots to allow the light assembly to rotate relative to the light fixture about two axes, where the rotation of the light assembly relative to the light fixture occurs by the first and second spherical portions moving relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Frank Nogales, Khiem Nguyen Pham
  • LANDING GEAR LIGHTS HAVING MULTI-AXIS ROTATION
    Publication number: 20170021940
    Abstract: Landing gear lights having multiple degrees of rotation are described herein. One disclosed example apparatus includes an aircraft landing gear light fixture having a first spherical portion, and a light assembly coupled to the light fixture, where the light assembly includes a second spherical portion adjacent the first spherical portion. The disclosed example apparatus also includes first and second pivots to allow the light assembly to rotate relative to the light fixture about two axes, where the rotation of the light assembly relative to the light fixture occurs by the first and second spherical portions moving relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Frank Nogales, Khiem Nguyen Pham