Patents by Inventor Garth Cook

Garth Cook 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).

  • Tube fixture and system
    Patent number: 11400553
    Abstract: A fixture for holding a barrel-shaped part, including an interior surface, in a fixed position includes a body configured to fit inside the barrel-shaped part and a support ring coupled to the body. The support ring includes a peripheral channel. The fixture further includes a bladder tube engaged with the peripheral channel of the support ring and inflatable to engage the interior surface of the barrel-shaped part when the body is inside the barrel-shaped part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Hongda Zhang, Gang Qi, Yee-Ying Chung, Garth Cook
  • TUBE FIXTURE AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190184508
    Abstract: A fixture for holding a barrel-shaped part, including an interior surface, in a fixed position includes a body configured to fit inside the barrel-shaped part and a support ring coupled to the body. The support ring includes a peripheral channel. The fixture further includes a bladder tube engaged with the peripheral channel of the support ring and inflatable to engage the interior surface of the barrel-shaped part when the body is inside the barrel-shaped part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Hongda Zhang, Gang Qi, Yee-Ying Chung, Garth Cook