Patents by Inventor Gary E. King

Gary E. King 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).

  • Aft double deck airplane
    Patent number: 5115999
    Abstract: An upper deck shell is provided on a main deck shell in the aft region of the fuselage (10). In the aft region (18), an upper deck (38) is provided above the main deck (36). Passenger seats (Sm, Su) are provided on both the main deck (36) and the upper deck (38). A transition region (54) is provided in which a stairway (58) is located. The stairway permits passengers and crew to move between the main deck (36) and the upper deck (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christian K. E. Buchsel, Gary E. King, Jerry J. Burns
  • Recessed lighting system
    Patent number: 4367514
    Abstract: A recessed lighting system for a vechicle such as an airplane employs an exit lens mounted in the external skin of the airplane that has minimum cross-sectional area. The lighting system can include a light source such as a conventional lamp, a light converging lens to reduce the cross-sectional area of the lamp beam, a focusing lens to adjust the exit beam dispersal, and a mirror to divert the converged light beam through the exit lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1983
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David T. Large, Gary E. King
  • Aft double deck airplane
    Patent number: D326842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christian K. E. Buchsel, Jerry J. Burns, Gary E. King