Patents by Inventor Gregory A. Tubbs
Gregory A. Tubbs 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).
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Publication number: 20230166826Abstract: An assembly for use in a vehicle cabin includes a floor coupling structure and a sidewall coupling structure. The floor coupling structure includes a floor interface portion and a sidewall interface portion that extends transversely relative to the floor interface portion. The floor interface portion is configured to attach the floor coupling structure to a floor assembly of an internal cabin of a vehicle. The sidewall coupling structure has at least one friction-fit portion and a sidewall attachment section. The sidewall attachment section is configured to couple the sidewall coupling structure to a sidewall assembly of the internal cabin. The at least one friction-fit portion is configured to couple to the sidewall interface portion of the floor coupling structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Russell W. Keck, Gregory A. Tubbs
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Patent number: 11548613Abstract: There is provided an air grille panel assembly for a vehicle. The assembly includes an air grille panel having air grille openings, a top end, and a bottom end. The top end is configured for coupling to a sidewall panel in a cabin of the vehicle. The bottom end is configured for coupling to a raceway assembly on a floor in the cabin. The assembly further includes a frame member disposed around a perimeter of each of the air grille openings, to define each of the air grille openings, an air grille coupled to the frame member and covering each of the air grille openings, and a cover member releasably attached to the air grille. The assembly is configured for coupling to the sidewall panel, via a float attachment, that allows for a vertical adjustment, to accommodate different installed positions of the assembly in the cabin of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Phillip E. Pacini
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Patent number: 11465747Abstract: A vehicle includes an interior cabin, a primary structure within the interior cabin, a plurality of securing mounts having first ends directly coupled to the primary structure, and second ends, and an overhead support platform system directly coupled to the second ends of the plurality of securing mounts. The overhead support platform system includes at least one adapter rail having a plurality of commodity mounts. At least one commodity is directly coupled to the overhead support platform system. The commodity is adaptively secured to one or more of the plurality of commodity mounts.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Kevin Cassou, Gregory A. Tubbs
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Patent number: 11362494Abstract: There is provided a raceway cover assembly for installing conductive element(s) in an aircraft. The raceway cover assembly includes a raceway cover for removable coupling to a raceway. The raceway is configured for attachment to a sidewall assembly for use in a cabin of the aircraft. The raceway cover includes a first cover side, a second cover side, and retaining element(s) disposed on the first cover side. The raceway cover assembly further includes the conductive element(s) coupled and retained to the first cover side, with the retaining element(s), to form the raceway cover assembly. The conductive element(s) and the raceway cover are assembled together at a location off of the aircraft, prior to installing the raceway cover assembly with the one or more conductive elements in the aircraft, which allows for routing of the one or more conductive elements in the raceway cover at the location off of the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Colin R. Kreiger, Alexander J. Matsuoka, Derrick B. Pruitt, Michael E. Frick, Gregory A. Tubbs
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Patent number: 11034429Abstract: Disclosed herein is an example ceiling header system for an aircraft cabin that includes a ceiling between a first storage bin and a second storage bin. The ceiling header system includes a ceiling header that includes a top surface that conforms to the ceiling and a bottom surface that is opposite the top surface. The ceiling header system also includes a curtain track. The top surface is configured to be held against the ceiling via the curtain track being placed against the bottom surface, the curtain track being (i) attachable at a first end of the curtain track to a first rail of the first storage bin and (ii) attachable at a second end of the curtain track to a second rail of the second storage bin.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Paul J. Wilcynski
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Patent number: 10992120Abstract: There is provided a sidewall closeout area assembly for an aircraft. The assembly includes a raceway with a first end to attach to a sidewall assembly, a second end to attach to aircraft floor structure(s), and a raceway body with first access opening(s) providing access to one or more of, a crown area and an underfloor area, for conductive elements routed along the raceway. The assembly further includes a raceway cover removably coupled to the raceway and having second access opening(s) providing access to the cabin and to an overfloor area in the cabin for the conductive elements. The assembly further includes a closeout area formed between the raceway body and the raceway cover, to house and protect the conductive elements. The assembly facilitates accessibility to the conductive elements, and provides a routing path for the conductive elements that does not need to be reconfigured for different aircraft cabin layouts.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Colin R. Kreiger, Gregory A. Tubbs, Alexander J. Matsuoka, Michael E. Frick, Ryan P. Rogers, Jackson L. Fadely, Derrick B. Pruitt
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Publication number: 20210031922Abstract: A vehicle includes an interior cabin, a primary structure within the interior cabin, a plurality of securing mounts having first ends directly coupled to the primary structure, and second ends, and an overhead support platform system directly coupled to the second ends of the plurality of securing mounts. The overhead support platform system includes at least one adapter rail having a plurality of commodity mounts. At least one commodity is directly coupled to the overhead support platform system. The commodity is adaptively secured to one or more of the plurality of commodity mounts.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Kevin Cassou, Gregory A. Tubbs
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Publication number: 20210006050Abstract: There is provided a sidewall closeout area assembly for an aircraft. The assembly includes a raceway with a first end to attach to a sidewall assembly, a second end to attach to aircraft floor structure(s), and a raceway body with first access opening(s) providing access to one or more of, a crown area and an underfloor area, for conductive elements routed along the raceway. The assembly further includes a raceway cover removably coupled to the raceway and having second access opening(s) providing access to the cabin and to an overfloor area in the cabin for the conductive elements. The assembly further includes a closeout area formed between the raceway body and the raceway cover, to house and protect the conductive elements. The assembly facilitates accessibility to the conductive elements, and provides a routing path for the conductive elements that does not need to be reconfigured for different aircraft cabin layouts.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Colin R. Kreiger, Gregory A. Tubbs, Alexander J. Matsuoka, Michael E. Frick, Ryan P. Rogers, Jackson L. Fadely, Derrick B. Pruitt
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Publication number: 20210006051Abstract: There is provided a raceway cover assembly for installing conductive element(s) in an aircraft. The raceway cover assembly includes a raceway cover for removable coupling to a raceway. The raceway is configured for attachment to a sidewall assembly for use in a cabin of the aircraft. The raceway cover includes a first cover side, a second cover side, and retaining element(s) disposed on the first cover side. The raceway cover assembly further includes the conductive element(s) coupled and retained to the first cover side, with the retaining element(s), to form the raceway cover assembly. The conductive element(s) and the raceway cover are assembled together at a location off of the aircraft, prior to installing the raceway cover assembly with the one or more conductive elements in the aircraft, which allows for routing of the one or more conductive elements in the raceway cover at the location off of the aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Colin R. Kreiger, Alexander J. Matsuoka, Derrick B. Pruitt, Michael E. Frick, Gregory A. Tubbs
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Publication number: 20200407038Abstract: There is provided an air grille panel assembly for a vehicle. The assembly includes an air grille panel having air grille openings, a top end, and a bottom end. The top end is configured for coupling to a sidewall panel in a cabin of the vehicle. The bottom end is configured for coupling to a raceway assembly on a floor in the cabin. The assembly further includes a frame member disposed around a perimeter of each of the air grille openings, to define each of the air grille openings, an air grille coupled to the frame member and covering each of the air grille openings, and a cover member releasably attached to the air grille. The assembly is configured for coupling to the sidewall panel, via a float attachment, that allows for a vertical adjustment, to accommodate different installed positions of the assembly in the cabin of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Phillip E. Pacini
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Publication number: 20200062370Abstract: Disclosed herein is an example ceiling header system for an aircraft cabin that includes a ceiling between a first storage bin and a second storage bin. The ceiling header system includes a ceiling header that includes a top surface that conforms to the ceiling and a bottom surface that is opposite the top surface. The ceiling header system also includes a curtain track. The top surface is configured to be held against the ceiling via the curtain track being placed against the bottom surface, the curtain track being (i) attachable at a first end of the curtain track to a first rail of the first storage bin and (ii) attachable at a second end of the curtain track to a second rail of the second storage bin.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Paul J. Wilcynski
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Patent number: 10414480Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for securing aircraft sidewall. One embodiment comprises a hanger for supporting sections of sidewall for an aircraft. The hanger includes an elongated vertical member that attaches to a frame of the aircraft, and sets of keyholes that are each arranged in a vertical pattern along the member and that are each configured to support a corresponding section of sidewall of the aircraft. Each keyhole includes a receptacle dimensioned to receive a fitting from a section of sidewall, and a slot dimensioned to slidably accept the fitting via the receptacle to secure the fitting in place. The slot size of keyholes in each set varies from one end of the vertical pattern to another end of the vertical pattern.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Cory M. Hitchcock, Thomas S. Perkins, Erik Ivar Wiman, Gregory A. Tubbs
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Publication number: 20190071162Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for securing aircraft sidewall. One embodiment comprises a hanger for supporting sections of sidewall for an aircraft. The hanger includes an elongated vertical member that attaches to a frame of the aircraft, and sets of keyholes that are each arranged in a vertical pattern along the member and that are each configured to support a corresponding section of sidewall of the aircraft. Each keyhole includes a receptacle dimensioned to receive a fitting from a section of sidewall, and a slot dimensioned to slidably accept the fitting via the receptacle to secure the fitting in place. The slot size of keyholes in each set varies from one end of the vertical pattern to another end of the vertical pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Cory M. Hitchcock, Thomas S. Perkins, Erik Ivar Wiman, Gregory A. Tubbs
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Patent number: D920889Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Kevin Cassou, David A. Young, Trevis Kurz, Franco M. Cagnina, Gary E. Liljebeck, Adam Boroughs
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Patent number: D920890Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Kevin Cassou, David A. Young, Trevis Kurz, Franco M. Cagnina, Gary E. Liljebeck, Adam Boroughs
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Patent number: D920891Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Kevin Cassou, David A. Young, Trevis Kurz, Franco M. Cagnina, Gary E. Liljebeck, Adam Boroughs
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Patent number: D920892Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Kevin Cassou, David A. Young, Trevis Kurz, Franco M. Cagnina, Gary E. Liljebeck, Adam Boroughs
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Patent number: D921569Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Kevin Cassou, David A. Young, Trevis Kurz, Franco M. Cagnina, Gary E. Liljebeck, Adam Boroughs
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Patent number: D921570Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Kevin Cassou, David A. Young, Trevis Kurz, Franco M. Cagnina, Gary E. Liljebeck, Adam Boroughs
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Patent number: D1012815Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Phillip E. Pacini