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).

  • Publication number: 20230166826
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Russell W. Keck, Gregory A. Tubbs
  • Patent number: 11548613
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Phillip E. Pacini
  • Patent number: 11465747
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin Cassou, Gregory A. Tubbs
  • Patent number: 11362494
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Colin R. Kreiger, Alexander J. Matsuoka, Derrick B. Pruitt, Michael E. Frick, Gregory A. Tubbs
  • Patent number: 11034429
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Paul J. Wilcynski
  • Patent number: 10992120
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Colin R. Kreiger, Gregory A. Tubbs, Alexander J. Matsuoka, Michael E. Frick, Ryan P. Rogers, Jackson L. Fadely, Derrick B. Pruitt
  • Publication number: 20210031922
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin Cassou, Gregory A. Tubbs
  • Publication number: 20210006051
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Colin R. Kreiger, Alexander J. Matsuoka, Derrick B. Pruitt, Michael E. Frick, Gregory A. Tubbs
  • Publication number: 20210006050
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Colin R. Kreiger, Gregory A. Tubbs, Alexander J. Matsuoka, Michael E. Frick, Ryan P. Rogers, Jackson L. Fadely, Derrick B. Pruitt
  • Publication number: 20200407038
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Phillip E. Pacini
  • Publication number: 20200062370
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Paul J. Wilcynski
  • Patent number: 10414480
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Cory M. Hitchcock, Thomas S. Perkins, Erik Ivar Wiman, Gregory A. Tubbs
  • Publication number: 20190071162
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Cory M. Hitchcock, Thomas S. Perkins, Erik Ivar Wiman, Gregory A. Tubbs
  • Patent number: D920889
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Kevin Cassou, David A. Young, Trevis Kurz, Franco M. Cagnina, Gary E. Liljebeck, Adam Boroughs
  • Patent number: D920890
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Kevin Cassou, David A. Young, Trevis Kurz, Franco M. Cagnina, Gary E. Liljebeck, Adam Boroughs
  • Patent number: D920891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Kevin Cassou, David A. Young, Trevis Kurz, Franco M. Cagnina, Gary E. Liljebeck, Adam Boroughs
  • Patent number: D920892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Kevin Cassou, David A. Young, Trevis Kurz, Franco M. Cagnina, Gary E. Liljebeck, Adam Boroughs
  • Patent number: D921569
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Kevin Cassou, David A. Young, Trevis Kurz, Franco M. Cagnina, Gary E. Liljebeck, Adam Boroughs
  • Patent number: D921570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Kevin Cassou, David A. Young, Trevis Kurz, Franco M. Cagnina, Gary E. Liljebeck, Adam Boroughs
  • Patent number: D1012815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Phillip E. Pacini