Patents by Inventor Gregory Staton Smith

Gregory Staton Smith 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).

  • Patent number: 12752931
    Abstract: A barrier door system to control movement of persons through an opening within a cabin area of an aircraft. The barrier door system includes a track with an elongated shape with a first end and a second end. A barrier door includes panels that are pivotally connected together and one or more pins that extend outward from a top edge of the barrier door and are configured to engage with the track. The panels are configured to pivot together in a folded configuration at a stowed position, and to pivot outward away from the track in an extended configuration to extend across the opening at the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel Bryan Nunes, Steven Ellis Rhynard, Gregory Staton Smith, Hakeem Haj-Musa, Justin Tabora, Paul Addis
  • Publication number: 20250305325
    Abstract: A lock for a multiple panel door. The lock includes a strike section configured to be mounted to a first panel and with the strike section having a receptacle. A latch section is configured to be mounted to a second panel and with the latch section having a bolt selectively movable between an unlocked position that is away from the receptacle and a locked position that is positioned in the receptacle. A hinge pivotally connects the strike section and the latch section. The strike section and the latch section are selectively movable about the hinge to enable relative pivoting movement between the first panel and the second panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Steven Ellis Rhynard, Daniel Bryan Nunes, Emad Said Kiriakos, Gregory Staton Smith, Rich J. LaConte, David Lee Chadwell
  • Publication number: 20250121954
    Abstract: A barrier door system to control movement of persons through an opening within a cabin area of an aircraft. The barrier door system includes a track with an elongated shape with a first end and a second end. A barrier door includes panels that are pivotally connected together and one or more pins that extend outward from a top edge of the barrier door and are configured to engage with the track. The panels are configured to pivot together in a folded configuration at a stowed position, and to pivot outward away from the track in an extended configuration to extend across the opening at the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Daniel Bryan Nunes, Steven Ellis Rhynard, Gregory Staton Smith, Hakeem Haj-Musa, Justin Tabora, Paul Addis
  • Publication number: 20250108905
    Abstract: A barrier door system to control movement of persons through an opening in an interior space of an aircraft. The barrier door system having a frame with outer members that extend around a gap. A barrier door has a first panel and a second panel that are pivotally connected together with the barrier door pivotally connected to the frame. The barrier door is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The stowed position includes the first panel and the second panel folded together in an overlapping configuration and positioned in the gap in the frame and away from the opening. The deployed position includes the first panel and the second panel positioned away from the gap and extending across the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Daniel Bryan Nunes, Steven Ellis Rhynard, Gregory Staton Smith, Hakeem Haj-Musa, Sean Michael Finerty, Nathan Lee Near, Daniel Paul Warren, Paul Addis, Kyong S. Kim
  • Publication number: 20250108904
    Abstract: A barrier door system configured to be positioned at an opening within an interior of an aircraft. The barrier door system comprises a door that is movable between a stowed position away from the opening and a deployed position that extends across the opening. A lock is mounted to the door and configured to lock the door in the deployed position with the lock configured to be immediately movable from a locked position to an unlocked position from a forward side of the door and to delay moving from the locked position to the unlocked position from a rear side of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Daniel Bryan Nunes, Gregory Staton Smith, Steven Ellis Rhynard, Hakeem Haj-Musa, Sean Michael Finerty, Paul Addis, Daniel Paul Warren, Nathan Lee Near, Kyong S. Kim