Patents by Inventor Gregory W Davidson

Gregory W Davidson 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).

  • Method for installing a collapsible mobile platform interior structure
    Patent number: 8875400
    Abstract: A method for installing an interior structure for a mobile platform is provided. The method may involve carrying a lightweight collapsible frame through a man-door of a mobile platform while the collapsible frame is in a collapsed state. The collapsed frame may then be expanded to provide at least a portion of a load bearing frame for a mobile platform interior structure. A plurality of interchangeable panels may be attached to the collapsible frame to form interior surfaces of the mobile platform interior structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Ritts, Gregory W. Davidson, Christopher J. Mills
  • METHOD FOR INSTALLING A COLLAPSIBLE MOBILE PLATFORM INTERIOR STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20110265307
    Abstract: A method for installing an interior structure for a mobile platform is provided. The method may involve carrying a lightweight collapsible frame through a man-door of a mobile platform while the collapsible frame is in a collapsed state. The collapsed frame may then be expanded to provide at least a portion of a load bearing frame for a mobile platform interior structure. A plurality of interchangeable panels may be attached to the collapsible frame to form interior surfaces of the mobile platform interior structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Ritts, Gregory W. Davidson, Christopher J. Mills
  • Method for installing a collapsible mobile platform interior structure
    Patent number: 7987596
    Abstract: A method for installing an interior structure for a mobile platform is provided. The method includes carrying a lightweight collapsible frame through a man-door of a mobile platform while the collapsible frame is in a collapsed state. The collapsed frame is then expanded to provide at least a portion of a load bearing frame for a mobile platform interior structure. A plurality of interchangeable panels are removable attached to the collapsible frame to form interior surfaces of the mobile platform interior structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Ritts, Gregory W Davidson, Christopher J. Mills
  • Collapsible mobile platform interior structure
    Patent number: 7237749
    Abstract: An interior structure for a mobile platform is provided. The interior structure is constructed of a lightweight collapsible frame that can be reconfigured from a compact, substantially flat collapsed state to a non-compact, substantially sprawling expanded state. In the expanded state, the collapsible frame provides at least a portion of a structural load bearing frame for the interior structure. The interior structure additionally includes a plurality of interchangeable panels that attach to the collapsible frame to form interior surfaces of the structure. The panels form such things as the interior wall, ceiling and floor surfaces and can also include amenities such as shelves, lights, beds, closets, electrical outlets, Internet connections and entertainment equipment. The interior structure can be carried though the typical man-door of a mobile platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael A Ritts, Gregory W Davidson, Christopher J Mills