Patents by Inventor Gregory Warren Thompson

Gregory Warren Thompson 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: 11738850
    Abstract: An airframe 1 or part thereof comprises a set of modular cells 10, including a first cell 10A comprising a set of profiles 100 including: a first structural profile 100A, having a first length L1 and enclosing a first volume V1 providing a first passageway P1; and a second profile 100B, having a second length L2 and enclosing a second volume V2, wherein the first passageway P1 is arranged to receive the second profile 100B therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventor: Gregory Warren Thompson
  • Patent number: 11731788
    Abstract: A method of producing at least part of a structural frame of a vehicle, the method comprising: providing a support structure (300), the support structure (300) comprising: a plurality of elongate members (301); and one or more retaining members (208) configured to retain the elongate members (301); mounting a plurality of first structural components (206) to the support structure (300) by coupling the first structural components (206) to the elongate members (301) such that each first structural component (206) occupies a different respective position along the elongate members (301); and attaching a plurality of second structural components (204) to the first structural components (206), thereby coupling together the first structural components (206) to form the at least part of the structural frame of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventor: Gregory Warren Thompson
  • Publication number: 20230053640
    Abstract: An airframe or a part thereof 3, for example a skin assembly or a profile such as a structural profile, comprises: a wall W having an aperture A therethrough, wherein the wall W provides a frame F surrounding, at least in part, the aperture A; a panel P conforming with the aperture A; and wherein the airframe or the part 3 thereof is configurable in: a first configuration, wherein the panel P and the frame F are mutually spaced apart; and a second configuration, wherein the panel P is received in the frame F and wherein the frame F resists movement of the panel P in two or three mutually orthogonal directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: BAE Systems plc
    Inventor: Gregory Warren Thompson
  • Publication number: 20230046113
    Abstract: An airframe 1 or part thereof comprises a set of modular cells 10, including a first cell 10A comprising a set of profiles 100 including: a first structural profile 100A, having a first length L1 and enclosing a first volume V1 providing a first passageway P1; and a second profile 100B, having a second length L2 and enclosing a second volume V2, wherein the first passageway P1 is arranged to receive the second profile 100B therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: BAE Systems plc
    Inventor: Gregory Warren Thompson
  • Publication number: 20220306266
    Abstract: A packer for application to an aircraft airframe, the packer comprising: a sheet of material having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a plurality of voids defined through the sheet of material from the first surface to the second surface, thereby to provide that the sheet of material is flexible. The sheet of material may define a frame and a plurality of struts extending from one side of the frame to an opposite side of the frame. The frame and the struts may define, at least in part, the voids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: BAE Systems plc
    Inventor: Gregory Warren Thompson
  • Publication number: 20220204183
    Abstract: A method of producing at least part of a structural frame of a vehicle, the method comprising: providing a support structure (300), the support structure (300) comprising: a plurality of elongate members (301); and one or more retaining members (208) configured to retain the elongate members (301); mounting a plurality of first structural components (206) to the support structure (300) by coupling the first structural components (206) to the elongate members (301) such that each first structural component (206) occupies a different respective position along the elongate members (301); and attaching a plurality of second structural components (204) to the first structural components (206), thereby coupling together the first structural components (206) to form the at least part of the structural frame of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: BAE Systems plc
    Inventor: Gregory Warren Thompson
  • Patent number: 11303085
    Abstract: A plug assembly in which the insulator part can be moved from an unfolded state to a folded state. The insulator may be utilised in the unfolded state for assembly of a wiring loom and then folded into the folded state for insertion into a connector body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventor: Gregory Warren Thompson
  • Publication number: 20210126417
    Abstract: A plug assembly in which the insulator part can be moved from an unfolded state to a folded state. The insulator may be utilised in the unfolded state for assembly of a wiring loom and then folded into the folded state for insertion into a connector body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventor: Gregory Warren Thompson
  • Patent number: 10910784
    Abstract: A plug assembly in which the insulator part can be moved from an unfolded state to a folded state. The insulator may be utilised in the unfolded state for assembly of a wiring loom, and then folded into the folded state for insertion into a connector body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventor: Gregory Warren Thompson
  • Publication number: 20200259304
    Abstract: A plug assembly in which the insulator part can be moved from an unfolded state to a folded state. The insulator may be utilised in the unfolded state for assembly of a wiring loom, and then folded into the folded state for insertion into a connector body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Gregory Warren Thompson