Patents by Inventor Harold Demarest, Jr.

Harold Demarest, Jr. 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).

  • Air seal assembly for aircraft flap seal
    Patent number: 9618118
    Abstract: An air seal assembly for an aircraft control surface comprises a bulb-type air seal, a mounting bracket and a fastener. The bulb-type air seal has a hollow bulb portion, a T-shaped mounting extension, and a first through hole extending through the T-shaped mounting extension. The mounting bracket has a T-shaped channel configured to slidingly receive the T-shaped mounting extension of the air seal and a second through hole. The fastener has a head at one end and an opposite exposed end sized for extending through the first through hole in the T-shaped mounting extension and through the second through hole in the mounting bracket. The exposed end is accessible to tighten the fastener against the bracket to keep the air seal in place within the T-shaped channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Alaska Airlines, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Robert Foster, Eiji Sugi, Harold Demarest, Jr.
  • AIR SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT FLAP SEAL
    Publication number: 20160186866
    Abstract: An air seal assembly for an aircraft control surface comprises a bulb-type air seal, a mounting bracket and a fastener. The bulb-type air seal has a hollow bulb portion, a T-shaped mounting extension, and a first through hole extending through the T-shaped mounting extension. The mounting bracket has a T-shaped channel configured to slidingly receive the T-shaped mounting extension of the air seal and a second through hole. The fastener has a head at one end and an opposite exposed end sized for extending through the first through hole in the T-shaped mounting extension and through the second through hole in the mounting bracket. The exposed end is accessible to tighten the fastener against the bracket to keep the air seal in place within the T-shaped channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Robert Foster, Eiji Sugi, Harold Demarest, Jr.