Patents by Inventor Howard Apps

Howard Apps 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).

  • Fastener arrangement for fastening a detachable panel
    Publication number: 20060251496
    Abstract: In one embodiment the fastening of a detachable panel can be seen in, an assembly comprising a fastener 28, a panel 10 and a supporting structure 12. The panel 10 and a flange 14 of the supporting structure 12 are formed with respective tapered holes 22,24 which receive the fastener 28, the taper of one hole being a continuation of the taper of the other. The fastener 28 is secured to the flange 12 and urges a tapered surface 32 of the fastener 28 into the tapered holes 22, 24 in a non-jamming manner thereby locating the panel 10 with respect to the flange 12 and hence with respect to the supporting structure 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Christopher Wood, Philip Robinson, Howard Apps