Patents by Inventor Hugh Theobald

Hugh Theobald 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).

  • Leading edge structure
    Patent number: 11247766
    Abstract: A leading edge structure for providing an aerodynamic surface of an aircraft is disclosed having a skin structure, the skin structure providing an outer aerodynamic surface and an inner surface, both surfaces extending in a chordwise and spanwise direction of the structure, and a plurality of structural members, each structural member being connected to the inner surface of the skin structure and extending in the chordwise direction along the inner surface, wherein the structural members are integrally formed with the inner surface of the skin structure. The disclosure is also related to an aircraft wing, aircraft tailplane, wing box structure, wing or wing structure and an aircraft including the leading edge structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, AIRBUS OPERATIONS GmbH
    Inventors: Llifon Williams, Ross Salisbury, Marcus Rafla, Hugh Theobald, Christopher Payne, Robert McCormick, Heinz Hansen, Timothy Evans
  • LEADING EDGE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20190092450
    Abstract: A leading edge structure for providing an aerodynamic surface of an aircraft is disclosed having a skin structure, the skin structure providing an outer aerodynamic surface and an inner surface, both surfaces extending in a chordwise and spanwise direction of the structure, and a plurality of structural members, each structural member being connected to the inner surface of the skin structure and extending in the chordwise direction along the inner surface, wherein the structural members are integrally formed with the inner surface of the skin structure. The disclosure is also related to an aircraft wing, aircraft tailplane, wing box structure, wing or wing structure and an aircraft including the leading edge structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Llifon Williams, Ross Salisbury, Marcus Rafla, Hugh Theobald, Christopher Payne, Robert McCormick, Heinz Hansen, Timothy Evans
  • LEADING EDGE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20150048207
    Abstract: The invention provides a leading edge structure for providing an aerodynamic surface of an aircraft, the leading edge structure comprising a skin structure, the skin structure providing an outer aerodynamic surface and an inner surface, both surfaces extending in a chordwise and spanwise direction of the structure, and a plurality of structural members, each structural member being connected to the inner surface of the skin structure and extending in the chordwise direction along the inner surface, wherein the structural members are integrally formed with the inner surface of the skin structure. The invention also provides an aircraft wing, aircraft tailplane, wing box structure, wing or wing structure and an aircraft including the leading edge structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Llifon Williams, Ross Salisbury, Marcus Rafla, Hugh Theobald, Christopher Payne, Robert McCormick, Heinz Hansen, Timothy Evans