Patents by Inventor James Benjamin Moates

James Benjamin Moates 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).

  • Hanger assembly for aircraft
    Patent number: 7100873
    Abstract: A hanger assembly for suspending an external store from an aircraft includes left and right side panels in hinged connection to a center panel, where the panels, in combination, form a band for substantially circumferentially surrounding the external store. The center panel includes an interface for engagement with an attachment pod on an aircraft, and the side panels are fastened in tension to each other diametrically opposite the interface. The length, thickness and material strength of the band are selected to minimize the bending moment, which is induced in the hanger assembly based on loading experienced during operational use, at a region of the band at which an interface is established with the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: DRS Training & Control Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: James Benjamin Moates
  • Hanger assembly for aircraft
    Publication number: 20040262456
    Abstract: A hanger assembly for suspending an external store from an aircraft includes left and right side panels in hinged connection to a center panel, where the panels, in combination, form a band for substantially circumferentially surrounding the external store. The center panel includes an interface for engagement with an attachment pod on an aircraft, and the side panels are fastened in tension to each other diametrically opposite the interface. The length, thickness and material strength of the band are selected to minimize the bending moment, which is induced in the hanger assembly based on loading experienced during operational use, at a region of the band at which an interface is established with the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventor: James Benjamin Moates