Patents by Inventor JAMES BURTON NELSON

JAMES BURTON NELSON 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: 9340996
    Abstract: Adjustable strike plate assemblies and systems and methods including the same are disclosed herein. The assemblies include a cover plate that defines a lock-facing side, an opposed striker-facing side, and a striker opening. The assemblies further include a striker that defines a bolt receptacle that is sized to receive a bolt of a lock. The bolt receptacle is aligned within the striker opening to define a bolt-receiving portion of the strike plate assembly. The assemblies further include an alignment structure that aligns the striker with the cover plate to define a plurality of orientations of the bolt receptacle relative to the striker opening. In operation, the striker-facing side of the cover plate generally faces toward the striker and the alignment structure. The assemblies further include a fastening structure that selectively retains the bolt receptacle in a selected orientation of the plurality of orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: James Burton Nelson
  • Publication number: 20140353989
    Abstract: Adjustable strike plate assemblies and systems and methods including the same are disclosed herein. The assemblies include a cover plate that defines a lock-facing side, an opposed striker-facing side, and a striker opening. The assemblies further include a striker that defines a bolt receptacle that is sized to receive a bolt of a lock. The bolt receptacle is aligned within the striker opening to define a bolt-receiving portion of the strike plate assembly. The assemblies further include an alignment structure that aligns the striker with the cover plate to define a plurality of orientations of the bolt receptacle relative to the striker opening. In operation, the striker-facing side of the cover plate generally faces toward the striker and the alignment structure. The assemblies further include a fastening structure that selectively retains the bolt receptacle in a selected orientation of the plurality of orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: JAMES BURTON NELSON