Patents by Inventor James Curtis Eason

James Curtis Eason 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).

  • Rotorcraft service fixtures
    Patent number: 11427352
    Abstract: A rotorcraft service fixture includes a fixture body and one or more rotor assembly connectors rigidly attached to or integral with the fixture body. The one or more rotor assembly connectors are sized and shaped to provide an interference fit with a portion of a rotor assembly of a rotorcraft to removably attach the fixture body to the portion of the rotor assembly. The rotorcraft service fixture also includes one or more support connectors rigidly attached to or integral with the fixture body. The one or more support connectors are sized and shaped to provide an interference fit with a partially detached component of the rotor assembly to immobilize the partially detached component during inspection or maintenance of the rotor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Curtis Raymond Estevo, Jr., Jared Cook Tompkinson, Talmadge Eugene Ryan, III, Carlos R. Aguirre, James Curtis Eason, Erich Lloyd Zimmerman
  • ROTORCRAFT SERVICE FIXTURES
    Publication number: 20200255120
    Abstract: A rotorcraft service fixture includes a fixture body and one or more rotor assembly connectors rigidly attached to or integral with the fixture body. The one or more rotor assembly connectors are sized and shaped to provide an interference fit with a portion of a rotor assembly of a rotorcraft to removably attach the fixture body to the portion of the rotor assembly. The rotorcraft service fixture also includes one or more support connectors rigidly attached to or integral with the fixture body. The one or more support connectors are sized and shaped to provide an interference fit with a partially detached component of the rotor assembly to immobilize the partially detached component during inspection or maintenance of the rotor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Curtis Raymond Estevo, JR., Jared Cook Tompkinson, Talmadge Eugene Ryan, III, Carlos R. Aguirre, James Curtis Eason, Erich Lloyd Zimmerman