Patents by Inventor James David Tummons

James David Tummons 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).

  • KEEL BEAM ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20220227474
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a keel beam assembly, an aircraft including the keel beam assembly, and a method of aircraft manufacture using the keel beam assembly. An illustrative keel beam assembly comprises a pair of keel chords extending outside an aircraft fuselage and forming at least part of a lower keel box portion of a keel box. An upper keel box portion of the keel box is coupled to the pair of keel chords and has an aft end engaged with and secured to an aft wheel well bulkhead (AWWB).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Danilo Vukosav, Daniel Cox, Evgeny M. Potupchik, James David Tummons, Ryan Matthew Slater, Timothy R. Portway