Patents by Inventor James Perdue

James Perdue 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: 11332351
    Abstract: A jack pad device adapted to transfer loads between an aircraft and a jack device for jacking the aircraft, and a method for jacking an aircraft are provided. In one non-limiting example, the jack pad device includes a jack pad body. A jack engagement portion extends from the jack pad body and is configured to engage the jack device. A first coupler is attached to the jack pad body and is configured to couple to the aircraft to hold the jack pad device to the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Bago, James Perdue, Patrick Leonard, Jason Jones
  • Publication number: 20220026205
    Abstract: A leveling device is disclosed herein. The leveling device includes a body having a body having front surface, bottom surface, side surface and a rear mounting support, the side surface having an aperture configurated to receive a spirt level and a front surface having an aperture therein for viewing the sprit level in the body and the rear mounting support having a first mounting surface configured to be at an angle relative to a plane of the bottom surface, and a second mounting surface orthogonal to the first mounting surface, each of the first and second mounting surfaces having at least one aperture formed therein to receive a magnetic coupling element, whereby, the body containing the sprit level may be magnetically coupled to a vehicle to indicate whether the vehicle remains level during a jacking operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy A. Bago, James Perdue, Patrick Leonard
  • Patent number: 11230369
    Abstract: An emission-capturing apparatus includes a tank having an inlet and an outlet. The apparatus further includes a muffler fluidly coupled with the outlet to intercept fluid exiting the outlet, permit passage of gas through the muffler, and inhibit passage of liquid through the muffler. The apparatus further includes a hose having a tank end and a distal end. The tank end is coupled to the inlet. The apparatus further includes a fitting fluidly coupled to the distal end of the hose. The fitting is configured to be fluidly coupled to an end section of an ejection port of a vehicle to receive an emission from the ejection port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Inventors: James Perdue, Jeffrey Slump, Bret Bell
  • Patent number: 11231274
    Abstract: A leveling device is disclosed herein. The leveling device includes a body having a body having front surface, bottom surface, side surface and a rear mounting support, the side surface having an aperture configurated to receive a spirt level and a front surface having an aperture therein for viewing the sprit level in the body and the rear mounting support having a first mounting surface configured to be at an angle relative to a plane of the bottom surface, and a second mounting surface orthogonal to the first mounting surface, each of the first and second mounting surfaces having at least one aperture formed therein to receive a magnetic coupling element, whereby, the body containing the sprit level may be magnetically coupled to a vehicle to indicate whether the vehicle remains level during a jacking operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy A. Bago, James Perdue, Patrick Leonard
  • Patent number: 11208025
    Abstract: A transport trailer and a method for transporting an oversize load are provided. In one nonlimiting example, the transport trailer includes a trailer. The trailer includes an elongated body that extends in a length direction and that has an upper base surface. A support assembly is configured to support the oversize load and is pivotably coupled to the trailer to move between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the support assembly extends over the upper base surface and beyond the trailer in a width direction that is transverse to the length direction to define a wide load overhang that extends beyond the trailer in the width direction. In the second position, the support assembly is positioned at an incline relative to the first position to one of reduce and eliminate the wide load overhang.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: James Perdue, Timothy Bago, Thomas Endress
  • Patent number: 11092655
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for testing electrical wiring of a device are provided. In one example, the device has a conductive portion, an electrical component, and a multiphase plug that is electrically coupled to a neutral conductor and at least two phase conductors. The neutral conductor is coupled to the conductive portion and the at least two phase conductors are coupled to the electrical component. The apparatus includes a receptacle that removably couples to the multiphase plug. A grounding cable removably couples to the conductive portion. A power supply generates power and is in electrical communication with the receptacle to communicate the power to the receptacle. An annunciator is in electrical communication with the power supply and the grounding cable and is configured to generate a response when the receptacle, the multiphase plug, the conductive portion, and the grounding cable are in electrical communication to communicate the power therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Bret Bell, James Perdue, Peyton Zeagler, Paul Dellinger
  • Publication number: 20210213864
    Abstract: A transport trailer and a method for transporting an oversize load are provided. In one nonlimiting example, the transport trailer includes a trailer. The trailer includes an elongated body that extends in a length direction and that has an upper base surface. A support assembly is configured to support the oversize load and is pivotably coupled to the trailer to move between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the support assembly extends over the upper base surface and beyond the trailer in a width direction that is transverse to the length direction to define a wide load overhang that extends beyond the trailer in the width direction. In the second position, the support assembly is positioned at an incline relative to the first position to one of reduce and eliminate the wide load overhang.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: James Perdue, Timothy Bago, Thomas Endress
  • Patent number: 11053107
    Abstract: A jack pad holding devices for supporting a jack pad to an aircraft, and a method for jacking an aircraft are provided. In one non-limiting example, the jack pad holding device includes a coupler housing configured for holding the jack pad. Coupling elements are coupled to the coupler housing and are configured to couple to the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick Leonard, Timothy Bago, James Perdue, Derek Shearouse
  • Publication number: 20210122618
    Abstract: A jack pad device adapted to transfer loads between an aircraft and a jack device for jacking the aircraft, and a method for jacking an aircraft are provided. In one non-limiting example, the jack pad device includes a jack pad body. A jack engagement portion extends from the jack pad body and is configured to engage the jack device. A first coupler is attached to the jack pad body and is configured to couple to the aircraft to hold the jack pad device to the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Bago, James Perdue, Patrick Leonard, Jason Jones
  • Patent number: 10850867
    Abstract: Cradle assemblies for supporting a door for one of uninstalling and installing the door to a fuselage of an aircraft, and arrangements and methods for the same are provided. In one example, a cradle assembly includes a first contoured board configured to support a first outer section of the door. A second contoured board is spaced apart from the first contoured board and is configured to support a second outer section of the door. The cradle assembly is configured to be positioned proximate to the fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Leonard, Jim Keough, Bartley Beasley, James Perdue
  • Publication number: 20200148521
    Abstract: A jack pad holding devices for supporting a jack pad to an aircraft, and a method for jacking an aircraft are provided. In one non-limiting example, the jack pad holding device includes a coupler housing configured for holding the jack pad. Coupling elements are coupled to the coupler housing and are configured to couple to the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick Leonard, Timothy Bago, James Perdue, Derek Shearouse
  • Publication number: 20190359353
    Abstract: Cradle assemblies for supporting a door for one of uninstalling and installing the door to a fuselage of an aircraft, and arrangements and methods for the same are provided. In one example, a cradle assembly includes a first contoured board configured to support a first outer section of the door. A second contoured board is spaced apart from the first contoured board and is configured to support a second outer section of the door. The cradle assembly is configured to be positioned proximate to the fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Leonard, Jim Keough, Bartley Beasley, James Perdue
  • Patent number: 10457384
    Abstract: An emission-capturing apparatus includes a tank having an inlet and an outlet. The apparatus further includes a muffler fluidly coupled with the outlet to intercept fluid exiting the outlet, permit passage of gas through the muffler, and inhibit passage of liquid through the muffler. The apparatus further includes a hose having a tank end and a coupler end. The tank end is coupled to the inlet. The apparatus further includes a coupler coupled to the coupler end of the hose. The coupler has a drain hole. The coupler is configured to be coupled to a surface having an ejection port, to completely cover the ejection port when the coupler is coupled to the surface and to support the coupler end of the hose in a position to receive an emission when the drain hole is aligned with the ejection port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: James Perdue, Jeffrey Slump, Bartley Beasley, Bret Bell
  • Publication number: 20190031325
    Abstract: An emission-capturing apparatus includes a tank having an inlet and an outlet. The apparatus further includes a muffler fluidly coupled with the outlet to intercept fluid exiting the outlet, permit passage of gas through the muffler, and inhibit passage of liquid through the muffler. The apparatus further includes a hose having a tank end and a distal end. The tank end is coupled to the inlet. The apparatus further includes a fitting fluidly coupled to the distal end of the hose. The fitting is configured to be fluidly coupled to an end section of an ejection port of a vehicle to receive an emission from the ejection port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: James Perdue, Jeffrey Slump, Bret Bell
  • Publication number: 20170283093
    Abstract: An emission-capturing apparatus includes a tank having an inlet and an outlet. The apparatus further includes a muffler fluidly coupled with the outlet to intercept fluid exiting the outlet, permit passage of gas through the muffler, and inhibit passage of liquid through the muffler. The apparatus further includes a hose having a tank end and a coupler end. The tank end is coupled to the inlet. The apparatus further includes a coupler coupled to the coupler end of the hose. The coupler has a drain hole. The coupler is configured to be coupled to a surface having an ejection port, to completely cover the ejection port when the coupler is coupled to the surface and to support the coupler end of the hose in a position to receive an emission when the drain hole is aligned with the ejection port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: James Perdue, Jeffrey Slump, Bartley Beasley, Bret Bell, Joel Morphis
  • Patent number: 8083023
    Abstract: A booth for confining and acoustically isolating musical drum instruments and musicians therefor has a rear wall, front wall assembly having a number of plastic windows interconnected in a polygonal path, and a ceiling member. The windows are supported by pedestal blocks and secured in place by vertically opposed troughs in the ceiling member and pedestal blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Inventors: Joab James Perdue, Joab Jay Perdue