Patents by Inventor James Scott Griffing

James Scott Griffing 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).

  • Decompression panel assembly and methods of installation
    Patent number: 10899428
    Abstract: A method of installing a decompression panel assembly in an aircraft. The decompression panel assembly includes a body portion, a baffle member, and a panel member. The method includes coupling the body portion to the panel member, wherein the body portion includes a plurality of frame members defining a plurality of openings in the body portion. The method also includes coupling the baffle member to the plurality of frame members such that the baffle member removably obstructs at least one opening of the plurality of openings. The baffle member is integrally formed with the plurality of frame members and is configured for at least partial displacement from the at least one opening during a decompression event. The decompression panel assembly is then coupled between a sidewall and a floor panel of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David E. Sterling, James Scott Griffing, Thomas Seth Perkins, Hannah Katherine Beck, Adam Robert Weston, Sara Lynn Walter
  • DECOMPRESSION PANEL ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION
    Publication number: 20200062372
    Abstract: A method of installing a decompression panel assembly in an aircraft. The decompression panel assembly includes a body portion, a baffle member, and a panel member. The method includes coupling the body portion to the panel member, wherein the body portion includes a plurality of frame members defining a plurality of openings in the body portion. The method also includes coupling the baffle member to the plurality of frame members such that the baffle member removably obstructs at least one opening of the plurality of openings. The baffle member is integrally formed with the plurality of frame members and is configured for at least partial displacement from the at least one opening during a decompression event. The decompression panel assembly is then coupled between a sidewall and a floor panel of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: David E. Sterling, James Scott Griffing, Thomas Seth Perkins, Hannah Katherine Beck, Adam Robert Weston, Sara Lynn Walter
  • Decompression panel assembly and methods of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 10494079
    Abstract: A decompression panel assembly for use in an aircraft includes a body portion comprising a plurality of frame members defining a plurality of openings in the body portion. The decompression panel assembly also includes a baffle member integrally formed with the plurality of frame members such that the baffle member removably obstructs at least one opening of the plurality of openings. The baffle member is configured for at least partial displacement from the at least one opening during a decompression event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David E. Sterling, James Scott Griffing, Thomas Seth Perkins, Hannah Katherine Beck, Adam Robert Weston, Sara Lynn Walter
  • DECOMPRESSION PANEL ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170283029
    Abstract: A decompression panel assembly for use in an aircraft includes a body portion comprising a plurality of frame members defining a plurality of openings in the body portion. The decompression panel assembly also includes a baffle member integrally formed with the plurality of frame members such that the baffle member removably obstructs at least one opening of the plurality of openings. The baffle member is configured for at least partial displacement from the at least one opening during a decompression event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: David E. Sterling, James Scott Griffing, Thomas Seth Perkins, Hannah Katherine Beck, Adam Robert Weston, Sara Lynn Walter
  • Thermoplastic composite support structures with integral fittings and method
    Patent number: 9302434
    Abstract: A compression molded composite structure includes an elongated thermoplastic composite part having integral thermoplastic composite fittings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: James Scott Griffing
  • Thermoplastic Composite Support Structures with Integral Fittings and Method
    Publication number: 20150151467
    Abstract: A compression molded composite structure includes an elongated thermoplastic composite part having integral thermoplastic composite fittings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: James Scott Griffing