Patents by Inventor Jay W. Shepherd

Jay W. Shepherd 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).

  • Aerodynamic fairing
    Patent number: 12515784
    Abstract: An interchangeable fairing system has a removeable fairing with a common mounting pattern for mounting onto an aircraft and aerodynamically coupling a fixed fairing structure with a fuselage structure. Different types of fairings having the common mounting pattern are interchangeable, allowing for swapping of the different fairings mounted to the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Jay W. Shepherd, Gavin Thomas Smith, William Dale George, Corey Wailes Hagemeister, Matthew Patrick Trometer, Kelly Ray Laflin, E. Rick Marickovich