Patents by Inventor Jean R. Paillant

Jean R. Paillant 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).

  • Apparatus for attaching aircraft wing structural components
    Patent number: 11260954
    Abstract: Examples include an apparatus configured for attaching a rib of an aircraft wing to a panel of the aircraft wing, the apparatus including: an insert that is configured to be attached, via an interference fit, to a hole in the rib; a shear tie including a socket at a first end of the shear tie, where the shear tie is configured to be attached to the panel at a second end of the shear tie; a ball stud including a shaft and a ball that is opposite the shaft, where the shaft is configured to be attached to the insert and the ball is configured to be positioned within the socket; and a fastener that is configured to secure the ball within the socket, thereby attaching the ball stud to the shear tie.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Brett D. Whitmer, Kristopher Talcott, Tyler W. Downey, Dan D. Day, Jean R. Paillant, Thanh Quach, Ian E. Schroeder, Jason H. Inouye, William H. Graham
  • APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING AIRCRAFT WING STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20210107621
    Abstract: Examples include an apparatus configured for attaching a rib of an aircraft wing to a panel of the aircraft wing, the apparatus including: an insert that is configured to be attached, via an interference fit, to a hole in the rib; a shear tie including a socket at a first end of the shear tie, where the shear tie is configured to be attached to the panel at a second end of the shear tie; a ball stud including a shaft and a ball that is opposite the shaft, where the shaft is configured to be attached to the insert and the ball is configured to be positioned within the socket; and a fastener that is configured to secure the ball within the socket, thereby attaching the ball stud to the shear tie.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Brett D. Whitmer, Kristopher Talcott, Tyler W. Downey, Dan D. Day, Jean R. Paillant, Thanh Quach, Ian E. Schroeder, Jason H. Inouye, William H. Graham