Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D. Schwindt

Jeffrey D. Schwindt 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).

  • Transport tool
    Patent number: 7913390
    Abstract: A transportation tool for transporting, for example, a single composite aircraft fuselage section, including a first spindle weldment mounted on a first tower, and a second spindle weldment mounted on a second tower and configured to couple the single composite aircraft fuselage section to the towers. A first gimbal assembly configured to allow the first spindle weldment to move independent of the first tower, and a second gimbal assembly configured to allow the second spindle weldment to move independent of the second tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Matthew J. Masters, Jeffrey D. Schwindt, Larry L. Menghini, Jeffrey R. Twyford
  • Rotating internal support apparatus and method for large hollow structures
    Patent number: 7596843
    Abstract: A rotating internal support for a large hollow structure can include a rigid central truss and two or more annular disks coupled to the truss by support arms. The annular disks can be axially spaced along the longitudinal centerline of the truss, and can be coupled to the support arms by guide rollers that allow the annular disks to rotate about a central axis. The internal support can also include support rods with contact pads that extend axially around the annular disks to contact and support the inner surface of the large hollow structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Noel A. Spishak, Paul E. Nelson, Thomas J. Hagman, Jeffrey D. Schwindt, Matthew J. Masters, Michael G. Sanders, Alan R. Merkley, Eric M. Reid, James C. Murphy