Patents by Inventor Jeffrey R. Nix

Jeffrey R. Nix 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: 9840332
    Abstract: A seat system may include a door and a locking mechanism. The door may be movable between an open position and a closed position. The seat system may include a seat mounted to the door and including a seat bottom that may be movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The seat system may further include a locking mechanism operatively coupled to the seat bottom and configured such that movement of the seat bottom from the stowed position to the deployed position when the door is in the closed position causes the locking mechanism to engage fixed door-frame structure located adjacent the door and to immobilize the door against movement from the closed position. Movement of the seat bottom from the deployed position to the stowed position may cause the locking mechanism to disengage from the fixed door-frame structure and to allow the door to be moved from the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Carmen J. Castanos, Hugh A. Starks, Jeffrey R. Nix
  • Publication number: 20170106983
    Abstract: A seat system may include a door and a locking mechanism. The door may be movable between an open position and a closed position. The seat system may include a seat mounted to the door and including a seat bottom that may be movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The seat system may further include a locking mechanism operatively coupled to the seat bottom and configured such that movement of the seat bottom from the stowed position to the deployed position when the door is in the closed position causes the locking mechanism to engage fixed door-frame structure located adjacent the door and to immobilize the door against movement from the closed position. Movement of the seat bottom from the deployed position to the stowed position may cause the locking mechanism to disengage from the fixed door-frame structure and to allow the door to be moved from the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Carmen J. Castanos, Hugh A. Starks, Jeffrey R. Nix
  • Patent number: 8177163
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for an aircraft video control station. In an embodiment, the aircraft video control station comprises a wall mounted control panel, a desktop, a seat that is stowed when not in use, and a cabinet that contains the wall mounted control panel, the desktop, and the seat. The cabinet may have a depth in the range of about 10 inches to about 37 inches, and preferably has a depth of 15 inches. The seat may be in the form of a swing out seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Paul J. Wilcynski, Jeffrey R. Nix, Stephen L. Scown, Mostafa Ghoreishi, Anthony E. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20100218225
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for an aircraft video control station. In an embodiment, the aircraft video control station comprises a wall mounted control panel, a desktop, a seat that is stowed when not in use, and a cabinet that contains the wall mounted control panel, the desktop, and the seat. The cabinet may have a depth in the range of about 10 inches to about 37 inches, and preferably has a depth of 15 inches. The seat may be in the form of a swing out seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul J. Wilcynski, Jeffrey R. Nix, Stephen L. Scown, Mostafa Ghoreishi, Anthony E. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20090206201
    Abstract: An improved crew rest area for a freighter airplane. The crew rest structure extends into the stay out zone between the crew or supernumerary accommodations and cargo areas and has one of more collapsible or crushable structures. The collapsible structures allow the areas in the stay out zones to collapse or be displaced when subjected to crash loads without impinging on the crew or supernumerary seating areas. The collapsible wall members or panels can be hinged, slidable, bendable in an accordion-type manner, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Richard J. Johnson, Kim A. Miller, Robert K. Rempel, Jeffrey R. Nix, Gary W. Rickert, David W. Eckert, Kathleen T. Delong, Jeffrey D. Farnsworth
  • Patent number: 5957406
    Abstract: A bi-directional cargo restraint (20) for restraining a cargo container (22) from movement across an interior surface of an aircraft. The cargo restraint having a frame (40) with an upper surface (60) positionable flush or below the surface of the aircraft, a first end (56), a second end (58), and an axis extending between the first and second ends. The cargo restraint also having a first stop member (42), a second stop member (44), and an abutment member (46) with a top portion (82) and a base portion (80). The top portion of the abutment member is movably mounted to the frame for movement of the abutment member between an extended position and a retracted position. The abutment member in the extended position capable of being toggled against either the first or second stop member. The first end of the abutment member having first and second restraining surfaces (84 and 86) on opposite sides of the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Paul E. Nelson, Arturo M. Escobar, Jeffrey R. Nix