Patents by Inventor Joel J. Johnson

Joel J. Johnson 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for resisting torsional loads in aerial refueling booms
    Patent number: 7959110
    Abstract: A refueling boom for an aerial tanker includes an outer member operatively connected to the tanker, an inner member operatively and telescopically configured with the outer member, and one or more torque rollers. The torque roller is disposed on the outer member such that the torque roller engages with the inner member when the inner member is telescoping and reacts to torsional loads subject on the inner member when the boom is deployed in an aerial refueling operation. The inner member may include a plurality of longitudinally disposed torsion surfaces or races for respectively engaging with the torque rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Joel J. Johnson, Albert S. Pruitt, Harry S. Slusher
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RESISTING TORSIONAL LOADS IN AERIAL REFUELING BOOMS
    Publication number: 20080251643
    Abstract: A refueling boom for an aerial tanker includes an outer member operatively connected to the tanker, an inner member operatively and telescopically configured with the outer member, and one or more torque rollers. The torque roller is disposed on the outer member such that the torque roller engages with the inner member when the inner member is telescoping and reacts to torsional loads subject on the inner member when the boom is deployed in an aerial refueling operation. The inner member may include a plurality of longitudinally disposed torsion surfaces or races for respectively engaging with the torque rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Joel J. Johnson, Albert S. Pruitt, Harry W. Slusher