Patents by Inventor John David Ford

John David Ford 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).

  • Simulated instrument failure panel cover
    Patent number: 12718705
    Abstract: A training system can include a panel cover device and a first suction cup. The panel cover device can have a first panel region and a first recessed panel region. The first panel region can extend along a first plane, where the first panel region has a first elongated view slot therein and a first circular view hole therein. The first recessed panel region can extend from the first plane toward a second plane, where the first recessed panel region has a first recessed depth, and where the second plane is generally parallel with the first plane. The first suction cup can be attached to the first recessed panel region. The first suction cup can be partially within the first recessed panel region, and the first suction cup can partially extend out of the first recessed panel region toward and beyond the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Allen Thomas Herbert, John David Ford
  • SIMULATED INSTRUMENT FAILURE PANEL COVER
    Publication number: 20250285552
    Abstract: A training system can include a panel cover device and a first suction cup. The panel cover device can have a first panel region and a first recessed panel region. The first panel region can extend along a first plane, where the first panel region has a first elongated view slot therein and a first circular view hole therein. The first recessed panel region can extend from the first plane toward a second plane, where the first recessed panel region has a first recessed depth, and where the second plane is generally parallel with the first plane. The first suction cup can be attached to the first recessed panel region. The first suction cup can be partially within the first recessed panel region, and the first suction cup can partially extend out of the first recessed panel region toward and beyond the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Inventors: Allen Thomas Herbert, John David Ford