Patents by Inventor John Everett Reighley

John Everett Reighley 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).

  • Reinforced composite structures for aircrafts and methods for making the same
    Patent number: 8703269
    Abstract: Embodiments of reinforced composite structures for aircrafts and methods for making such reinforced composite structures are provided herein. A reinforced composite structure for an aircraft comprises a fiber reinforced composite stringer. The fiber reinforced composite stringer comprises a beam body portion and a runout portion that extends from the beam body portion in a first direction. The beam body and runout portions are defined by projection of a variable I-shaped cross-section in the first direction along at least a portion of an entire combined length of the beam body and runout portions. The variable I-shaped cross-section has a cap section, a foot section, and a web section that extends between the cap and foot sections. The variable I-shaped cross-section is configured such that a height of the web section tapers in the first direction along at least a portion of an entire length of the runout portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: John Everett Reighley, David Charles Hornick, Andrew Foose, Charles Owen Aitken, Kevin Andrew Shea
  • REINFORCED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR AIRCRAFTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130209746
    Abstract: Embodiments of reinforced composite structures for aircrafts and methods for making such reinforced composite structures are provided herein. A reinforced composite structure for an aircraft comprises a fiber reinforced composite stringer. The fiber reinforced composite stringer comprises a beam body portion and a runout portion that extends from the beam body portion in a first direction. The beam body and runout portions are defined by projection of a variable I-shaped cross-section in the first direction along at least a portion of an entire combined length of the beam body and runout portions. The variable I-shaped cross-section has a cap section, a foot section, and a web section that extends between the cap and foot sections. The variable I-shaped cross-section is configured such that a height of the web section tapers in the first direction along at least a portion of an entire length of the runout portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: John Everett Reighley, David Charles Hornick, Andrew Foose, Charles Owen Aitken, Kevin Andrew Shea