Patents by Inventor John R. McCullough

John R. McCullough 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: 9175474
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a member to a honeycomb core-stiffened structure includes a body and one or more elements extending from the body configured to be adhesively bonded to one or more walls of a honeycomb core of the honeycomb core-stiffened structure. The apparatus further includes a fitting for attaching the member to the apparatus. A honeycomb core-stiffened structure includes a honeycomb core and an apparatus for attaching a member to the honeycomb core. The apparatus includes a body and one or more elements extending from the body configured to be adhesively bonded to one or more walls of the honeycomb core of the honeycomb core-stiffened structure. The apparatus further includes a fitting for attaching the member to the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Carl A. May, James D. Hethcock, Jr., John R. McCullough, Ronald K. Cox
  • Patent number: 9149999
    Abstract: A method of the present disclosure includes of repairing a core stiffened structure with structural foam. Another method includes splicing core members together using structural foam. Another method includes joining a core member to a structure using structural foam. Another method includes using structural foam to stabilize a core member during a machining process. Another method includes stabilizing a core member with structural foam to prevent the core member from crushing in autoclave pressure. The present disclosure further includes a core stiffened structure have a core member with structural foam therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Ramesh Thiagarajan, Theodore W. Ingram, III, John R. McCullough, Suvankar Mishra, Carl May
  • Publication number: 20150147114
    Abstract: A structural joint includes a first member having a first base portion and a first leg portion. The structural joint further includes a second member having a second base portion and a second base portion. The first base portion and the second base portion are coupled together at an overlapping portion. The first leg portion and the second leg portion form a cavity for structurally coupling to a structural member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: JOHN R. MCCULLOUGH, DAVID GORDON CARLSON, JAMES DONN HETHCOCK, PAUL K. OLDROYD, CARL A. MAY
  • Patent number: 9015941
    Abstract: A method of the present disclosure includes of repairing a core stiffened structure with structural foam. Another method includes splicing core members together using structural foam. Another method includes joining a core member to a structure using structural foam. Another method includes using structural foam to stabilize a core member during a machining process. Another method includes stabilizing a core member with structural foam to prevent the core member from crushing in autoclave pressure. The present disclosure further includes a core stiffened structure have a core member with structural foam therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Ramesh Thiagarajan, Robert Mark Chris, John R. McCullough, Suvankar Mishra
  • Patent number: 8985515
    Abstract: A structural joint includes a first member having a first base portion and a first leg portion. The structural joint further includes a second member having a second base portion and a second base portion. The first base portion and the second base portion are coupled together at an overlapping portion. The first leg portion and the second leg portion form a cavity for structurally coupling to a structural member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: John R. McCullough, David Gordon Carlson, James Donn Hethcock, Paul K. Oldroyd, Carl A. May
  • Publication number: 20150078909
    Abstract: The rotor hub can include a rotor blade; a rotor yoke; a grip member having an inboard portion, an upper extension, and a lower extension; and a rotor blade having a root end coupled to the upper extension and the lower extension of the grip member with a first bolt, a second bolt, and a third bolt. The first bolt is located on a spanwise axis of the rotor blade. The second bolt is offset from the spanwise axis by a first chordwise distance and is offset from the first bolt by a first spanwise distance. The third bolt is offset from the spanwise axis by a second chordwise distance and is offset from the first bolt by a second spanwise distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Wiinikka, Nathan P. Green, Robert A. Self, Jr., John R. McCullough
  • Publication number: 20150048213
    Abstract: A tiltrotor aircraft includes a fuselage; a wing member having a first rib, a second rib, a first spar, second spar; and an upper wing skin; an engine disposed at a fixed location relative to the wing member; and a proprotor having a spindle gearbox, rotor mast, and a plurality of rotor blades drivable in rotation about the rotor mast, the spindle gearbox being rotatable about a conversion axis. The spindle gearbox is located above the upper wing skin of the wing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Brent C. Ross, David R. Bockmiller, John R. McCullough, David G. Carlson
  • Publication number: 20140301856
    Abstract: An airfoil member can have a root end, a tip end, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The airfoil member can include an upper skin, a lower skin, and a composite core member having a plurality of cells, an upper surface network of the cells can be bonded to the upper skin, a lower surface network of the cells can be bonded to the lower skin. The composite core can have a septum layer embedded in the cells that form the composite core, the septum layer being configured to provide tailored characteristics of the airfoil member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Paul K. Oldroyd, Wei-Yueh Lee, James D. Hethcock, JR., John R. McCullough, Patrick R. Tisdale
  • Publication number: 20140271209
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a soft in plane rotor yoke comprising two longitudinal side portions connected together via two outboard portions, wherein the outboard portions comprise a plurality of first layers formed of a first composite fabric material having a plurality of first fibers oriented in a first direction, and a plurality of second layers formed of a second composite fabric material having a plurality of second fibers oriented in a second direction. Included is an apparatus comprising a soft in plane rotor comprising two longitudinal side portions connected together via two outboard portions, wherein the outboard portions comprise a plurality of first layers formed of a first composite fabric material, and a plurality of second layers formed of a second composite fabric material, wherein the soft in plane rotor yoke does not comprise any narrow steered slit tape or filament windings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Wardlaw, Werner Idler, John R. McCullough, Patrick Ryan Tisdale, Frank Bradley Stamps, James L. Braswell, JR., Ronald J. Measom, Paul K. Oldroyd
  • Publication number: 20140120305
    Abstract: A method of the present disclosure includes of repairing a core stiffened structure with structural foam. Another method includes splicing core members together using structural foam. Another method includes joining a core member to a structure using structural foam. Another method includes using structural foam to stabilize a core member during a machining process. Another method includes stabilizing a core member with structural foam to prevent the core member from crushing in autoclave pressure. The present disclosure further includes a core stiffened structure have a core member with structural foam therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Ramesh Thiagarajan, Robert Mark Chris, John R. McCullough, Suvankar Mishra
  • Publication number: 20140119930
    Abstract: A method of the present disclosure includes of repairing a core stiffened structure with structural foam. Another method includes splicing core members together using structural foam. Another method includes joining a core member to a structure using structural foam. Another method includes using structural foam to stabilize a core member during a machining process. Another method includes stabilizing a core member with structural foam to prevent the core member from crushing in autoclave pressure. The present disclosure further includes a core stiffened structure have a core member with structural foam therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Ramesh Thiagarajan, Robert Mark Chris, John R. McCullough, Suvankar Mishra
  • Publication number: 20140120298
    Abstract: A method of the present disclosure includes of repairing a core stiffened structure with structural foam. Another method includes splicing core members together using structural foam. Another method includes joining a core member to a structure using structural foam. Another method includes using structural foam to stabilize a core member during a machining process. Another method includes stabilizing a core member with structural foam to prevent the core member from crushing in autoclave pressure. The present disclosure further includes a core stiffened structure have a core member with structural foam therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Ramesh Thiagarajan, Theodore W. Ingram, III, John R. McCullough, Suvankar Mishra, Carl May
  • Publication number: 20140115853
    Abstract: A method of the present disclosure includes of repairing a core stiffened structure with structural foam. Another method includes splicing core members together using structural foam. Another method includes joining a core member to a structure using structural foam. Another method includes using structural foam to stabilize a core member during a machining process. Another method includes stabilizing a core member with structural foam to prevent the core member from crushing in autoclave pressure. The present disclosure further includes a core stiffened structure have a core member with structural foam therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Ramesh Thiagarajan, Robert Mark Chris, John R. McCullough, Suvankar Mishra
  • Publication number: 20140110525
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a trunnion includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is capable of coupling directly to a drive tube of an aircraft, wherein the drive tube is capable of rotating around a first axis. The second portion is capable of coupling to a swash plate of the aircraft, wherein the swash plate is capable of causing the pitch of at least one of a plurality of aircraft blades to change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Brian S. Modrzejewski, Gary D. Hall, John R. McCullough, Farid Saiyed, Glenn A. Shimek, Danny A. Spivey, Tim Stark, Brian S. Vollmer
  • Publication number: 20130026297
    Abstract: A structural joint includes a first member having a first base portion and a first leg portion. The structural joint further includes a second member having a second base portion and a second base portion. The first base portion and the second base portion are coupled together at an overlapping portion. The first leg portion and the second leg portion form a cavity for structurally coupling to a structural member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: John R. McCullough, David Gordon Carlson, James Donn Hethcock, Paul K. Oldroyd, Carl A. May
  • Publication number: 20120308768
    Abstract: A composite structure includes a first face sheet, a second face sheet, and a foam member located between the first face sheet and the second face sheet. The foam member has a molded contour, the mold contour being configured to provide tooling surface for at least one of the first face sheet and the second face sheet prior to curing of the composite structure. A method of making the foam member includes creating a mold tool having an interior surface which resembles the desired outer contour of the foam member. A mixture is poured into a pour opening in the mold tool. The mixture is allowed to polymerize into a foam as the foam expands and distributes within the mold tool. Vent openings in the mold tool are selectively tailored to control the density of the foam member. The foam member is cured in the mold tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Suvankar Mishra, John R. McCullough, Mark Chris, Stanley B. Woychesin
  • Publication number: 20120284970
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a member to a honeycomb core-stiffened structure includes a body and one or more elements extending from the body configured to be adhesively bonded to one or more walls of a honeycomb core of the honeycomb core-stiffened structure. The apparatus further includes a fitting for attaching the member to the apparatus. A honeycomb core-stiffened structure includes a honeycomb core and an apparatus for attaching a member to the honeycomb core. The apparatus includes a body and one or more elements extending from the body configured to be adhesively bonded to one or more walls of the honeycomb core of the honeycomb core-stiffened structure. The apparatus further includes a fitting for attaching the member to the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Carl A. May, James D. Hethcock, JR., John R. McCullough, Ronald K. Cox
  • Patent number: 7214684
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed utilizing DCL, a metabolic derivative of loratadine, for the treatment of allergic rhinitis, and other disorders, while avoiding the concomitant liability of adverse side-effects associated with other non-sedating antihistamines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Sepracor Inc.
    Inventors: A. K. Gunnar Aberg, John R. McCullough, Emil R. Smith
  • Patent number: 7214683
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed utilizing DCL, a metabolic derivative of loratadine, for the treatment of allergic rhinitis, and other disorders, while avoiding the concomitant liability of adverse side-effects associated with other non-sedating antihistamines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Sepracor Inc.
    Inventors: A. K. Gunnar Aberg, John R. McCullough, Emil R. Smith
  • Patent number: 7211582
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed utilizing DCL, a metabolic derivative of loratadine, for the treatment of allergic rhinitis, and other disorders, while avoiding the concomitant liability of adverse side-effects associated with other non-sedating antihistamines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Sepracor Inc.
    Inventors: A. K. Gunnar Aberg, John R. McCullough, Emil R. Smith