Patents by Inventor Joseph D. Shoore

Joseph D. Shoore 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).

  • Controllable refueling drogues and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 7887010
    Abstract: Controllable refueling drogues and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes a fuel delivery device having a deployable portion configured to be deployed overboard an aircraft during aerial refueling. The deployable portion can include at least a portion of a flexible fuel line, a drogue coupled to the flexible fuel line, and an actuatable device operatively coupled to at least one of the drogue and the fuel line. The deployable portion can further include a guidance system that is operatively coupled to the actuatable device and that includes instructions to direct the operation of the actuatable device and move the drogue during flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John F. Takacs, Stephen M. Stecko, Gordon R. Jefferson, Gregory A. Roberts, Joseph D. Shoore
  • Controllable refueling drogues and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 7219857
    Abstract: Controllable refueling drogues and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes a fuel delivery device having a deployable portion configured to be deployed overboard an aircraft during aerial refueling. The deployable portion can include at least a portion of a flexible fuel line, a drogue coupled to the flexible fuel line, and an actuatable device operatively coupled to at least one of the drogue and the fuel line. The deployable portion can further include a guidance system that is operatively coupled to the actuatable device and that includes instructions to direct the operation of the actuatable device and move the drogue during flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John F. Takacs, Stephen M. Stecko, Gordon R. Jefferson, Gregory A. Roberts, Joseph D. Shoore