Patents by Inventor Keith Allan Etling

Keith Allan Etling 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).

  • Flexible control surfaces and related methods
    Patent number: 10549838
    Abstract: Flexible control surfaces and related methods are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein include an airfoil including a skin, the skin having perforations filled with an elastomer to increase a flexibility of the skin; and a flexible core adjacent the perforations of the skin to support the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Keith Allan Etling, Jennifer R. Green, Stephen L. Spicknall
  • FLEXIBLE CONTROL SURFACES AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20180257759
    Abstract: Flexible control surfaces and related methods are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein include an airfoil including a skin, the skin having perforations filled with an elastomer to increase a flexibility of the skin; and a flexible core adjacent the perforations of the skin to support the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Keith Allan Etling, Jennifer R. Green, Stephen L. Spicknall