Patents by Inventor Keith Karis

Keith Karis 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).

  • Aircraft engine stand
    Patent number: 9714585
    Abstract: An improved aircraft engine stand is disclosed, which comprises a cradle comprising a cradle frame having first and second frame load transfer openings, first and second arm assemblies secured to the cradle frame and having first and second arm load transfer openings, and first and second load transfer pins shaped to be received in the load transfer openings. The frame load transfer openings can be aligned with the arm load transfer openings such that when the each load transfer pin is inserted into both a frame load transfer opening and an arm load transfer opening, lateral and axial loads placed on the arm assembly are transferred to the cradle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Westmont Industries
    Inventors: Joel T. Morey, Keith Karis
  • AIRCRAFT ENGINE STAND
    Publication number: 20150316197
    Abstract: An improved aircraft engine stand is disclosed, which comprises a cradle comprising a cradle frame having first and second frame load transfer openings, first and second arm assemblies secured to the cradle frame and having first and second arm load transfer openings, and first and second load transfer pins shaped to be received in the load transfer openings. The frame load transfer openings can be aligned with the arm load transfer openings such that when the each load transfer pin is inserted into both a frame load transfer opening and an arm load transfer opening, lateral and axial loads placed on the arm assembly are transferred to the cradle frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Joel T. Morey, Keith Karis