Patents by Inventor Kendall J. Fowkes

Kendall J. Fowkes 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 door
    Patent number: 7963482
    Abstract: A cabin door assembly is provided for use with a pressurized aircraft. The assembly includes two door halves for engaging the fuselage of the aircraft. Structurally, each door half includes a waist section integral with an adjoining tapered section. Further, the assembly includes an activator that is mounted on the fuselage and attached to the door halves. Specifically, the activator is attached to each door half to concertedly move each door half between a closed configuration and an open configuration. In the closed configuration, the door halves are sealed to the fuselage and to each other for pressurization of the aircraft. In the open configuration, the door halves extend outwardly from the fuselage to allow for aircraft ingress and egress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC
    Inventors: Larry J. Ashton, Kendall J. Fowkes, Michael G. Allman
  • AIRCRAFT DOOR
    Publication number: 20090194637
    Abstract: A cabin door assembly is provided for use with a pressurized aircraft. The assembly includes two door halves for engaging the fuselage of the aircraft. Structurally, each door half includes a waist section integral with an adjoining tapered section. Further, the assembly includes an activator that is mounted on the fuselage and attached to the door halves. Specifically, the activator is attached to each door half to concertedly move each door half between a closed configuration and an open configuration. In the closed configuration, the door halves are sealed to the fuselage and to each other for pressurization of the aircraft. In the open configuration, the door halves extend outwardly from the fuselage to allow for aircraft ingress and egress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Larry J. Ashton, Kendall J. Fowkes, Michael G. Allman