Patents by Inventor Kenneth F. Deyo

Kenneth F. Deyo 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).

  • Securing assembly for a rotor blade
    Patent number: 12145723
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing first and second skins to a core in a composite rotor blade includes an elongated member configured to be installed through a passage in the core of the composite rotor blade. The elongated member has a first end configured to be attached to an outer surface of the first skin and a second end configured to be attached to an outer surface of the second skin. The apparatus also includes a first patch configured to adhere the first end to the outer surface of the first skin, and a second patch configured to adhere the second end to the outer surface of the second skin such the elongated member extends from the outer surfaces of the first and second skins through the passage in the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenneth F. Deyo, Andrew Paul Scott, Frank M. Caputo, William P. Fallon, Jr.
  • SECURING ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTOR BLADE
    Publication number: 20230312088
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing first and second skins to a core in a composite rotor blade includes an elongated member configured to be installed through a passage in the core of the composite rotor blade. The elongated member has a first end configured to be attached to an outer surface of the first skin and a second end configured to be attached to an outer surface of the second skin. The apparatus also includes a first patch configured to adhere the first end to the outer surface of the first skin, and a second patch configured to adhere the second end to the outer surface of the second skin such the elongated member extends from the outer surfaces of the first and second skins through the passage in the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth F. Deyo, Andrew Paul Scott, Frank M. Caputo, William P. Fallon, JR.
  • Securing assembly for a rotor blade
    Patent number: 11572162
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing first and second skins to a core in a composite rotor blade includes an elongated member configured to be installed through a passage in the core of the composite rotor blade. The elongated member has a first end configured to be attached to an outer surface of the first skin and a second end configured to be attached to an outer surface of the second skin. The apparatus also includes a first patch configured to adhere the first end to the outer surface of the first skin, and a second patch configured to adhere the second end to the outer surface of the second skin such the elongated member extends from the outer surfaces of the first and second skins through the passage in the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenneth F. Deyo, Andrew Paul Scott, Frank M. Caputo, William P. Fallon, Jr.
  • Hingeless helicopter rotor with high stiffness and low drag configuration
    Patent number: 11292587
    Abstract: A hub assembly for a rotary wing aircraft having a rotor shaft which rotates about a rotational axis includes: a hub extender arm coupled to the rotor shaft; a pitch bearing that is disposed within and connected to the hub extender arm; and a rotor blade assembly having an inboard section disposed within the hub extender arm and connected to the pitch bearing; wherein the hub extender arm has an inboard cross-sectional area where coupled to the rotor shaft that is greater than an outboard cross-sectional area where coupled to the pitch bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pedro L. Cabrera, David N. Schmaling, Kenneth F. Deyo
  • HINGELESS HELICOPTER ROTOR WITH HIGH STIFFNESS AND LOW DRAG CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20210047024
    Abstract: A hub assembly for a rotary wing aircraft having a rotor shaft which rotates about a rotational axis includes: a hub extender arm coupled to the rotor shaft; a pitch bearing that is disposed within and connected to the hub extender arm; and a rotor blade assembly having an inboard section disposed within the hub extender arm and connected to the pitch bearing; wherein the hub extender arm has an inboard cross-sectional area where coupled to the rotor shaft that is greater than an outboard cross-sectional area where coupled to the pitch bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Pedro L. Cabrera, David N. Schmaling, Kenneth F. Deyo
  • SECURING ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTOR BLADE
    Publication number: 20200377204
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing first and second skins to a core in a composite rotor blade includes an elongated member configured to be installed through a passage in the core of the composite rotor blade. The elongated member has a first end configured to be attached to an outer surface of the first skin and a second end configured to be attached to an outer surface of the second skin. The apparatus also includes a first patch configured to adhere the first end to the outer surface of the first skin, and a second patch configured to adhere the second end to the outer surface of the second skin such the elongated member extends from the outer surfaces of the first and second skins through the passage in the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth F. Deyo, Andrew Paul Scott, Frank M. Caputo, William P. Fallon, JR.
  • Helicopter blade retention composite yoke
    Patent number: 9308992
    Abstract: A rotary wing aircraft yoke is provided including an arcuate medial portion. A pair of arms extends from the medial portion and each terminates in a distal end. The yoke is made from multiple plies of glass and graphite fibers of varying orientations. The number of graphite plies increases along each arm from adjacent the medial portion to the distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pedro L. Cabrera, Kenneth F. Deyo, David Templeton, Kevin Laitenberger
  • HELICOPTER BLADE RETENTION COMPOSITE YOKE
    Publication number: 20130224022
    Abstract: A rotary wing aircraft yoke is provided including an arcuate medial portion. A pair of arms extends from the medial portion and each terminates in a distal end. The yoke is made from multiple plies of glass and graphite fibers of varying orientations. The number of graphite plies increases along each arm from adjacent the medial portion to the distal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pedro L. Cabrera, Kenneth F. Deyo, David Templeton, Kevin Laitenberger