Patents by Inventor Kenneth Wayne Lilly

Kenneth Wayne Lilly 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).

  • Method of using a retention clip to close hardware
    Patent number: 9441663
    Abstract: A method of using a retention clip to secure hardware is provided. The retention clip may include a support surface having an aperture extending through the support surface. The retention clip may further include two anti-rotation surfaces extending from the support surface in a non-parallel direction, and at least one angled tab extending from the support surface in a non-parallel direction towards the aperture of the retention clip. The at least one angled tab may be elastic below a preset load placed on the at least one angled tab, and the at least one angled tab may deform and lose its elasticity above the preset load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Donald W. Coffland, Mark D. Klein, Shane C. Kleppen, Kenneth Wayne Lilly, Edward L. White, Douglas S. Jones
  • METHOD OF USING A RETENTION CLIP TO CLOSE HARDWARE
    Publication number: 20150089786
    Abstract: A method of using a retention clip to secure hardware is provided. The retention clip may include a support surface having an aperture extending through the support surface. The retention clip may further include two anti-rotation surfaces extending from the support surface in a non-parallel direction, and at least one angled tab extending from the support surface in a non-parallel direction towards the aperture of the retention clip. The at least one angled tab may be elastic below a preset load placed on the at least one angled tab, and the at least one angled tab may deform and lose its elasticity above the preset load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Donald W. Coffland, Mark D. Klein, Shane C. Kleppen, Kenneth Wayne Lilly, Edward L. White, Douglas S. Jones
  • Hardware retention clip
    Patent number: 8905693
    Abstract: A retention clip for hardware may include a support surface having an aperture extending through the support surface. The support surface may surround an entire perimeter of the aperture. The clip may further include at least one anti-rotation surface extending from the support surface in a non-parallel direction, and a plurality of angled tabs extending from the support surface in non-parallel directions towards the aperture. At least a portion of each angled tab may be disposed directly below the aperture. The tabs may be elastic below a preset load placed on the tabs, and the tabs may deform and lose their elasticity above the preset load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Donald W. Coffland, Mark D. Klein, Shane C. Kleppen, Kenneth Wayne Lilly, Edward L. White, Douglas S. Jones
  • HARDWARE RETENTION CLIP
    Publication number: 20100132168
    Abstract: A retention clip for hardware may include a support surface having an aperture extending through the support surface. The support surface may surround an entire perimeter of the aperture. The clip may further include at least one anti-rotation surface extending from the support surface in a non-parallel direction, and a plurality of angled tabs extending from the support surface in non-parallel directions towards the aperture. At least a portion of each angled tab may be disposed directly below the aperture. The tabs may be elastic below a preset load placed on the tabs, and the tabs may deform and lose their elasticity above the preset load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: DONALD W. COFFLAND, Mark D. Klein, Shane C. Kleppen, Kenneth Wayne Lilly, Edward L. White, Douglas S. Jones