Patents by Inventor Kyle Edward Lyon

Kyle Edward Lyon 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).

  • Fuselage barrel assemblies and methods of assembling fuselage barrel assemblies
    Patent number: 12017748
    Abstract: Fuselage barrel assemblies and methods of assembling fuselage barrel assemblies are disclosed herein. The fuselage barrel assemblies include a first barrel section and a second barrel section, which is interfaced with the first barrel section to define a barrel joint between the first barrel section and the second barrel section. The fuselage barrel assemblies also include a split longeron, which extends across the barrel joint and is attached to both the first barrel section and the second barrel section. The split longeron includes a first longeron section, which is attached to the first barrel section, and a second longeron section, which is attached to the second barrel section. The split longeron also includes a longeron joint that attaches the first longeron section to the second longeron section. The methods include methods of assembling the fuselage barrel assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Keith A. Christianson, Brent Edward Beneke, Soo H. Teoh, Drew-Daniel Keefe, Kyle Edward Lyon, Andrew Joseph Gubel
  • FUSELAGE BARREL ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING FUSELAGE BARREL ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20220297817
    Abstract: Fuselage barrel assemblies and methods of assembling fuselage barrel assemblies are disclosed herein. The fuselage barrel assemblies include a first barrel section and a second barrel section, which is interfaced with the first barrel section to define a barrel joint between the first barrel section and the second barrel section. The fuselage barrel assemblies also include a split longeron, which extends across the barrel joint and is attached to both the first barrel section and the second barrel section. The split longeron includes a first longeron section, which is attached to the first barrel section, and a second longeron section, which is attached to the second barrel section. The split longeron also includes a longeron joint that attaches the first longeron section to the second longeron section. The methods include methods of assembling the fuselage barrel assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Keith A. Christianson, Brent Edward Beneke, Soo H. Teoh, Drew-Daniel Keefe, Kyle Edward Lyon, Andrew Joseph Gubel