Patents by Inventor Mark A. Barr

Mark A. Barr 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).

  • Continuous skin leading edge slats
    Patent number: 11352124
    Abstract: Continuous skin leading edge slats are disclosed. A disclosed example leading edge slat for use with an aircraft includes a single-piece nose skin defining upper and lower external surfaces of the leading edge slat, where the single-piece nose skin is to extend between a fore end and an aft end of the leading edge slat, and a box spar coupled to an inner surface of the single-piece nose skin. The box spar includes lateral walls extending away from the inner surface of the single-piece nose skin. The lateral walls define at least one compartment of the box spar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Barr, Stephen R. Amorosi, Matthew L. Anderson, Ramon A. Burin, Michael R. Severance
  • CONTINUOUS SKIN LEADING EDGE SLATS
    Publication number: 20210129974
    Abstract: Continuous skin leading edge slats are disclosed. A disclosed example leading edge slat for use with an aircraft includes a single-piece nose skin defining upper and lower external surfaces of the leading edge slat, where the single-piece nose skin is to extend between a fore end and an aft end of the leading edge slat, and a box spar coupled to an inner surface of the single-piece nose skin. The box spar includes lateral walls extending away from the inner surface of the single-piece nose skin. The lateral walls define at least one compartment of the box spar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Mark A. Barr, Stephen R. Amorosi, Matthew L. Anderson, Ramon A. Burin, Michael R. Severance
  • Slat skew detection system
    Patent number: 8115649
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a sensor system, a flexible line, and a sensor. The sensor system is capable of detecting skew in at least some of a plurality of control surfaces for a vehicle. The flexible line extends across a number of interfaces for a portion of the plurality of control surfaces. The sensor is connected to the flexible line and is capable of detecting the skew in the portion of the plurality of control surfaces in response to a selected amount of movement of the flexible line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: George Moy, Peter Angel Padilla, Michael Edward Renzelmann, Mark J. Gardner, Charles E. Jokisch, William Suhail Hanna, Eric J. Selby, Mark A. Barr, Stephen Roger Amorosi
  • Slat Skew Detection System
    Publication number: 20100277346
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a sensor system, a flexible line, and a sensor. The sensor system is capable of detecting skew in at least some of a plurality of control surfaces for a vehicle. The flexible line extends across a number of interfaces for a portion of the plurality of control surfaces. The sensor is connected to the flexible line and is capable of detecting the skew in the portion of the plurality of control surfaces in response to a selected amount of movement of the flexible line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: George Moy, Peter Angel Padilla, Michael Edward Renzelmann, Mark J. Gardner, Charles E. Jokisch, William Suhail Hanna, Eric J. Selby, Mark A. Barr, Stephen Roger Amorosi
  • COMPOSITE WING SLAT FOR AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20100193635
    Abstract: An aircraft wing slat is formed from composite materials using lay-up and vacuum bagging techniques. The slat lay-up comprises a central honeycomb core sandwiched between upper and lower composite skins, a pre-cured spar and pre-cured stiffeners. After the lay-up is cured and removed from a lay-up mold, leading edge strengthening ribs and a preformed composite nose skin are installed to complete the slat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Mark A. Barr, Jeffrey P. Baucum
  • Composite wing slat for aircraft
    Patent number: 7753313
    Abstract: An aircraft wing slat is formed from composite materials using lay-up and vacuum bagging techniques. The slat lay-up comprises a central honeycomb core sandwiched between upper and lower composite skins, a pre-cured spar and pre-cured stiffeners. After the lay-up is cured and removed from a lay-up mold, leading edge strengthening ribs and a preformed composite nose skin are installed to complete the slat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Barr, Jeffrey P Baucum