Patents by Inventor Mark K. Venskus

Mark K. Venskus 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).

  • Structural panels for use in aircraft fuselages and other structures
    Patent number: 7159822
    Abstract: Structural panels for use in manufacturing aircraft fuselages and other structures are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a structural panel configured in accordance with the invention includes a skin having at least one offset surface. The structural panel can further include at least first and second stiffeners. The first stiffener can have a first flange portion mated to the skin adjacent to the offset surface. The second stiffener can be spaced apart from the first stiffener and can similarly have a second flange portion mated to the skin adjacent to the offset surface. The structural panel of this embodiment can additionally include a support member mated to the first flange portion of the first stiffener, the second flange portion of the second stiffener, and the offset surface of the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kent Grantham, Thomas D. Harrison, Robert M. Kay, Michael R. Kuss, William W. Turnmire, Mark K. Venskus, Tory R. Whitcomb, Rose Christie, legal representative, Peter S. Christie, deceased