Patents by Inventor Mark Stephen Durst

Mark Stephen Durst 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).

  • Rigid rotor assembly for folding helicopter blades
    Patent number: 8192159
    Abstract: Described herein is a rigid rotor assembly configured to allow rotation of helicopter rotor blades attached to the rigid rotor assembly from a deployed position to a stowed position. The rigid rotor assembly includes a base including a shaft extending therethrough, a first spindle configured to engage the shaft, and a second spindle configured for placement onto the shaft. The second spindle is operable to maintain a first position with respect to the first spindle via an attachment mechanism therebetween, the second spindle further operable to maintain a second position with respect to the first spindle via the attachment mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Neal W. Muylaert, Lyndon Claudius Lamborn, Mark Stephen Durst
  • RIGID ROTOR ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDING HELICOPTER BLADES
    Publication number: 20100135805
    Abstract: Described herein is a rigid rotor assembly configured to allow rotation of helicopter rotor blades attached to the rigid rotor assembly from a deployed position to a stowed position. The rigid rotor assembly includes a base including a shaft extending therethrough, a first spindle configured to engage the shaft, and a second spindle configured for placement onto the shaft. The second spindle is operable to maintain a first position with respect to the first spindle via an attachment mechanism therebetween, the second spindle further operable to maintain a second position with respect to the first spindle via the attachment mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Neal W. Muylaert, Lyndon Claudius Lamborn, Mark Stephen Durst