Patents by Inventor Matt D. Uhlman

Matt D. Uhlman 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).

  • Composite rib for an aircraft
    Patent number: 9849967
    Abstract: A rib is disclosed for use in a torque box of a wing structure provided on an aircraft. The wing structure has a skin panel and a stringer coupled to the skin panel. The rib includes a web defining at least one stringer hole sized to receive the stringer, a shear tie coupled to the web and configured to engage the skin panel, and a clip positioned adjacent the at least one stringer hole. The clip has a base coupled to and aligned with the web, a head extending at an angle relative to the base and configured to engage the stringer, and a transition portion extending between the base and the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James P. Dobberfuhl, Matt D. Uhlman, William J. Moon
  • Composite Rib for an Aircraft
    Publication number: 20160288899
    Abstract: A rib is disclosed for use in a torque box of a wing structure provided on an aircraft. The wing structure has a skin panel and a stringer coupled to the skin panel. The rib includes a web defining at least one stringer hole sized to receive the stringer, a shear tie coupled to the web and configured to engage the skin panel, and a clip positioned adjacent the at least one stringer hole. The clip has a base coupled to and aligned with the web, a head extending at an angle relative to the base and configured to engage the stringer, and a transition portion extending between the base and the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James P. Dobberfuhl, Matt D. Uhlman, William J. Moon