Patents by Inventor Matthew A. Lassen

Matthew A. Lassen 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).

  • Hinged raked wing tip
    Patent number: 10538307
    Abstract: A wing assembly comprises a raked wing tip having an outboard portion hinged to one of a main wing having at least one moveable control surface and an inboard raked wing tip portion. The outboard portion of the raked wing tip does not carry any moveable flight control surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Paul W. Dees, Mark S. Good, Seiya Sakurai, Jan A. Kordel, Stephen J. Fox, Matthew A. Lassen, Bruce Robert Fox, Steven Paul Walker, Gregory M. Santini
  • Systems for latching and locking a folding wing
    Patent number: 10494082
    Abstract: A folding wing comprises a fixed section, a folding section, and a latch system for latching the folding section to the fixed section. The latch system includes a plurality of latch pins, and a corresponding plurality of non-backdriveable mechanical actuators for extending the latch pins to engage the folding section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark S. Good, Matthew A. Lassen
  • Systems for Latching and Locking a Folding Wing
    Publication number: 20170152017
    Abstract: A folding wing comprises a fixed section, a folding section, and a latch system for latching the folding section to the fixed section. The latch system includes a plurality of latch pins, and a corresponding plurality of non-backdriveable mechanical actuators for extending the latch pins to engage the folding section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark S. Good, Matthew A. Lassen
  • System for latching and locking a folding wing
    Patent number: 9580166
    Abstract: A folding wing comprises a fixed section, a folding section, and a latch system for latching the folding section to the fixed section. The latch system includes a plurality of latch pins, and a corresponding plurality of non-backdriveable mechanical actuators for extending the latch pins to engage the folding section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark S. Good, Steven Paul Walker, Matthew A. Lassen, Quentin T. Pietersen
  • System for latching and locking a foldable airfoil
    Patent number: 9481446
    Abstract: An aircraft comprises a foldable airfoil. The airfoil includes inboard and outboard sections that are hinged together about a hinge line. The airfoil further includes a first latching mechanism on an inboard side of the hinge line, and a second latching mechanism on an outboard side of the hinge line for latching the outboard section to the inboard section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Matthew A. Lassen, Nicholas A. Ostrom, Jared D. Weaver, Daniel R. Whitt
  • SYSTEM FOR LATCHING AND LOCKING A FOLDING WING
    Publication number: 20150210377
    Abstract: A folding wing comprises a fixed section, a folding section, and a latch system for latching the folding section to the fixed section. The latch system includes a plurality of latch pins, and a corresponding plurality of non-backdriveable mechanical actuators for extending the latch pins to engage the folding section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark S. Good, S. Paul Walker, Matthew A. Lassen, Quentin T. Pietersen
  • SYSTEM FOR LATCHING AND LOCKING A FOLDABLE AIRFOIL
    Publication number: 20140319268
    Abstract: An aircraft comprises a foldable airfoil. The airfoil includes inboard and outboard sections that are hinged together about a hinge line. The airfoil further includes a first latching mechanism on an inboard side of the hinge line, and a second latching mechanism on an outboard side of the hinge line for latching the outboard section to the inboard section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Matthew A. Lassen, Nicholas A Ostrom, Jared D. Weaver, Daniel R. Witt