Patents by Inventor Michael D. Spry

Michael D. Spry 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).

  • Aircraft cargo floor architecture and method of modifying the aircraft cargo floor architecture
    Patent number: 11401023
    Abstract: An aircraft cargo floor architecture comprises a plurality of aircraft keel frames. One or more longitudinal rails are attached directly to the aircraft keel frames. The one or more longitudinal rails are designed to provide structural support for an aircraft cargo floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael D. Spry, Mark A. Ulvin
  • AIRCRAFT CARGO FLOOR ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD OF MODIFYING THE AIRCRAFT CARGO FLOOR ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20200223529
    Abstract: An aircraft cargo floor architecture comprises a plurality of aircraft keel frames. One or more longitudinal rails are attached directly to the aircraft keel frames. The one or more longitudinal rails are designed to provide structural support for an aircraft cargo floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Michael D. Spry, Mark A. Ulvin
  • Mobile cargo loader with a thermal curtain enclosure
    Patent number: 7819363
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the environment of an internal airplane space during loading and unloading of cargo, a cargo tent for use in such transfers and a method of transfer. A collapsible cargo tent is located on a cargo transfer platform at one end of a mobile cargo lift. The collapsible cargo tent may include a collapsible frame and a cargo loader thermal curtain with a vertical strip curtain in an opening at either end. Also, the cargo tent may include a conformable flexible shield at strip curtain opening. The conformable flexible shield engages the fuselage at the door of an aircraft to form an environmental seal and the cargo loader thermal curtain forms a thermal air lock at the door such that cargo may pass through the airlock with the door open and without exposing the cargo bay to external environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Johnson, Victor I. Byrnes, Michael D. Spry
  • MOBILE CARGO LOADER WITH A THERMAL CURTAIN ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20080138182
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the environment of an internal airplane space during loading and unloading of cargo, a cargo tent for use in such transfers and a method of transfer. A collapsible cargo tent is located on a cargo transfer platform at one end of a mobile cargo lift. The collapsible cargo tent may include a collapsible frame and a cargo loader thermal curtain with a vertical strip curtain in an opening at either end. Also, the cargo tent may include a conformable flexible shield at strip curtain opening. The conformable flexible shield engages the fuselage at the door of an aircraft to form an environmental seal and the cargo loader thermal curtain forms a thermal air lock at the door such that cargo may pass through the airlock with the door open and without exposing the cargo bay to external environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard J. Johnson, Victor I. Byrnes, Michael D. Spry