Patents by Inventor Michael R. Autry

Michael R. Autry 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).

  • Circumferential lap splices for sections of fuselage
    Patent number: 11919617
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for splicing airframe components. One embodiment is a method for assembling an airframe of an aircraft. The method includes forming a first skin of a first circumferential section of fuselage, the first skin including a distal portion comprising a lip and a shoulder, aligning a second skin of a second circumferential section of fuselage with the shoulder such that the lip overlaps the second skin, and affixing the first skin and the second skin together via a circumferential splice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick J. Macko, Byron James Autry, James R. Kendall, Samuel James Knutson, Brian T. Peters, Michael J. Bailey, Matthew S. Stauffer, Steven Wanthal, Santiago M. Mejia, Sara Murphy
  • Frame for supporting telecommunications equipment
    Patent number: 7077375
    Abstract: Disclosed is a frame for telecommunications equipment having a number of plates made slidable so as to be adjustable along the frame's length. The frame also has removable feet which suspend the frame above the floor and a number of strap receiving pins (or rings) to which straps can be attached in order that the frame can be lowered into a hole in the ground during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Larry E. McHugh, Ronald Standifer, Michael R. Autry
  • Frame for supporting telecommunications equipment
    Patent number: 6981685
    Abstract: Disclosed is a frame for telecommunications equipment having a number of plates made slidable so as to be adjustable along the frame's length. The frame also has removable feet which suspend the frame above the floor and a number of strap receiving pins (or rings) to which straps can be attached in order that the frame can be lowered into a hole in the ground during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Larry E. McHugh, Ronald Standifer, Michael R. Autry