Patents by Inventor Michael Ross Wilkinson

Michael Ross Wilkinson 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).

  • FOLDING STEP SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230211868
    Abstract: A folding step system includes a housing forming an interior space and a step comprising a step surface. The step is movable between a stowed configuration in which substantially all of the step surface is disposed within the interior space and a deployed configuration in which at least a portion of the step surface is disposed outside of the interior space and at least a portion of the step surface is disposed within the interior space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ross Wilkinson, James Everett Kooiman, Clegg Benjamin Brian Smith, Jeffrey Matthew Williams, Tjepke Heeringa, David G. Carlson
  • WORK PLATFORM SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230210253
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage having a former therein and a work platform system. The work platform system includes a platform that is moveable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The work platform system also has a hinge pin received by the platform. A platform stop is carried by the former and configured to inhibit rotation of the platform about the hinge pin when the platform is in the deployed configuration. The hinge pin is carried by the former.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ross Wilkinson, James Everett Kooiman, Clegg Benjamin Brian Smith, Jeffrey Matthew Williams, Tjepke Heeringa, David G. Carlson