Patents by Inventor Michael S. Grygla

Michael S. Grygla 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).

  • Retracting hooks assembly
    Patent number: 10538331
    Abstract: A fastening system with a rotatable fastener that may secure an aircraft store to an aircraft and may rotate to reduce a drag coefficient of the aircraft store. Reducing the drag coefficient of the aircraft store may increase fuel efficiency of the aircraft store by requiring less energy to propel the aircraft store at a given speed or acceleration. The rotatable fastener allows the aircraft store to attach to the aircraft and to possess a low drag coefficient once the aircraft store is deployed. The rotatable fastener member may be configured to conform to attachment interface standards, such as Standardization Agreement (“STANAG”) 3842 or any other suitable aircraft store attachment interface standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Bill K. Taylor, Keith A. Kerns, Michael S. Grygla
  • RETRACTING HOOKS ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170197716
    Abstract: A fastening system with a rotatable fastener that may secure an aircraft store to an aircraft and may rotate to reduce a drag coefficient of the aircraft store. Reducing the drag coefficient of the aircraft store may increase fuel efficiency of the aircraft store by requiring less energy to propel the aircraft store at a given speed or acceleration. The rotatable fastener allows the aircraft store to attach to the aircraft and to possess a low drag coefficient once the aircraft store is deployed. The rotatable fastener member may be configured to conform to attachment interface standards, such as Standardization Agreement (“STANAG”) 3842 or any other suitable aircraft store attachment interface standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Bill K. Taylor, Keith A. Kerns, Michael S. Grygla