Patents by Inventor Nathan W. Vance

Nathan W. Vance 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).

  • Pressure bulkhead assembly methods and systems
    Patent number: 11873072
    Abstract: A method for making a pressure bulkhead assembly of an aircraft includes determining first locations and first orientations of a plurality of first holes, pre-drilled in an aft pressure bulkhead. The method also includes determining a first surface profile of a first interface surface of the aft pressure bulkhead and determining a second surface profile of a second interface surface of each one of a plurality of splice angles. The method also includes determining second locations and second orientations of a plurality of second holes to be drilled in each one of the plurality of splice angles corresponding to the plurality of first holes in the aft pressure bulkhead and drilling the plurality of second holes in each one of the plurality of splice angles at the second locations and second orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick J. Macko, Constantin C. Lazar, Christopher A. Greer, Santiago M. Mejia, Nathan W. Vance
  • PRESSURE BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY METHODS AND SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20220227470
    Abstract: A method for making a pressure bulkhead assembly of an aircraft includes determining first locations and first orientations of a plurality of first holes, pre-drilled in an aft pressure bulkhead. The method also includes determining a first surface profile of a first interface surface of the aft pressure bulkhead and determining a second surface profile of a second interface surface of each one of a plurality of splice angles. The method also includes determining second locations and second orientations of a plurality of second holes to be drilled in each one of the plurality of splice angles corresponding to the plurality of first holes in the aft pressure bulkhead and drilling the plurality of second holes in each one of the plurality of splice angles at the second locations and second orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick J. Macko, Constantin C. Lazar, Christopher A. Greer, Santiago M. Mejia, Nathan W. Vance