Patents by Inventor Nicholas Toon

Nicholas Toon 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).

  • Curved expandable interbody devices and deployment tools
    Patent number: 11911284
    Abstract: A curved expandable interbody device for placement between vertebrae having an upper structure, a lower structure, and a screw mechanism, wherein actuation of the screw mechanism moves the upper and lower structures between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. A deployment tool couples to the curved expandable interbody device for positioning the device between adjacent vertebrae and actuating the screw mechanism, wherein the deployment tool can lock to the curved expandable interbody device and pivot relative to the curved expandable interbody device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Spinal Elements, Inc.
    Inventors: Edwin Huh, Jason Blain, Taylor Semingson, Nicholas Chen, Ketchen Smith, David Ortiz, Geoffrey Toon, Morton Albert
  • Noise-reducing aircraft landing gear tow bar fitting
    Patent number: 11530051
    Abstract: A tow bar fitting for towing an aircraft is disclosed. The tow bar fitting includes a mount, a pin support, and a tow pin. The mount includes an upper attachment and a lower attachment for affixing the tow bar fitting to a landing gear of the aircraft. The pin support extends from the mount away from the landing gear. The tow pin is positioned in the pin support such that a tow pin plane that horizontally bisects the tow pin is lower than a mount plane that horizontally bisects the upper attachment and the lower attachment when the aircraft is right-side-up on the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Navid Daneshvaran, Takao Suzuki, Nicholas J. Moffitt, Nicholas Toon, Michael Lewis McGillivray
  • NOISE-REDUCING AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR TOW BAR FITTING
    Publication number: 20210380276
    Abstract: A tow bar fitting for towing an aircraft is disclosed. The tow bar fitting includes a mount, a pin support, and a tow pin. The mount includes an upper attachment and a lower attachment for affixing the tow bar fitting to a landing gear of the aircraft. The pin support extends from the mount away from the landing gear. The tow pin is positioned in the pin support such that a tow pin plane that horizontally bisects the tow pin is lower than a mount plane that horizontally bisects the upper attachment and the lower attachment when the aircraft is right-side-up on the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Navid Daneshvaran, Takao Suzuki, Nicholas J. Moffitt, Nicholas Toon, Michael Lewis McGillivray
  • Spring assembly for aircraft components
    Patent number: 9676474
    Abstract: A spring assembly elongate along a longitudinal direction includes a first spring that includes a first spring member and a first elongate member that extends from the first spring member along the longitudinal direction. The spring assembly includes a second spring including a second spring member and a second elongate member that extends from the second spring member along the longitudinal direction. The second elongate member extends through the first spring member, and the first elongate member extends through the second spring member such that the first and second spring members are spaced apart with respect to each other along the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Nicholas Toon
  • SPRING ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20160355255
    Abstract: A spring assembly elongate along a longitudinal direction includes a first spring that includes a first spring member and a first elongate member that extends from the first spring member along the longitudinal direction. The spring assembly includes a second spring including a second spring member and a second elongate member that extends from the second spring member along the longitudinal direction. The second elongate member extends through the first spring member, and the first elongate member extends through the second spring member such that the first and second spring members are spaced apart with respect to each other along the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Nicholas Toon
  • Spring assembly for aircraft components
    Patent number: 9440732
    Abstract: A spring assembly elongate along a longitudinal direction includes a first spring that includes a first spring member and a first elongate member that extends from the first spring member along the longitudinal direction. The spring assembly includes a second spring including a second spring member and a second elongate member that extends from the second spring member along the longitudinal direction. The second elongate member extends through the first spring member, and the first elongate member extends through the second spring member such that the first and second spring members are spaced apart with respect to each other along the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Nicholas Toon
  • SPRING ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20160167770
    Abstract: A spring assembly elongate along a longitudinal direction includes a first spring that includes a first spring member and a first elongate member that extends from the first spring member along the longitudinal direction. The spring assembly includes a second spring including a second spring member and a second elongate member that extends from the second spring member along the longitudinal direction. The second elongate member extends through the first spring member, and the first elongate member extends through the second spring member such that the first and second spring members are spaced apart with respect to each other along the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventor: Nicholas Toon