Patents by Inventor Nicholas W. Heintz

Nicholas W. Heintz 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).

  • Method and system for coupling a vertical stabilizer to an aircraft fuselage
    Patent number: 11655019
    Abstract: A method and system for attaching a vertical stabilizer to an aircraft fuselage using a clevis system is disclosed. A composite skin is installed over the aircraft fuselage. The composite skin has apertures for receiving a plurality of clevises in a clevis system. The plurality of clevises is inserted through the apertures in the composite skin. Each of the plurality of clevises is secured to a frame member in the aircraft fuselage. The vertical stabilizer has a multi-spar box connected with a base rib assembly having a plurality of lugs. The base rib assembly of the vertical stabilizer is engaged with the clevis system. The plurality of lugs in the base rib assembly is secured to the plurality of clevises in the clevis system. Attachment of the vertical stabilizer to the aircraft fuselage, as well as subsequent inspection, may be performed from outside the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Rosario Vingiani, Phiyen Thi Pham, Steven Edward Pearson, Peter J. Newnham, Nicholas W. Heintz
  • Method and System for Coupling a Vertical Stabilizer to an Aircraft Fuselage
    Publication number: 20220017205
    Abstract: A method and system for attaching a vertical stabilizer to an aircraft fuselage using a clevis system is disclosed. A composite skin is installed over the aircraft fuselage. The composite skin has apertures for receiving a plurality of clevises in a clevis system. The plurality of clevises is inserted through the apertures in the composite skin. Each of the plurality of clevises is secured to a frame member in the aircraft fuselage. The vertical stabilizer has a multi-spar box connected with a base rib assembly having a plurality of lugs. The base rib assembly of the vertical stabilizer is engaged with the clevis system. The plurality of lugs in the base rib assembly is secured to the plurality of clevises in the clevis system. Attachment of the vertical stabilizer to the aircraft fuselage, as well as subsequent inspection, may be performed from outside the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Rosario Vingiani, Phiyen Thi Pham, Steven Edward Pearson, Peter J. Newnham, Nicholas W. Heintz