Patents by Inventor Nigel McKenna

Nigel McKenna 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).

  • Patent number: 10035586
    Abstract: An aircraft wing assembly including: a wing having a wing box structure with an upper wing cover and a lower wing cover, and a wing tip device attached to the outboard end of the wing, the wing tip device including an upper cover and a lower cover, wherein a gap between opposing edges of the wing tip device lower cover and the lower wing cover is at least 5 mm, a seal assembly aerodynamically seals the gap, wherein the seal assembly includes a bridging component on an interior side of the gap, and a seal which fills the gap and is supported by the bridging component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventors: Huw Davies, Nigel McKenna
  • Publication number: 20170008616
    Abstract: An aircraft wing assembly including: a wing having a wing box structure with an upper wing cover and a lower wing cover, and a wing tip device attached to the outboard end of the wing, the wing tip device including an upper cover and a lower cover, wherein a gap between opposing edges of the wing tip device lower cover and the lower wing cover is at least 5 mm, a seal assembly aerodynamically seals the gap, wherein the seal assembly includes a bridging component on an interior side of the gap, and a seal which fills the gap and is supported by the bridging component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Huw DAVIES, Nigel McKENNA
  • Patent number: 9517832
    Abstract: An aircraft wing assembly including: a wing having a wing box structure with an upper wing cover and a lower wing cover, and a wing tip device attached to the outboard end of the wing, the wing tip device including an upper cover and a lower cover, wherein a gap between opposing edges of the wing tip device lower cover and the lower wing cover is at least 5 mm, a seal assembly aerodynamically seals the gap, wherein the seal assembly includes a bridging component on an interior side of the gap, and a seal which fills the gap and is supported by the bridging component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventors: Huw Davies, Nigel McKenna
  • Publication number: 20140117158
    Abstract: An aircraft wing assembly comprising a wing (2) having a wing box structure including an upper wing cover (7) and a lower wing cover (8), and a wing tip device (1) attached to the outboard end of the wing, the wing tip device including an upper cover (9) and a lower cover (10), wherein a gap (g) between opposing edges of the wing tip device lower cover (10) and the lower wing cover (8) is at least 5 mm, and further comprising a seal assembly (20) for aerodynamically sealing the gap (g), wherein the seal assembly (20) includes a bridging component (21) on an interior side of the gap (g), and a seal (22) which fills the gap (g) and is supported by the bridging component (21). Also, an aircraft having the wing assembly, and a method of attaching a wing tip device (1) to the outboard end of a wing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Huw Davies, Nigel McKenna