Patents by Inventor PATRICK DAVIS GARRETT

PATRICK DAVIS GARRETT 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 APPARATUS FOR GROUNDING A COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20120019973
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for installing a grounding fastener in a composite aircraft structure includes structure and/or function for (i) drilling a hole in the composite aircraft structure, the hole dimensioned to provide a clearance fit with respect to the composite structure and the grounding fastener; (ii) coating the grounding fastener with a conductive fluid; (iii) inserting the grounding fastener into the hole such that the grounding fastener is in electrical contact with conductive fibers within the composite structure; (iv) securing the grounding fastener to the composite structure; and (v) attaching a conductive device to the grounding fastener such that the conductive device is in electrical contact with the grounding fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: ADAM SCOTT EHRMANTRAUT, PATRICK DAVIS GARRETT, CAYCE MCPHERON BOONE