Patents by Inventor Quentin T. Pietersen

Quentin T. Pietersen 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).

  • System for latching and locking a folding wing
    Patent number: 9580166
    Abstract: A folding wing comprises a fixed section, a folding section, and a latch system for latching the folding section to the fixed section. The latch system includes a plurality of latch pins, and a corresponding plurality of non-backdriveable mechanical actuators for extending the latch pins to engage the folding section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark S. Good, Steven Paul Walker, Matthew A. Lassen, Quentin T. Pietersen
  • SYSTEM FOR LATCHING AND LOCKING A FOLDING WING
    Publication number: 20150210377
    Abstract: A folding wing comprises a fixed section, a folding section, and a latch system for latching the folding section to the fixed section. The latch system includes a plurality of latch pins, and a corresponding plurality of non-backdriveable mechanical actuators for extending the latch pins to engage the folding section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark S. Good, S. Paul Walker, Matthew A. Lassen, Quentin T. Pietersen