Patents by Inventor Richard Kurt Wagner

Richard Kurt Wagner 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).

  • Engine installation systems and related methods
    Patent number: 11560298
    Abstract: Engine installation systems and related methods. An engine installation system includes an adapter cradle and a transport dolly. The adapter cradle is configured to support the engine, and the transport dolly is configured to be selectively and operatively coupled to the adapter cradle to support the adapter cradle to facilitate transporting the adapter cradle and the engine across a ground surface. The adapter cradle is configured to be selectively coupled to each of the transport dolly and the vehicle. The adapter cradle is configured to pivot relative to the transport dolly or relative to the vehicle to transition between a transport configuration and an upright configuration. In examples, methods of installing an engine within an engine bay of a vehicle include positioning the engine beneath the engine bay, pivoting the engine relative to the vehicle, and lifting the engine into the engine bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Matthew James Frizzell, Joseph Edward Flach, Richard Kurt Wagner, Larry Paul Boyer
  • ENGINE INSTALLATION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20220212908
    Abstract: Engine installation systems and related methods. An engine installation system includes an adapter cradle and a transport dolly. The adapter cradle is configured to support the engine, and the transport dolly is configured to be selectively and operatively coupled to the adapter cradle to support the adapter cradle to facilitate transporting the adapter cradle and the engine across a ground surface. The adapter cradle is configured to be selectively coupled to each of the transport dolly and the vehicle. The adapter cradle is configured to pivot relative to the transport dolly or relative to the vehicle to transition between a transport configuration and an upright configuration. In examples, methods of installing an engine within an engine bay of a vehicle include positioning the engine beneath the engine bay, pivoting the engine relative to the vehicle, and lifting the engine into the engine bay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew James Frizzell, Joseph Edward Flach, Richard Kurt Wagner, Larry Paul Boyer