Patents by Inventor Richard Stokes, JR.

Richard Stokes, JR. 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).

  • Thrust reverser torque box with discrete major fittings
    Patent number: 10012175
    Abstract: A thrust reverser torque box assembly for an aircraft engine is constructed with a torque tube having a cross section configuration tailored and conducive to carrying torsion and discrete major fittings at opposite ends of the torque tube that connect the torque tube and thrust reverser actuation and reacts loading due to reverse thrust operation to the aircraft engine fan case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard Stokes, Jr., Donald Powell, Robert Morrow
  • THRUST REVERSER TORQUE BOX WITH DISCRETE MAJOR FITTINGS
    Publication number: 20150345424
    Abstract: A thrust reverser torque box assembly for an aircraft engine is constructed with a torque tube having a cross section configuration tailored and conducive to carrying torsion and discrete major fittings at opposite ends of the torque tube that connect the torque tube and thrust reverser actuation and reacts loading due to reverse thrust operation to the aircraft engine fan case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard Stokes, JR., Donald Powell, Robert Morrow