Patents by Inventor Rick A. Biedscheid

Rick A. Biedscheid 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: 10483630
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wing leading edge antenna system (“WLEAS”). The WLEAS includes an upper leading edge (“LE”) of a wing of an aircraft, a two-dimensional non-gimbaled scannable antenna (“2D-NGSA”), and an adapter plate. The upper LE of the wing includes two LE ribs and a LE cavity formed by the two LE ribs and a lower LE surface of the wing and the adapter plate is attached to both of the LE ribs within the LE cavity. Moreover, the 2D-NGSA is attached to the adapter plate within the LE cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Rick A Biedscheid, Devin W Hill
  • Publication number: 20190148820
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wing leading edge antenna system (“WLEAS”). The WLEAS includes an upper leading edge (“LE”) of a wing of an aircraft, a two-dimensional non-gimbaled scannable antenna (“2D-NGSA”), and an adapter plate. The upper LE of the wing includes two LE ribs and a LE cavity formed by the two LE ribs and a lower LE surface of the wing and the adapter plate is attached to both of the LE ribs within the LE cavity. Moreover, the 2D-NGSA is attached to the adapter plate within the LE cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: RICK A. BIEDSCHEID, Devin W. Hill
  • Patent number: 9272773
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods to operate laminar flow control system doors are described. One described example apparatus includes an outboard structure of an aircraft, a first door assembly on a first side of the outboard structure having a first door defining a first opening and a second door assembly on a second side of the outboard structure having a second door defining a second opening. The example apparatus also includes a perforated surface proximate a leading edge of the outboard structure and an actuator disposed in the aircraft. The actuator drives first and second linkages that couple the first and second doors to the actuator. The first and second linkages are to operate the first and second doors, respectively, in an open mode in which the first and second openings create an airflow path between the perforated surface and the first and second openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Rick A. Biedscheid
  • Publication number: 20150083866
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods to operate laminar flow control system doors with improved reliability and serviceability are described herein. One described example apparatus includes a fin of an aircraft, a door assembly on a first side of the fin having a first door defining a first opening and second door defining a second opening. The example apparatus also includes a perforated surface proximate a leading edge of the fin and an actuator disposed in the aircraft. The actuator drives a linkage that couples the door to the actuator. The linkage is to operate the door in a first open mode in which the first opening faces in a first direction to create a suction airflow path between the perforated surface and the first opening, and a second open mode in which the second opening faces in a second direction to create a purge airflow path between the second opening and the perforated surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Rick A. Biedscheid