Patents by Inventor ROBERT JAMES MACLEAN

ROBERT JAMES MACLEAN 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).

  • Anti-terrorism / anti-personnel mobile commercial passenger aircraft physical flight deck / cockpit secondary barrier galley cart / aircraft secondary barrier cart ((ASBC)
    Patent number: 10611493
    Abstract: The Aircraft Secondary Barrier Cart includes a main housing, with at least two retractable cables with metallic safety-hooks at the ends that connect to the two female loops behind each bulk-head. When deployed, the two cables hold the barrier cart in place. The two retractable cables are connected to a ratcheting system to stabilize and strengthen the barrier cart's stability after deployment. The ratcheting system includes a release lever to disengage the two main-housing cables before stowage. The barrier cart includes a folding-barrier with elastic and polymer safety-hooks sewn in. When the curtain or net gets expanded, its safety-hooks attach to several female loops riveted into the upper portion of the forward galley entrance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Inventor: Robert James MacLean
  • Anti - Terrorism / Anti - Personnel Mobile Commercial Passenger Aircraft Physical Flight Deck / Cockpit Secondary Barrier Galley Cart / Aircraft Secondary Barrier Cart ((ASBC)
    Publication number: 20180099762
    Abstract: The Aircraft Secondary Barrier Cart includes a main housing, with at least two retractable cables with metallic safety-hooks at the ends that connect to the two female loops behind each bulk-head. When deployed, the two cables hold the barrier cart in place. The two retractable cables are connected to a ratcheting system to stabilize and strengthen the barrier cart's stability after deployment. The ratcheting system includes a release lever to disengage the two main-housing cables before stowage. The barrier cart includes a folding-barrier with elastic and polymer safety-hooks sewn in. When the curtain or net gets expanded, its safety-hooks attach to several female loops riveted into the upper portion of the forward galley entrance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventor: ROBERT JAMES MACLEAN