Patents by Inventor Robert P. Guillot

Robert P. Guillot 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).

  • Rotary beam variable stiffness wing spar
    Patent number: 6000660
    Abstract: A segmented rotatable beam provides a spar or rib in an aircraft wing. The rotatable beam has a variable stiffness dependent upon the radial orientation of the rotatable beam about a longitudinal axis of the beam. The segmented rotatable beam comprises a plurality of tubular segments that are pivotly interconnected by connecting beam links that are rotatably mounted in bearings disposed along the longitudinal axis of the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Griffin, Robert P. Guillot, Damin J Siler