Patents by Inventor Robert Wayne JOHNSON

Robert Wayne JOHNSON 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).

  • Pressure panels
    Patent number: 9199713
    Abstract: Anisotropic pressure panels are disclosed. The pressure panels include at least two distinct regions, with one region yielding to lateral deformation more than at least one other region. The regions each independently may include a plurality of beads, such beads optionally integrally formed in the body of the pressure panel. In aerospace applications, the pressure panel may be coupled to load-bearing structures, such as wings, and may at least partially define a wheel well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Grant Brian Thomas, Bernhard Dopker, Robert Wayne Johnson
  • PRESSURE PANELS
    Publication number: 20150008284
    Abstract: Anisotropic pressure panels are disclosed. The pressure panels include at least two distinct regions, with one region yielding to lateral deformation more than at least one other region. The regions each independently may include a plurality of beads, such beads optionally integrally formed in the body of the pressure panel. In aerospace applications, the pressure panel may be coupled to load-bearing structures, such as wings, and may at least partially define a wheel well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Grant Brian THOMAS, Bernhard DOPKER, Robert Wayne JOHNSON