Patents by Inventor Russell Keck

Russell Keck 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).

  • Structural assembly and method
    Patent number: 10502251
    Abstract: A structural assembly includes a first member and a second member. The first member has at least one fastener receptacle and at least one shear pocket formed in the member side. The Shear pocket has a pocket cross-section. The second member has at least one shear boss protruding outwardly from the second member, the shear boss has a boss cross-section shaped complementary to the pocket cross-section. The shear boss is configured to be received with the shear pocket and transfer only shear load between the first member and the second member. The structural assembly includes a tension fastener configured to engage the fastener receptacle and couple the first member to the second member and transfer only tension load therebetween at least during an initial transfer of the shear load between the first member and the second member by the shear boss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bejan Banihashemi, Alex de Marne, Russell Keck, Roland Mair
  • STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190195259
    Abstract: A structural assembly includes a first member and a second member. The first member has at least one fastener receptacle and at least one shear pocket formed in the member side. The Shear pocket has a pocket cross-section. The second member has at least one shear boss protruding outwardly from the second member, the shear boss has a boss cross-section shaped complementary to the pocket cross-section. The shear boss is configured to be received with the shear pocket and transfer only shear load between the first member and the second member. The structural assembly includes a tension fastener configured to engage the fastener receptacle and couple the first member to the second member and transfer only tension load therebetween at least during an initial transfer of the shear load between the first member and the second member by the shear boss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Bejan Banihashemi, Alex de Marne, Russell Keck, Roland Mair