Patents by Inventor Russell P McKeown

Russell P McKeown 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).

  • Aircraft assembly process
    Patent number: 7047614
    Abstract: A method of producing an aircraft assembly tool for supporting an aircraft component comprising the steps of: determining the predetermined positions and orientations in space at which the component should be supported; designing a fixture frame to provide support at predetermined locations of the frame associated with said predetermined positions; constructing the fixture frame by selecting elongate members having predetermined lengths and connecting the elongate members together with releasable fasteners; constructing a plurality of pick-up devices, each having a receiving element for carrying the component; mounting the pick-up devices to the fixture frame at the predetermined locations; and moving each receiving element about/around the orthogonal axes to align the receiving element with a respective predetermined position and orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: William S Scott, Simon Cheetham, Russell P McKeown, Kevin J Fowler
  • Aircraft assembly tool and method of manufacturing the same
    Publication number: 20040055130
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of producing an aircraft assembly tool for supporting an aircraft component comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc,
    Inventors: William S. Scott, Simon Cheetham, Russell P. Mckeown, Kevin J. Fowler
  • Method of manufacturing an aircraft assembly tool
    Patent number: 6671941
    Abstract: A method of producing an aircraft assembly tool for supporting an aircraft component comprising calculating a plurality of predetermined positions and corresponding orientations in space at which the aircraft is to be supported, designing a fixture frame at predetermined locations of the frame associated with the predetermined positions, constructing the fixture frame, providing pick-up devices with receiving elements, securing the pick-up devices to the fixture frame, and adjusting each receiving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Bae Systems plc
    Inventors: William S Scott, Simon Cheetham, Russell P McKeown, Kevin J Fowler
  • Aircraft assembly tool and method of manufacturing the same
    Publication number: 20010025406
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of producing an aircraft assembly tool for supporting an aircraft component comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Inventors: William S. Scott, Simon Cheetham, Russell P. McKeown, Kevin J. Fowler