Patents by Inventor Samuel Lewis Block

Samuel Lewis Block 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).

  • Publication number: 20250083796
    Abstract: Multi-functional trailing edge apparatus and methods for aircraft are disclosed herein. An example wing of an aircraft disclosed herein includes an aft edge supporting a trailing edge device. The trailing edge device has a control surface and a side surface. A linkage is rotatably coupled to the side surface and the aft edge, and a rotary actuator is operatively coupled to the linkage to move the control surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Seiya Sakurai, Samuel Lewis Block, Bret Alan Bowers, Bryan Jacob Gruner
  • Patent number: 11167840
    Abstract: Aircraft main landing gear drag brace backup fitting assemblies and related methods are described herein. An example aircraft wing disclosed herein includes a rear spar having a rear side and a front side opposite the rear side, a side-of-body rib coupled to the rear spar, a rib post disposed on the front side of the rear spar, where the rib post is to couple a second rib to the rear spar, a side-of-body fitting coupled to the side-of-body rib, an intercostal member coupled between the side-of-body fitting and the rib post, and a drag brace fitting disposed on the rear side of the rear spar. The drag brace fitting is coupled to the rib post and the side-of-body fitting via a first plurality of fasteners extending through the rear spar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Samuel Lewis Block, Orion Parker Watson, Daniel Harvey Fletcher, Michael Robert Rush, Elizabeth Rose Benson
  • Publication number: 20200331595
    Abstract: Aircraft main landing gear drag brace backup fitting assemblies and related methods are described herein. An example aircraft wing disclosed herein includes a rear spar having a rear side and a front side opposite the rear side, a side-of-body rib coupled to the rear spar, a rib post disposed on the front side of the rear spar, where the rib post is to couple a second rib to the rear spar, a side-of-body fitting coupled to the side-of-body rib, an intercostal member coupled between the side-of-body fitting and the rib post, and a drag brace fitting disposed on the rear side of the rear spar. The drag brace fitting is coupled to the rib post and the side-of-body fitting via a first plurality of fasteners extending through the rear spar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel Lewis Block, Orion Parker Watson, Daniel Harvey Fletcher, Michael Robert Rush, Elizabeth Rose Benson