Patents by Inventor Scott Thomas Olson

Scott Thomas Olson 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).

  • Guide systems for installing aircraft structures
    Patent number: 12187445
    Abstract: Guide systems for installing aircraft structures are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first guide structured to be supported by a first hinge component of a first aircraft structure and a second guide structured to be supported by a second hinge component of a second aircraft structure. The first guide is to receive the second guide when the second structure is at an installation angle relative to the first structure. Engagement between the first guide and the second guide to enable rotational movement of the first hinge component and the second hinge component when the second aircraft structure moves to an installed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Luke D. Torjesen, Reed Daniel Wilson, August W. McKenna, James R. Schnelz, Peter Albert Madakson, Richard Eugene Noble, Scott Thomas Olson, Daniel W. Stewart, Raymond Helgeson, Frederick Zimmer
  • GUIDE SYSTEMS FOR INSTALLING AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20220315234
    Abstract: Guide systems for installing aircraft structures are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first guide structured to be supported by a first hinge component of a first aircraft structure and a second guide structured to be supported by a second hinge component of a second aircraft structure. The first guide is to receive the second guide when the second structure is at an installation angle relative to the first structure. Engagement between the first guide and the second guide to enable rotational movement of the first hinge component and the second hinge component when the second aircraft structure moves to an installed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Luke D. Torjesen, Reed Daniel Wilson, August W. McKenna, James R. Schnelz, Peter Albert Madakson, Richard Eugene Noble, Scott Thomas Olson, Daniel W. Stewart, Raymond Helgeson, Frederick Zimmer