Patents by Inventor Steven David Ingham

Steven David Ingham 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).

  • Variable waterline for horizontal pressure deck
    Patent number: 11634207
    Abstract: A pressure deck system for a fuselage of an aircraft. The pressure deck system comprises a first sloping outboard pressure panel, a first longitudinal stiffener connected to the first sloping outboard pressure panel, a second sloping outboard pressure panel opposite the first sloping outboard pressure panel, a second longitudinal stiffener connected to the second sloping outboard pressure panel, pressure panels between the first sloping outboard pressure panel and the second sloping outboard pressure panel and forming the an upper barrier of a wheel well, longitudinal beams connected to the pressure panels and supporting a cabin floor of the fuselage, and a sloping pressure deck connecting a number of these components to the rear spar of the center wing box. A waterline of the pressure deck system is de-coupled from a side-of-body waterline in the fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark Ronald McLaughlin, Branko Lakic, Richard R. Rosman, Bernhard Dopker, Steven David Ingham
  • Connector to Connect a Center Wing Box to a Bulkhead of an Aircraft
    Publication number: 20220234716
    Abstract: A connector to connect a center wing box to a bulkhead of an aircraft. The connector includes a panel with a first edge positioned at the center wing box, an opposing second edge positioned at the bulkhead, and a central section. A first flexible seal extends across the panel and provides for relative movement between the first edge and the central section. A second flexible seal extends across the panel and provides for relative movement between the second edge and the central section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Jenny Young, Daniel Cox, Steven David Ingham, Kyle Alexander Johnson, Mark Ronald McLaughlin, Paul Hungwai Lai
  • Variable Waterline for Horizontal Pressure Deck
    Publication number: 20220033051
    Abstract: A pressure deck system for a fuselage of an aircraft. The pressure deck system comprises a first sloping outboard pressure panel, a first longitudinal stiffener connected to the first sloping outboard pressure panel, a second sloping outboard pressure panel opposite the first sloping outboard pressure panel, a second longitudinal stiffener connected to the second sloping outboard pressure panel, pressure panels between the first sloping outboard pressure panel and the second sloping outboard pressure panel and forming the an upper barrier of a wheel well, longitudinal beams connected to the pressure panels and supporting a cabin floor of the fuselage, and a sloping pressure deck connecting a number of these components to the rear spar of the center wing box. A waterline of the pressure deck system is de-coupled from a side-of-body waterline in the fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Ronald McLaughlin, Branko Lakic, Richard R. Rosman, Bernhard Dopker, Steven David Ingham