Patents by Inventor Steven J. Wald

Steven J. Wald 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).

  • Blended wing and multiple-body airplane configuration
    Patent number: 6666406
    Abstract: A partial blended wing body airplane configuration combining the advantages of a pure blended wing configuration with the advantages of conventional aircraft design. A blended tri-body airplane configuration wherein three pressurized body elements are connected by and blended with a pressurized centerwing element. The sidebodies and centerbody are blended into the wing structure, producing a multi-body airplane whose body sections are interconnected utilizing wing payload carrying sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mithra M. K. V. Sankrithi, Steven J. Wald
  • Blended wing and multiple-body airplane configuration
    Publication number: 20020003190
    Abstract: A partial blended wing body airplane configuration combining the advantages of a pure blended wing configuration with the advantages of conventional aircraft design. A blended tri-body airplane configuration wherein three pressurized body elements are connected by and blended with a pressurized centerwing element. The sidebodies and centerbody are blended into the wing structure, producing a multi-body airplane whose body sections are interconnected utilizing wing payload carrying sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Mithra M.K.V. Sankrithi, Steven J. Wald
  • Blended wing and multiple body airplane configuration
    Patent number: D456337
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mithra M. K. V. Sankrithi, Steven J. Wald, Gary R. Thomas