Patents by Inventor Thomas Ralph Smith, JR.

Thomas Ralph Smith, JR. 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).

  • Commercial aircraft interior monument protection system
    Patent number: 10486832
    Abstract: A method of protecting a monument during manufacturing of a vehicle. The method includes attaching a plurality of brackets to the monument prior to installation in the vehicle, each of the plurality of brackets having corresponding fasteners facing outwardly relative to the monument. The method also includes connecting a blanket to the corresponding fasteners. The method also includes installing the monument in the vehicle, disconnecting the blanket, and removing the plurality of brackets from the monument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ryan Nelson Marcelo Abelon, Cory M. Hitchcock, Toai Dac Tran, Thomas Ralph Smith, Jr., Jon Burton Shaw
  • Protective removable cover
    Patent number: 10449879
    Abstract: A method and a protective removable cover are presented. The protective removable cover comprises a number of sheets of fabric joined together in a toroidal shape such that an interior of the toroidal shape and an exterior of the toroidal shape have a same surface. The number of sheets of fabric joined together in the toroidal shape is configured to roll over a monument such that the monument is substantially covered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Nathaniel James Stenberg, Robert James Fisher, Thomas Ralph Smith, Jr.
  • Protective Removable Cover
    Publication number: 20170297466
    Abstract: A method and a protective removable cover are presented. The protective removable cover comprises a number of sheets of fabric joined together in a toroidal shape such that an interior of the toroidal shape and an exterior of the toroidal shape have a same surface. The number of sheets of fabric joined together in the toroidal shape is configured to roll over a monument such that the monument is substantially covered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Nathaniel James Stenberg, Robert James Fisher, Thomas Ralph Smith, JR.
  • COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT INTERIOR MONUMENT PROTECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170291725
    Abstract: A method of protecting a monument during manufacturing of a vehicle. The method includes attaching a plurality of brackets to the monument prior to installation in the vehicle, each of the plurality of brackets having corresponding fasteners facing outwardly relative to the monument. The method also includes connecting a blanket to the corresponding fasteners. The method also includes installing the monument in the vehicle, disconnecting the blanket, and removing the plurality of brackets from the monument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Ryan Nelson Marcelo Abelon, Cory M. Hitchcock, Toai Dac Tran, Thomas Ralph Smith, JR., Jon Burton Shaw