Patents by Inventor Timothy D. Rittenhouse, JR.

Timothy D. Rittenhouse, 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).

  • Adjustable latch systems and methods
    Patent number: 11873852
    Abstract: A latch system and method are configured to adjustably secure a first component to a second component. The latch system includes a mounting base. A slide plate is moveably coupled to the mounting base. The slide plate is configured to be slidably adjusted relative to the mounting base. A housing is secured to the slide plate. The housing includes an arm channel configured to receive a latch arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Timothy D. Rittenhouse, Jr., Todd Schackman
  • ADJUSTABLE LATCH SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230417085
    Abstract: A latch system and method are configured to adjustably secure a first component to a second component. The latch system includes a mounting base. A slide plate is moveably coupled to the mounting base. The slide plate is configured to be slidably adjusted relative to the mounting base. A housing is secured to the slide plate. The housing includes an arm channel configured to receive a latch arm. A bumper is coupled to the housing. The bumper is configured to restrain motion of the latch arm within the arm channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy D. Rittenhouse, JR., Todd Schackman
  • Dual Track Light-Limiting Header Assembly
    Publication number: 20230382533
    Abstract: A header assembly for an aircraft cabin comprises a plurality of track, each track configured to engage with separate movable panel made from an opaque material, with the separate movable panels deployed within the header assembly tracks to form an enclosed space defined by the deployed moveable panels, and with the movable panels made from an opaque material to block light from entering an adjacent region of an aircraft cabin interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventor: Timothy D. Rittenhouse, JR.
  • ADJUSTABLE LATCH SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230130210
    Abstract: A latch system and method are configured to adjustably secure a first component to a second component. The latch system includes a mounting base. A slide plate is moveably coupled to the mounting base. The slide plate is configured to be slidably adjusted relative to the mounting base. A housing is secured to the slide plate. The housing includes an arm channel configured to receive a latch arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy D. Rittenhouse, JR., Todd Schackman