Patents by Inventor Tom F. Hodgman

Tom F. Hodgman 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).

  • Combined mortise and tenon joint feature
    Patent number: 6325568
    Abstract: A one piece stowage bin (10) has a generally rectangular, polygonal open-fronted box-type structure. Right and left end panels (14) and (18) rise up from the sides of the bottom panel (12) to form side walls. Three fold lines allow the stowage bin (10) to comprise the rear lower panel (22), the rear upper panel (26) and the top panel (30) of the stowage bin. Tenons (51), (52), (53), (54), (57), (58), (59), and (60) extend from the margins of the right and left end panels (14) and (18). Mortise pockets (63), (64), (65), (66), (71), (72), (73), and (74) are formed in the side margins of the rear upper panel 26 and the top panel (30). The mortises and tenons create interlocking mortise and tenon joints that do not require a bonding adhesive. Right and left formed angle brackets (38) and (40) secure the right and left end panels (14) and (18) to the top panel (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ralph D. Druckman, Richard C. Burnham, James S. Griffing, Chai Y. Indharasophang, Paul S. Dewar, Marc A. Spane, Tom F. Hodgman, Scott D. Button
  • Combined mortise and tenon joint feature
    Patent number: 6164477
    Abstract: A one piece stowage bin (10) has a generally rectangular, polygonal open-fronted box-type structure. Right and left end panels (14) and (18) rise up from the sides of the bottom panel (12) to form side walls. Three fold lines allow the stowage bin (10) to comprise the rear lower panel (22), the rear upper panel (26) and the top panel (30) of the stowage bin. Tenons (51), (52), (53), (54), (57), (58), (59), and (60) extend from the margins of the right and left end panels (14) and (18). Mortise pockets (63), (64), (65), (66), (71), (72), (73), and (74) are formed in the side margins of the rear upper panel 26 and the top panel (30). The mortises and tenons create interlocking mortise and tenon joints that do not require a bonding adhesive. Right and left formed angle brackets (38) and (40) secure the right and left end panels (14) and (18) to the top panel (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ralph D. Druckman, Richard C. Burnham, James S. Griffing, Chai Y. Indharasophang, Paul S. Dewar, Marc A. Spane, Tom F. Hodgman, Scott D. Button