Patents by Inventor Trent D. Tholen

Trent D. Tholen 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).

  • Adaptable cab floor engagement assembly for commuter and conventional jet aircraft
    Patent number: 7188383
    Abstract: An engagement structure adapted for securement to the end of an aircraft boarding bridge includes a floor, a first floor panel rotatably associated with the floor, and a second floor panel displaceably associated with the floor. The second floor panel is preferably mechanically associated with a drive assembly adapted for displacing the second floor panel relative to the first floor panel to provide a dimensionally adjustable floor area of a boarding bridge proximate the interface of the bridge and an aircraft serviced by the bridge. The engagement structure is adapted to accommodate the docking of the boarding bridge with aircraft having varied entry door configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Trent D. Tholen, Glen O. West, Daniel D. Pohly, Thomas Chase, Kenneth Jensen, Catharine Wofford, Chris Hansen
  • Adaptable cab floor engagement assembly for commuter and conventional jet aircraft
    Patent number: 6898816
    Abstract: An engagement structure adapted for securement to the end of an aircraft boarding bridge includes a floor, a first floor panel rotatably associated with the floor, and a second floor panel displaceably associated with the floor. The second floor panel is preferably mechanically associated with a drive assembly adapted for displacing the second floor panel relative to the first floor panel to provide a dimensionally adjustable floor area of a boarding bridge proximate the interface of the bridge and an aircraft serviced by the bridge. The engagement structure is adapted to accommodate the docking of the boarding bridge with aircraft having varied entry door configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Trent D. Tholen, Glen O. West, Daniel D. Pohly, Thomas Chase, Kenneth Jensen, Catharine Wofford, Chris Hansen
  • Adaptable cab floor engagement assembly for commuter and conventional jet aircraft
    Publication number: 20020100128
    Abstract: An engagement structure adapted for securement to the end of an aircraft boarding bridge includes a floor, a first floor panel rotatably associated with the floor, and a second floor panel displaceably associated with the floor. The second floor panel is preferably mechanically associated with a drive assembly adapted for displacing the second floor panel relative to the first floor panel to provide a dimensionally adjustable floor area of a boarding bridge proximate the interface of the bridge and an aircraft serviced by the bridge. The engagement structure is adapted to accommodate the docking of the boarding bridge with aircraft having varied entry door configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Trent D. Tholen, Glen O. West, Daniel D. Pohly, Thomas Chase, Kenneth Jensen, Catharine Wofford, Chris Hansen