Patents by Inventor Warren D. Burggraf

Warren D. Burggraf 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).

  • Multi-positional tail skids and associated methods of use
    Patent number: 6845944
    Abstract: Multi-positional tail skid assemblies and methods for their use. In one embodiment, a multi-positional tail skid assembly includes a skid member and a skid deployment system operably connected to the skid member. The skid member can include a first portion attachable to an aft portion of a fuselage and a second portion movable relative to the aft portion of the fuselage. The second portion can support a skid surface configured to contact a surface of a runway. The skid deployment system can be configured to move the skid surface between first and second positions. When the skid surface is in the first position, the skid surface is closer to the aft portion of the fuselage than when the skid surface is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: C. Byram Bays-Muchmore, Todd B. Brouwer, Malcolm S. Bryant, Warren D. Burggraf, Daniel S. Little, Douglas G. Miller, Stanley E. Tolzmann, Martin M. Withington, Thomas A. Zierten
  • Multi-positional tail skids and associated methods of use
    Publication number: 20040200930
    Abstract: Multi-positional tail skid assemblies and methods for their use. In one embodiment, a multi-positional tail skid assembly includes a skid member and a skid deployment system operably connected to the skid member. The skid member can include a first portion attachable to an aft portion of a fuselage and a second portion movable relative to the aft portion of the fuselage. The second portion can support a skid surface configured to contact a surface of a runway. The skid deployment system can be configured to move the skid surface between first and second positions. When the skid surface is in the first position, the skid surface is closer to the aft portion of the fuselage than when the skid surface is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: C. Byram Bays-Muchmore, Todd B. Brouwer, Malcolm S. Bryant, Warren D. Burggraf, Daniel S. Little, Douglas G. Miller, Stanley E. Tolzmann, Martin M. Withington, Thomas A. Zierten