Patents by Inventor William A. GOINGS

William A. GOINGS 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).

  • Door for an aircraft
    Patent number: 9981732
    Abstract: A door for an aircraft includes a first panel divisible into at least two first slats that are releasably connected to one another, a first tensioning cable attached between the at least two first slats, and a first tensioner connected to the first tensioning cable and being operative to apply a first tension thereto, thereby permitting the first tensioning cable to hold the at least two first slats together to form the first panel and to release the first tension in the first tensioning cable upon occurrence of a release action, thereby permitting the at least two first slats to dissociate from one another so that the first panel fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: LEARJET INC., C&D ZODIAC, INC.
    Inventors: William A. Goings, Eric Long
  • DOOR FOR AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20160144944
    Abstract: A door for an aircraft includes a first panel divisible into at least two first slats that are releasably connected to one another, a first tensioning cable attached between the at least two first slats, and a first tensioner connected to the first tensioning cable and being operative to apply a first tension thereto, thereby permitting the first tensioning cable to hold the at least two first slats together to form the first panel and to release the first tension in the first tensioning cable upon occurrence of a release action, thereby permitting the at least two first slats to dissociate from one another so that the first panel fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: William A. GOINGS, Eric LONG
  • Method and apparatus for managing complex presentation objects using globally-unique identifiers
    Patent number: 8161067
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing complex presentation objects using globally-unique identifiers. Downloaded objects are identified by globally-unique identifiers to maintain object integrity and to facilitate capturing downloaded objects for reuse without additional download time overhead. An object may be referenced by selected indicia, such as a name, a globally-unique identifier or a globally-unique identifier and an object locator, The object is located by the selected indicia. Then, a decision is made whether to allow capture of the object based upon whether the selected indicia includes a globally-unique identifier and is secure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Reinhard Heinrich Hohensee, Craig D Brossman, Robert William Goings, Arthur Ray Roberts, John Thomas Varga, Calvin Larry Doescher, Lynn Mette Mastie, David Earl Stone, Dwight Ross Palmer
  • Method and apparatus for managing complex presentation objects using globally-unique identifiers
    Patent number: 7265854
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing complex presentation objects using globally-unique identifiers. Downloaded objects are identified by globally-unique identifiers to maintain object integrity and to facilitate capturing downloaded objects for reuse without additional download time overhead. An object may be referenced by selected indicia, such as a name, a globally-unique identifier or a globally-unique identifier and an object locator, The object is located by the selected indicia. Then, a decision is made whether to allow capture of the object based upon whether the selected indicia includes a globally-unique identifier and is secure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Reinhard Heinrich Hohensee, Craig D Brossman, Robert William Goings, Arthur Ray Roberts, John Thomas Varga, Calvin Larry Doescher, Lynn Mette Mastie, David Earl Stone, Dwight Ross Palmer
  • Method and apparatus for managing complex presentation objects using globally-unique identifiers
    Publication number: 20040156075
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing complex presentation objects using globally-unique identifiers. Downloaded objects are identified by globally-unique identifiers to maintain object integrity and to facilitate capturing downloaded objects for reuse without additional download time overhead. An object may be referenced by selected indicia, such as a name, a globally-unique identifier or a globally-unique identifier and an object locator, The object is located by the selected indicia. Then, a decision is made whether to allow capture of the object based upon whether the selected indicia includes a globally-unique identifier and is secure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Reinhard Heinrich Hohensee, Craig D. Brossman, Robert William Goings, Arthur Ray Roberts, John Thomas Varga, Calvin Larry Doescher, Lynn Mette Mastie, David Earl Stone, Dwight Ross Palmer