Patents by Inventor Christopher Allin Black

Christopher Allin Black 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).

  • System and method for detecting objects
    Patent number: 9772422
    Abstract: A system and method for locating an object within a structure includes a magnetically-responsive member coupled to the object. A magnetic field generator generates a magnetic field in the presence of the structure. The generated magnetic field causes the magnetically-responsive member to output a signal when the magnetically-responsive member is in the presence of the magnetic field. A detector may include a sensor coupled to a control unit. The sensor detects the signal output by the magnetically-responsive member. The control unit locates the object based on detection of a third harmonic of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John R. Hull, Kathy L. Ferguson, Christopher Allin Black, Daniel L. Byrum
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20160341843
    Abstract: A system and method for locating an object within a structure includes a magnetically-responsive member coupled to the object. A magnetic field generator generates a magnetic field in the presence of the structure. The generated magnetic field causes the magnetically-responsive member to output a signal when the magnetically-responsive member is in the presence of the magnetic field. A detector may include a sensor coupled to a control unit. The sensor detects the signal output by the magnetically-responsive member. The control unit locates the object based on detection of a third harmonic of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: John R. Hull, Kathy L. Ferguson, Christopher Allin Black, Daniel L. Byrum