Patents by Inventor Christopher John Mills

Christopher John Mills 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).

  • Patent number: 11992535
    Abstract: Provided herein are certain compounds and imaging agents useful for detecting a condition or disorder associated with protein aggregation, compositions thereof, and methods of their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: CHDI Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Longbin Liu, Matthew Lee, Celia Dominguez, Peter David Johnson, Christopher John Brown, Sarah Hayes, Adrian Kotey, Matthew Robert Mills, Michael Edward Prime
  • Patent number: 10730604
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to inserts for use with sandwich panels, such as composite panels, and related methods. Presently disclosed inserts may include a retention feature and/or an anti-rotation feature that may be configured to retain the insert in place within a bore formed in the sandwich panel. In this manner, presently disclosed inserts may be secured without the use of adhesive compounds, which may increase efficiency and/or reduce costs in manufacturing apparatus that include one or more sandwich panels having one or more inserts placed therein. Presently disclosed methods of installing an insert into a sandwich panel may include rotating the insert with respect to the sandwich panel as the insert is installed, such that a portion of the insert may be positioned under the skin of the sandwich panel (e.g., a portion of the insert may be positioned between the skin and the core of the sandwich panel).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael Steven Lewis, Brad Jeremy Reeves, James S. Bradley, Christopher John Mills, Supriya Balachander, Brian M. Wilkie
  • Publication number: 20190009880
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to inserts for use with sandwich panels, such as composite panels, and related methods. Presently disclosed inserts may include a retention feature and/or an anti-rotation feature that may be configured to retain the insert in place within a bore formed in the sandwich panel. In this manner, presently disclosed inserts may be secured without the use of adhesive compounds, which may increase efficiency and/or reduce costs in manufacturing apparatus that include one or more sandwich panels having one or more inserts placed therein. Presently disclosed methods of installing an insert into a sandwich panel may include rotating the insert with respect to the sandwich panel as the insert is installed, such that a portion of the insert may be positioned under the skin of the sandwich panel (e.g., a portion of the insert may be positioned between the skin and the core of the sandwich panel).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Steven Lewis, Brad Jeremy Reeves, James S. Bradley, Christopher John Mills, Supriya Balachander, Brian M. Wilkie
  • Patent number: 10099767
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to inserts for use with sandwich panels, such as composite panels, and related methods. Presently disclosed inserts may include a retention feature and/or an anti-rotation feature that may be configured to retain the insert in place within a bore formed in the sandwich panel. In this manner, presently disclosed inserts may be secured without the use of adhesive compounds, which may increase efficiency and/or reduce costs in manufacturing apparatus that include one or more sandwich panels having one or more inserts placed therein. Presently disclosed methods of installing an insert into a sandwich panel may include rotating the insert with respect to the sandwich panel as the insert is installed, such that a portion of the insert may be positioned under the skin of the sandwich panel (e.g., a portion of the insert may be positioned between the skin and the core of the sandwich panel).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael Steven Lewis, Brad Jeremy Reeves, James S. Bradley, Christopher John Mills, Supriya Balachander, Brian M. Wilkie
  • Patent number: 9586687
    Abstract: Disclosed is a removable seat divider for placement in a seat. The removable seat divider includes a vertical structure configured to be placed on the seat along an approximate center of the seat. The vertical structure includes a first outer surface, second outer surface, top, and back portion, where the back portion of the vertical structure is configured to be placed adjacent to a back portion of the seat. The removable seat divider also includes a cavity located adjacent to the back portion, where the cavity connects the first outer surface to the second outer surface, and the cavity is configured to pass a seat belt through the cavity. The base back portion is configured to produce a restraining force against the seat that is proportional to a tension on the seat belt that passes through the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Julio E. Abreu, Christopher John Mills
  • Publication number: 20170036750
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to inserts for use with sandwich panels, such as composite panels, and related methods. Presently disclosed inserts may include a retention feature and/or an anti-rotation feature that may be configured to retain the insert in place within a bore formed in the sandwich panel. In this manner, presently disclosed inserts may be secured without the use of adhesive compounds, which may increase efficiency and/or reduce costs in manufacturing apparatus that include one or more sandwich panels having one or more inserts placed therein. Presently disclosed methods of installing an insert into a sandwich panel may include rotating the insert with respect to the sandwich panel as the insert is installed, such that a portion of the insert may be positioned under the skin of the sandwich panel (e.g., a portion of the insert may be positioned between the skin and the core of the sandwich panel).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael Steven Lewis, Brad Jeremy Reeves, James S. Bradley, Christopher John Mills, Supriya Balachander, Brian M. Wilkie