Patents by Inventor Christopher Newbolt

Christopher Newbolt 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).

  • Thin wall bushing for robust electrical bonding to fiber-reinforced structures
    Patent number: 9108363
    Abstract: A method for directing electrical current to prevent sparking from the interaction between a composite structure and lightning or static electrical charge, the method including the steps of forming a hole in a composite structure; and positioning a bushing into the hole to create an interference fit between the bushing and the composite structure, wherein the bushing is formed of a material that has a coefficient of thermal expansion close to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the composite structure and the bushing provides an electrical path between a fastener disposed in the bushing and the composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Matthew Anthony Dilligan, James P. Irwin, Christopher Newbolt, Peter A. Coronado, Benjamin A. Johnson
  • THIN WALL BUSHING FOR ROBUST ELECTRICAL BONDING TO FIBER-REINFORCED STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20130087380
    Abstract: A method for directing electrical current to prevent sparking from the interaction between a composite structure and lightning or static electrical charge, the method including the steps of forming a hole in a composite structure; and positioning a bushing into the hole to create an interference fit between the bushing and the composite structure, wherein the bushing is formed of a material that has a coefficient of thermal expansion close to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the composite structure and the bushing provides an electrical path between a fastener disposed in the bushing and the composite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Matthew Anthony Dilligan, James P. Irwin, Christopher Newbolt, Peter A. Coronado, Benjamin A. Johnson