Patents by Inventor Douglas E. Emsley

Douglas E. Emsley 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: 7454803
    Abstract: A mist delivery system includes an enclosure having at least one misting nozzle coupled thereto. The enclosure includes a primary wall and a secondary wall, whereby an air channel is defined between the primary wall and the secondary wall. A controller directs misted air through the misting nozzle and further activates an air flow system such that misted air within the shower area flows through and is dried in the air channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeanne Guerin, Douglas E Emsley, Donald R Furlong, Dennis C Lin, Bethany L. Franko, Kevin S Zielki, Cynthia Vandewall, Peter R Mitchell, William Sanford, Vicki Curtis, Wing Cheung
  • Patent number: 7222820
    Abstract: A lavatory complex for an aircraft. The lavatory complex includes a male lavatory facility and a female lavatory facility. The male lavatory facility includes stall units and may include urinals. The female lavatory facility includes stall units. Each stall unit suitably includes a single commode. The male and female lavatory facilities include at least one sink separated from the stall units by stall unit doors. The lavatory complex may include sinks that are not located within either the male or female lavatory facilities. A lavatory may include illuminating indicators; an illuminated, folding, baby changing station; a vanity; a self-cleaning toilet; and/or an illuminated faucet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark E. Wentland, Jeanne Guerin, Bethany L. Franko, Shawn A. Claflin, Douglas E. Emsley, Domenic S. Giuntoli, Melanie L. Kimsey, Hau T. Pho, Alan J. Anderson, Charles C. Jensen, Michael D. Thoreson, Michael Jaquish, Wayne T. Yutani, John A. Caldwell, Richard K. Simms, Dennis C. Lin, Thomas F. Pistler, Kevin W. Shimasaki
  • Patent number: 7168108
    Abstract: A shower system includes a shower area defined by a shower stall or primary wall having at least one misting nozzle coupled thereto. The primary wall is enclosed by a shower stall housing or a secondary wall, whereby an air channel is defined between the shower stall and the shower stall housing. A controller directs misted air through the misting nozzle and further activates an air flow system such that misted air within the shower area flows through and is dried in the air channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeanne Guerin, Douglas E. Emsley, Donald R. Furlong, Dennis C. Lin
  • Patent number: 7032863
    Abstract: A door strike apparatus for enabling opening of a door in the event of a decompression condition experienced within a flight deck area includes a housing supported adjacent the door and a strike arm movable between a locked state restricting rotation of the door and an unlocked state permitting rotation of the door. A solenoid having a lock member retracted from the strike arm when the strike arm is in the unlocked state and engaged with the strike arm when the strike arm is in the locked state. The solenoid is responsive to the decompression condition and selectively toggles the lock member out of engagement with the strike arm to permit automatic unlocking of the strike arm and opening of the door under the decompression condition and into engagement with the strike arm to permit selective locking of the door when the decompression condition is absent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mitchell J. Piorkowski, Jann F. Garrett, Douglas E. Emsley
  • Publication number: 20040227034
    Abstract: A lavatory complex for an aircraft is provided. The lavatory complex includes a male lavatory facility and a female lavatory facility. The male lavatory facility includes stall units and may include urinals. The female lavatory facility includes stall units. Each stall unit suitably includes a single commode. The male and female lavatory facilities include at least one sink separated from the stall units by stall unit doors. The lavatory complex may include sinks that are not located within either the male or female lavatory facilities. A lavatory may include illuminating indicators; an illuminated, folding, baby changing station; a vanity; a self-cleaning toilet; and/or an illuminated faucet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Mark E. Wentland, Jeanne Guerin, Bethany L. Franko, Shawn A. Claflin, Douglas E. Emsley, Domenic S. Giuntoli, Melanie L. Kimsey, Hau T. Pho, Alan J. Anderson, Charles C. Jensen, Michael D. Thoreson, Michael Jaquish, Wayne T. Yutani, John A. Caldwell, Richard K. Simms, Dennis C. Lin, Thomas F. Pistler, Kevin W. Shimasaki