Patents by Inventor Karen Hills

Karen Hills 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: 11338936
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are described for use of an ultraviolet (UV) light source, such as in a cleaning device, in which ozone creation due to reaction of the UV light with oxygen in the air is reduced. An example method includes dispersing, by a gas outlet, oxygen-depleted gas over a UV light source, and directing UV light from the UV light source to pass through the oxygen-depleted gas onto an area. An example apparatus includes a UV light source to direct UV light onto an area, and a gas outlet to disperse oxygen-depleted gas over the UV light source, such that the UV light passes through the oxygen-depleted gas onto the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeff Siegmeth, Karen Hills, Jamie Childress, Douglas Brown
  • Publication number: 20190161207
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are described for use of an ultraviolet (UV) light source, such as in a cleaning device, in which ozone creation due to reaction of the UV light with oxygen in the air is reduced. An example method includes dispersing, by a gas outlet, oxygen-depleted gas over a UV light source, and directing UV light from the UV light source to pass through the oxygen-depleted gas onto an area. An example apparatus includes a UV light source to direct UV light onto an area, and a gas outlet to disperse oxygen-depleted gas over the UV light source, such that the UV light passes through the oxygen-depleted gas onto the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Jeff Siegmeth, Karen Hills, Jamie Childress, Douglas Brown
  • Patent number: 10232954
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are described for use of an ultraviolet (UV) light source, such as in a cleaning device, in which ozone creation due to reaction of the UV light with oxygen in the air is reduced. An example method includes dispersing, by a gas outlet, oxygen-depleted gas over a UV light source, and directing UV light from the UV light source to pass through the oxygen-depleted gas onto an area. An example apparatus includes a UV light source to direct UV light onto an area, and a gas outlet to disperse oxygen-depleted gas over the UV light source, such that the UV light passes through the oxygen-depleted gas onto the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeff Siegmeth, Karen Hills, Jamie Childress, Douglas Brown
  • Publication number: 20180079528
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are described for use of an ultraviolet (UV) light source, such as in a cleaning device, in which ozone creation due to reaction of the UV light with oxygen in the air is reduced. An example method includes dispersing, by a gas outlet, oxygen-depleted gas over a UV light source, and directing UV light from the UV light source to pass through the oxygen-depleted gas onto an area. An example apparatus includes a UV light source to direct UV light onto an area, and a gas outlet to disperse oxygen-depleted gas over the UV light source, such that the UV light passes through the oxygen-depleted gas onto the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Jeff Siegmeth, Karen Hills, Jamie Childress, Douglas Brown
  • Patent number: 8567719
    Abstract: A compartment for a transportation device is provided. The compartment may include a one-piece basin, an inflatable wall member, and multi-directional support arms to attach the basin within the transportation device. The one-piece basin may fit through an opening in the transportation device. Methods of installation for installing the compartment within the transportation device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James P. Schalla, Shawn A. Clafin, Dennis C. Lin, Richard L. Rankin, Kevin S. Zielke, Karen Hills, Steven Sauer
  • Publication number: 20080078873
    Abstract: A compartment for a transportation device is provided. The compartment may include a one-piece basin, an inflatable wall member, and multi-directional support arms to attach the basin within the transportation device. The one-piece basin may fit through an opening in the transportation device. Methods of installation for installing the compartment within the transportation device are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: James P. Schalla, Shawn A. Claflin, Dennis C. Lin, Richard L. Rankin, Kevin S. Zielke, Karen Hills, Steven Sauer
  • Publication number: 20070251003
    Abstract: A mobile platform personnel berth unit and a method for creating the mobile platform personnel berth unit are provided. A male mandrel is created defining an inner mold line surface of the berth unit. The male mandrel is overlayed with one or more layers of filament strips. The filament layers are thermally cured to create an integrated structural member. The male mandrel is then removed from the structural member. The structural member is profile shaped to create a semi-finished berth unit having a top, a bottom and a pair of integral side panels. Additional entrance and back panels as well as access panels and connecting hardware are then added to complete the berth unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Ralph Druckman, Karen Hills, Susan Robinson
  • Publication number: 20060118676
    Abstract: A system and a method is provided for fitting an aircraft cabin with modular sidewall panels, window reveals, and foam insulation blocks in an integrated manner. The system comprises a sidewall panel which may have one or more openings therethrough to receive a window reveal held by snap-fit fastenings. The bezel of the window reveal may be held by snap-fit fasteners for easy removal to allow removal and cleaning of the inner dust cover disassembly of the sidewall panel. Foam insulation blocks may be molded to fit in the cavity between the outer wall of the aircraft and the sidewall panels, held in place by compressive pressure between the frames of the airframe. The outer extent of the window reveal is tapered inwardly to guide the window reveal to mating contact with an outer window assembly in the aircraft fuselage without further adjustment of the sidewall panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Keith Novak, Robert Mumm, Karen Hills, Joe Wong, Shawn Pare, Julia Miller, Art Waidner
  • Publication number: 20060054742
    Abstract: A mobile platform personnel berth unit and a method for creating the mobile platform personnel berth unit are provided. A male mandrel is created defining an inner mold line surface of the berth unit. The male mandrel is overlayed with one or more layers of filament strips. The filament layers are thermally cured to create an integrated structural member. The male mandrel is then removed from the structural member. The structural member is profile shaped to create a semi-finished berth unit having a top, a bottom and a pair of integral side panels. Additional entrance and back panels as well as access panels and connecting hardware are then added to complete the berth unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Ralph Druckman, Karen Hills, Susan Robinson
  • Publication number: 20060049310
    Abstract: A crew rest berth support system includes a crew berth assembly having first and second berths. Hook assemblies suspend the first berth from mobile platform structure. Pin assemblies suspend the second berth from the structure. Cam assemblies connect the first and second berths. The hook assemblies permit first berth rotation in a first path and the pin assemblies permit second berth rotation in a second path substantially perpendicular to the first path. When the first and second berths are connected using the cam assemblies the crew berth assembly is restrained from motion in either the first or the second paths. An entrance cap rotatably mounted to the platform structure prior to the first and second berths is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: James Park, Karen Hills, Jeffrey Farnsworth, Wiliam McCammon, Jerry Grayson, Susan Robinson, Kevin Barrick
  • Publication number: 20050005544
    Abstract: An insulated wall for a mobile platform is formed from at least two layers. A first layer includes an insulation material. A second layer includes a flexible material having an outer face with a decorative pattern and an inner face attached to the first layer. The wall is mounted in the mobile platform with the outer face of the second layer having the decorative pattern forming a mobile platform innermost facing surface. By attaching a flexible material layer to the insulation material, the insulated wall can be formed into rolls and rolled out during installation in a single step. In another embodiment, fasteners are preinstalled in the wall for fastening the wall to the mobile platform. In yet another embodiment, a method for insulating a compartment of a mobile platform is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Fabian Borowiecki, Karen Hills, Gregory Tubbs, Robert Denholm, Curtis Kinchen, Randall Hardy