Patents by Inventor Markland T. Gates

Markland T. Gates 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).

  • Localized utility power system for aircraft
    Patent number: 8232670
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for an aircraft galley and lavatory energy system capable of independent operation from a separate aircraft energy generating system. The galley and lavatory energy system comprises an energy source providing electrical energy, heat energy, and at least one by-product; a plurality of galley and lavatory devices for receiving the electrical energy, the heat energy, and the at least one by-product; and, a plurality of connectors for connecting the electrical energy, the heat energy, and the at least one by-product to the galley and lavatory devices. The energy source comprises a fuel cell, a fuel module, and optionally, a supplemental fuel source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Joseph Sherman Breit, Michael Neil Witting, Trevor Laib, Richard L. Rankin, John Anthony Trela, Markland T. Gates, Ali Reza Mansouri
  • LOCALIZED UTILITY POWER SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20100193629
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for an aircraft galley and lavatory energy system capable of independent operation from a separate aircraft energy generating system. The galley and lavatory energy system comprises an energy source providing electrical energy, heat energy, and at least one by-product; a plurality of galley and lavatory devices for receiving the electrical energy, the heat energy, and the at least one by-product; and, a plurality of connectors for connecting the electrical energy, the heat energy, and the at least one by-product to the galley and lavatory devices. The energy source comprises a fuel cell, a fuel module, and optionally, a supplemental fuel source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph Sherman Breit, Michael Neil Witting, Trevor Laib, Richard L. Rankin, John Anthony Trela, Markland T. Gates, Ali Reza Mansouri