Patents by Inventor Michael E. Lomax

Michael E. Lomax 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).

  • Sealed bladder assembly and method
    Patent number: 10451516
    Abstract: A bladder assembly including a body, a bladder received in the body, the bladder defining an internal volume and including an annular sealing bead, the sealing bead defining an opening into the internal volume, and a sealing member including a shaft having a first end and a second end, and an engagement portion connected proximate the second end, the sealing member being partially received within the internal volume and being moveable between at least a first position, wherein the engagement portion is spaced from the sealing bead, and a second position, wherein the sealing bead is compressed between the engagement portion and the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Michael E. Lomax
  • SEALED BLADDER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170343447
    Abstract: A bladder assembly including a body, a bladder received in the body, the bladder defining an internal volume and including an annular sealing bead, the sealing bead defining an opening into the internal volume, and a sealing member including a shaft having a first end and a second end, and an engagement portion connected proximate the second end, the sealing member being partially received within the internal volume and being moveable between at least a first position, wherein the engagement portion is spaced from the sealing bead, and a second position, wherein the sealing bead is compressed between the engagement portion and the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Michael E. Lomax
  • Sealed bladder assembly and method
    Patent number: 9772253
    Abstract: A bladder assembly including a body, a bladder received in the body, the bladder defining an internal volume and including an annular sealing bead, the sealing bead defining an opening into the internal volume, and a sealing member including a shaft having a first end and a second end, and an engagement portion connected proximate the second end, the sealing member being partially received within the internal volume and being moveable between at least a first position, wherein the engagement portion is spaced from the sealing bead, and a second position, wherein the sealing bead is compressed between the engagement portion and the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Michael E. Lomax
  • Sealed Bladder Assembly and Method
    Publication number: 20150000780
    Abstract: A bladder assembly including a body, a bladder received in the body, the bladder defining an internal volume and including an annular sealing bead, the sealing bead defining an opening into the internal volume, and a sealing member including a shaft having a first end and a second end, and an engagement portion connected proximate the second end, the sealing member being partially received within the internal volume and being moveable between at least a first position, wherein the engagement portion is spaced from the sealing bead, and a second position, wherein the sealing bead is compressed between the engagement portion and the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Michael E. Lomax