Patents by Inventor Paul John BLADES

Paul John BLADES 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).

  • Aircraft glazing unit
    Patent number: 11873117
    Abstract: An aircraft glazing unit including a body of transparent material and at least one subsurface thickness indicator at a predetermined depth within the material. The provision of a subsurface thickness indicator allows for the unit to be re-polished to remove erosion, whilst providing a visual indicator to ground crew of the remaining thickness of material in the unit. In this way, the service lifetime of the glazing unit can be extended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventor: Paul John Blades
  • AIRCRAFT GLAZING UNIT
    Publication number: 20200198758
    Abstract: An aircraft glazing unit including a body of transparent material and at least one subsurface thickness indicator at a predetermined depth within the material. The provision of a subsurface thickness indicator allows for the unit to be re-polished to remove erosion, whilst providing a visual indicator to ground crew of the remaining thickness of material in the unit. In this way, the service lifetime of the glazing unit can be extended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventor: Paul John BLADES