Patents by Inventor Robert Neth

Robert Neth 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).

  • Automated cleaning method for an aircraft fuselage interior
    Patent number: 8580043
    Abstract: An automated cleaning system for an aircraft fuselage interior is provided. The system has a movable assembly designed to fit within an aircraft fuselage interior to be cleaned. The movable assembly has a removable track assembly and an automated transport mechanism mounted on the removable track assembly, the automated transport mechanism being a guided cart that travels on the removable track assembly. The movable assembly further has a manifold and frame assembly mounted on the automated transport mechanism and a fluid dispensing assembly coupled to the manifold and frame assembly for dispensing fluids onto an aircraft fuselage interior surface. The system further has a fluid management system coupled to the movable assembly for supplying the fluids to the fluid dispensing assembly. The system further has a control system that communicates with and controls the movable assembly and the fluid management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Todd S. Tiffany, Robert Neth
  • Automated Cleaning System and Method for an Aircraft Fuselage Interior
    Publication number: 20130125926
    Abstract: An automated cleaning system for an aircraft fuselage interior is provided. The system has a movable assembly designed to fit within an aircraft fuselage interior to be cleaned. The movable assembly has a removable track assembly and an automated transport mechanism mounted on the removable track assembly, the automated transport mechanism being a guided cart that travels on the removable track assembly. The movable assembly further has a manifold and frame assembly mounted on the automated transport mechanism and a fluid dispensing assembly coupled to the manifold and frame assembly for dispensing fluids onto an aircraft fuselage interior surface. The system further has a fluid management system coupled to the movable assembly for supplying the fluids to the fluid dispensing assembly. The system further has a control system that communicates with and controls the movable assembly and the fluid management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Todd S. Tiffany, Robert Neth
  • Automated cleaning system for an aircraft fuselage interior
    Patent number: 8381747
    Abstract: The disclosure provides in one embodiment an automated cleaning system for an aircraft fuselage interior. The system comprises a movable assembly designed to fit within an aircraft fuselage interior to be cleaned. The movable assembly comprises a removable track assembly, an automated transport mechanism mounted on the removable track assembly, a manifold and frame assembly mounted on the automated transport mechanism, and a fluid dispensing assembly coupled to the manifold and frame assembly for dispensing one or more fluids onto an aircraft fuselage interior surface to be cleaned. The system further comprises a fluid management system coupled to the movable assembly for supplying the one or more fluids to the fluid dispensing assembly. The system further comprises a control system that communicates with and controls the movable assembly and the fluid management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Todd S. Tiffany, Robert Neth
  • Automated Cleaning System and Method for an Aircraft Fuselage Interior
    Publication number: 20120152283
    Abstract: The disclosure provides in one embodiment an automated cleaning system for an aircraft fuselage interior. The system comprises a movable assembly designed to fit within an aircraft fuselage interior to be cleaned. The movable assembly comprises a removable track assembly, an automated transport mechanism mounted on the removable track assembly, a manifold and frame assembly mounted on the automated transport mechanism, and a fluid dispensing assembly coupled to the manifold and frame assembly for dispensing one or more fluids onto an aircraft fuselage interior surface to be cleaned. The system further comprises a fluid management system coupled to the movable assembly for supplying the one or more fluids to the fluid dispensing assembly. The system further comprises a control system that communicates with and controls the movable assembly and the fluid management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Todd S. Tiffany, Robert Neth