Patents by Inventor Sara Lynn Walter

Sara Lynn Walter 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: 10899428
    Abstract: A method of installing a decompression panel assembly in an aircraft. The decompression panel assembly includes a body portion, a baffle member, and a panel member. The method includes coupling the body portion to the panel member, wherein the body portion includes a plurality of frame members defining a plurality of openings in the body portion. The method also includes coupling the baffle member to the plurality of frame members such that the baffle member removably obstructs at least one opening of the plurality of openings. The baffle member is integrally formed with the plurality of frame members and is configured for at least partial displacement from the at least one opening during a decompression event. The decompression panel assembly is then coupled between a sidewall and a floor panel of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David E. Sterling, James Scott Griffing, Thomas Seth Perkins, Hannah Katherine Beck, Adam Robert Weston, Sara Lynn Walter
  • Publication number: 20200062372
    Abstract: A method of installing a decompression panel assembly in an aircraft. The decompression panel assembly includes a body portion, a baffle member, and a panel member. The method includes coupling the body portion to the panel member, wherein the body portion includes a plurality of frame members defining a plurality of openings in the body portion. The method also includes coupling the baffle member to the plurality of frame members such that the baffle member removably obstructs at least one opening of the plurality of openings. The baffle member is integrally formed with the plurality of frame members and is configured for at least partial displacement from the at least one opening during a decompression event. The decompression panel assembly is then coupled between a sidewall and a floor panel of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: David E. Sterling, James Scott Griffing, Thomas Seth Perkins, Hannah Katherine Beck, Adam Robert Weston, Sara Lynn Walter
  • Patent number: 10494079
    Abstract: A decompression panel assembly for use in an aircraft includes a body portion comprising a plurality of frame members defining a plurality of openings in the body portion. The decompression panel assembly also includes a baffle member integrally formed with the plurality of frame members such that the baffle member removably obstructs at least one opening of the plurality of openings. The baffle member is configured for at least partial displacement from the at least one opening during a decompression event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David E. Sterling, James Scott Griffing, Thomas Seth Perkins, Hannah Katherine Beck, Adam Robert Weston, Sara Lynn Walter
  • Publication number: 20170283029
    Abstract: A decompression panel assembly for use in an aircraft includes a body portion comprising a plurality of frame members defining a plurality of openings in the body portion. The decompression panel assembly also includes a baffle member integrally formed with the plurality of frame members such that the baffle member removably obstructs at least one opening of the plurality of openings. The baffle member is configured for at least partial displacement from the at least one opening during a decompression event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: David E. Sterling, James Scott Griffing, Thomas Seth Perkins, Hannah Katherine Beck, Adam Robert Weston, Sara Lynn Walter
  • Patent number: 8616498
    Abstract: In one of the embodiments of the disclosure, there is provided an aircraft insulation system and method for providing fire penetration resistance and/or thermal and acoustic protection. The aircraft insulation system comprises one or more insulation blankets, each having an inboard side and an outboard side. The aircraft insulation system further comprises a fire penetration resistant cover material having a heat seal adhesive, wherein the fire penetration resistant cover material covers the outboard side of the one or more insulation blankets. The aircraft insulation system further comprises an insulation cover film having a heat seal adhesive, wherein the insulation cover film covers the inboard side of the one or more insulation blankets. The aircraft insulation system further comprises a thermal heat seal that joins the fire penetration resistant cover material and the insulation cover film together to form a continuous insulation blanket assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Zahid Hossain, Khashayar Borumand, Neha Sharma, Keith Couilliard, Gaurav Kumar, Sean M. Finerty, Sara Lynn Walter
  • Publication number: 20100243807
    Abstract: In one of the embodiments of the disclosure, there is provided an aircraft insulation system and method for providing fire penetration resistance and/or thermal and acoustic protection. The aircraft insulation system comprises one or more insulation blankets, each having an inboard side and an outboard side. The aircraft insulation system further comprises a fire penetration resistant cover material having a heat seal adhesive, wherein the fire penetration resistant cover material covers the outboard side of the one or more insulation blankets. The aircraft insulation system further comprises an insulation cover film having a heat seal adhesive, wherein the insulation cover film covers the inboard side of the one or more insulation blankets. The aircraft insulation system further comprises a thermal heat seal that joins the fire penetration resistant cover material and the insulation cover film together to form a continuous insulation blanket assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Zahid Hossain, Khashayar Borumand, Neha Sharma, Keith Couilliard, Gaurav Kumar, Sean M. Finerty, Sara Lynn Walter