Patents by Inventor Alexander Strait

Alexander Strait 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).

  • Applicator head for coating application and associated system and method
    Patent number: 12728439
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an applicator head and associated system and method for applying a coating to an object. The applicator head includes an elongated body with an external surface and an internal cavity. A coating inlet is formed in an upper portion of the elongated body and fluidically coupled with the internal cavity to enable a coating material to flow into the internal cavity from the coating inlet. A plurality of outlet ports are positioned along a lower portion of the elongated body and fluidically coupled with the internal cavity to enable the coating material to be dispensed from the internal cavity. A plurality of external ribs are disposed along the external surface of the elongated body and extend at a rib height from the external surface, at least one outlet port of the plurality of outlet ports is positioned between adjacent ones of the external ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Y. Ahn, Alexander Strait, Christopher Brown, Ricardo Fritzke, Michael Rumsey
  • APPLICATOR HEAD FOR COATING APPLICATION AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20260084177
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an applicator head and associated system and method for applying a coating to an object. The applicator head includes an elongated body with an external surface and an internal cavity. A coating inlet is formed in an upper portion of the elongated body and fluidically coupled with the internal cavity to enable a coating material to flow into the internal cavity from the coating inlet. A plurality of outlet ports are positioned along a lower portion of the elongated body and fluidically coupled with the internal cavity to enable the coating material to be dispensed from the internal cavity. A plurality of external ribs are disposed along the external surface of the elongated body and extend at a rib height from the external surface, at least one outlet port of the plurality of outlet ports is positioned between adjacent ones of the external ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Jonathan Y. Ahn, Alexander Strait, Christopher Brown, Ricardo Fritzke, Michael Rumsey