Patents by Inventor Andrew P. Keleher

Andrew P. Keleher 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: 11987342
    Abstract: Crew egress pathways and crew egress pathway exits in aircraft, with the crew egress pathway exits comprising apparatuses, systems, and methods for reliable deployment and stowage of support straps within crew egress pathway exit hatches positioned, with crew egress pathway exit hatches configured to deploy within aircraft passenger compartments in aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven Ellis Rhynard, Joe Files, Randall Vincent Fraker, Andrew P. Keleher, Thomas Leonard LeBlanc
  • Publication number: 20230140351
    Abstract: Crew egress pathways and crew egress pathway exits in aircraft, with the crew egress pathway exits comprising apparatuses, systems, and methods for reliable deployment and stowage of support straps within crew egress pathway exit hatches positioned, with crew egress pathway exit hatches configured to deploy within aircraft passenger compartments in aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Steven Ellis Rhynard, Joe Files, Randall Vincent Fraker, Andrew P. Keleher, Thomas Leonard LeBlanc
  • Patent number: 10314285
    Abstract: A system and method for exiting an overhead area in an aircraft. An egress apparatus is automatically moved from a closed state to an open state in response to opening a hatch that closes an opening in an overhead area in an aircraft. The apparatus comprises a platform attached to a substantially vertical structure by a first hinge structure. A guide panel is attached to the platform by a second hinge structure. The apparatus is configured to be moved from a closed state to an open state. The platform extends outward from the substantially vertical structure and under the opening in an overhead area in an aircraft when the apparatus is the open state. The guide panel extends upward from the platform when the apparatus is in the open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Marius I. Ursescu, Carl Aaron Davison, Andrew P. Keleher, Edward W. Gillette, Kenneth G. Davis, Andrew Francis Szerlag
  • Patent number: 9340294
    Abstract: A system and method for exiting a crew rest area located in an overhead area in an aircraft. An opening in the crew rest area is located in an overhead area in the aircraft. An egress apparatus is configured to move between a closed state and an open state. The egress apparatus is configured to direct a person moving on the egress apparatus from the opening to a passenger cabin in the aircraft when the egress apparatus is in the open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew P. Keleher, Edward W. Gillette, Kenneth G. Davis, Andrew Francis Szerlag, Marius I. Ursescu, Carl Aaron Davison
  • Publication number: 20140248827
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for an air circulation system. The apparatus comprises a suite and a circulation unit. The suite has walls extending upward from a floor of the passenger cabin without reaching a ceiling of the passenger cabin. The circulation unit comprises an inlet system configured to receive air in the passenger cabin of an aircraft in a location outside of the suite; an outlet system configured to output the air received by the inlet system into an interior of the suite; and a fan system configured to cause a movement of the air into the inlet system from outside of the suite and out of the outlet system into the interior of the suite. The air moves upwards in the suite and over the walls. The air moving over the walls causes a desired circulation of the air within the passenger cabin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Andrew P. Keleher, Gregory T. Eisele