Patents by Inventor Anthony C. Roberts

Anthony C. Roberts 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).

  • Nano-structured alloy material and method of synthesizing
    Patent number: 11975385
    Abstract: A nano-structured alloy material includes a nanoparticle; a matrix phase surrounding the nanoparticle; and an alkali/alkali Earth metal to alter (i) a material property of the nanoparticle, (ii) a material property of the matrix phase, and (iii) an interaction of the nanoparticle with the matrix phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Kristopher A. Darling, Billy C. Hornbuckle, Blake P. Fullenwider, Albert M. Ostlind, Anthony J. Roberts, Anit K. Giri
  • Aircraft gun-blast diffusers, plugs for aircraft gun-blast diffusers, and methods of making such plugs
    Patent number: 11619463
    Abstract: A plug for insertion into a blast-tube exit cavity of a gun-blast diffuser comprises a plug front surface, a plug rear surface, a plug side surface that extends between the plug front surface and the plug rear surface, a body, comprising a polyurethane foam, and a substrate, coupled to the body and comprising a conductive nonwoven fabric, impregnated with a polyurethane matrix. The plug front surface of the plug is formed by the substrate. The plug rear surface of the plug is formed by the body. The plug side surface of the plug is formed by the substrate and the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Garrett B. Peters, Lucian Woods, Robert R. Johnson, Daniel E. Pulcher, Anthony C. Roberts
  • AIRCRAFT GUN-BLAST DIFFUSERS, PLUGS FOR AIRCRAFT GUN-BLAST DIFFUSERS, AND METHODS OF MAKING SUCH PLUGS
    Publication number: 20220325973
    Abstract: A plug for insertion into a blast-tube exit cavity of a gun-blast diffuser comprises a plug front surface, a plug rear surface, a plug side surface that extends between the plug front surface and the plug rear surface, a body, comprising a polyurethane foam, and a substrate, coupled to the body and comprising a conductive nonwoven fabric, impregnated with a polyurethane matrix. The plug front surface of the plug is formed by the substrate. The plug rear surface of the plug is formed by the body. The plug side surface of the plug is formed by the substrate and the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Garrett B. Peters, Lucian Woods, Robert R. Johnson, Daniel E. Pulcher, Anthony C. Roberts
  • Surface sealing system
    Patent number: 9415853
    Abstract: A method and apparatus comprising a sealing member, an integral structure associated with the sealing member, and an engagement section extending from the sealing member. The sealing member is configured to be attached to a surface of an object. The sealing member is consolidated with the integral structure. The engagement section is deformable and configured to engage a receiving structure in the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael P. Gleason, Daniel Eugene Pulcher, Anthony C. Roberts, William John Keyes, Michael Allan Arrowsmith, Elizabeth Kay Kauffman, Amoret Margaret Lambrecht, Alan F. Tegeler, Robert A. Gipperich, Mathew Albert Coffman
  • System and method for detecting optical defects in transparencies
    Patent number: 8917312
    Abstract: An optical defect detection system is provided for recording an image of a transparency for detecting optical defects therein. The transparency may be formed with a contour. The defect detection system may comprise a light source, a diffuser and an image recording device for recording images of the transparency. The light source is configured to emit light and may be positioned adjacent one of the sides of the transparency. The image recording device may be positioned on a side of the transparency opposite the diffuser. The diffuser may be contoured complementary to the contour of the transparency and may be positioned between the light source and the transparency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Gleason, Daniel E. Pulcher, Douglas E. Reed, Anthony C. Roberts, Matthew M. Thomas