Patents by Inventor Anthony D. Drury

Anthony D. Drury 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).

  • Aircraft ice detection systems and methods
    Patent number: 10737793
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for an ice detector with a movable airfoil. The movable airfoil may be airfoil shaped and the ice detector may include an ice detection sensor. The movable airfoil may be adjusted in angle of attack and/or configuration to simulate the pressure gradient experienced by one or more of the wing, fuselage, engine, horizontal/vertical stabilizer, or other component of the aircraft. Sensors may be used to detect the configuration of the aircraft or the components of the aircraft and the configuration of the movable airfoil may then be adjusted to approximate the pressure distribution around the aircraft component. Ice accretion on the movable airfoil may be determined via the data from the ice detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Charles Steven Meis, Anthony D. Drury
  • Wheel system for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9266389
    Abstract: A wheel assembly for use with a vehicle is provided. The wheel assembly includes a first inner wheel portion, a second inner wheel portion positioned adjacent to the first inner wheel portion, a first wheel bladder coupled to the first inner wheel portion, and a second wheel bladder coupled to the second inner wheel portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Anthony D. Drury, Richard Randon Durbin
  • WHEEL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150021873
    Abstract: A wheel assembly for use with a vehicle is provided. The wheel assembly includes a first inner wheel portion, a second inner wheel portion positioned adjacent to the first inner wheel portion, a first wheel bladder coupled to the first inner wheel portion, and a second wheel bladder coupled to the second inner wheel portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Anthony D. Drury, Richard Randon Durbin
  • Cyclone separator
    Patent number: 7931740
    Abstract: Systems and methods for separating contaminants in a contaminated airstream are described. In one embodiment, a contaminated airstream is received and a vortex is created that separates the contaminated airstream into a clean airstream used in the system and contaminants (e.g., debris and particles).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Thamir R. Al-Alusi, Anthony D. Drury, Eric R. Blume, Wayne F. Ledzian
  • Cyclone Separator
    Publication number: 20090314161
    Abstract: Systems and methods for separating contaminants in a contaminated airstream are described. In one embodiment, a contaminated airstream is received and a vortex is created that separates the contaminated airstream into a clean airstream used in the system and contaminants (e.g., debris and particles).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Thamir R. Al-Alusi, Anthony D. Drury, Eric R. Blume, Wayne F. Ledzian