Patents by Inventor Brook W. Garrettson

Brook W. Garrettson 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: 11074839
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for conforming a display panel to a surface of an aircraft structure. The method positions the display panel within a resin barrier that is located on the surface such that a cavity is formed, places a film and the display panel together, and applies a force on the display panel that causes the display panel to conform to the surface of the aircraft structure. The display panel has a shape that changes to a first shape to match a second shape of the surface of the aircraft structure. The method also injects a resin into the cavity while the force is applied, and cures the resin in the cavity while the force is applied to form a cured resin. The cured resin holds the display panel in the first shape and attaches the display panel to the surface of the aircraft structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Brook W. Garrettson
  • Publication number: 20200152100
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for conforming a display panel to a surface of an aircraft structure. The method positions the display panel within a resin barrier that is located on the surface such that a cavity is formed, places a film and the display panel together, and applies a force on the display panel that causes the display panel to conform to the surface of the aircraft structure. The display panel has a shape that changes to a first shape to match a second shape of the surface of the aircraft structure. The method also injects a resin into the cavity while the force is applied, and cures the resin in the cavity while the force is applied to form a cured resin. The cured resin holds the display panel in the first shape and attaches the display panel to the surface of the aircraft structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Brook W. Garrettson
  • Patent number: 10559237
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for conforming a display panel to a surface of an aircraft structure. The method positions the display panel within a resin barrier that is located on the surface such that a cavity is formed, places a film and the display panel together, and applies a force on the display panel that causes the display panel to conform to the surface of the aircraft structure. The display panel has a shape that changes to a first shape to match a second shape of the surface of the aircraft structure. The method also injects a resin into the cavity while the force is applied, and cures the resin in the cavity while the force is applied to form a cured resin. The cured resin holds the display panel in the first shape and attaches the display panel to the surface of the aircraft structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Brook W. Garrettson
  • Publication number: 20170025050
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for conforming a display panel to a surface of an aircraft structure. The method positions the display panel within a resin barrier that is located on the surface such that a cavity is formed, places a film and the display panel together, and applies a force on the display panel that causes the display panel to conform to the surface of the aircraft structure. The display panel has a shape that changes to a first shape to match a second shape of the surface of the aircraft structure. The method also injects a resin into the cavity while the force is applied, and cures the resin in the cavity while the force is applied to form a cured resin. The cured resin holds the display panel in the first shape and attaches the display panel to the surface of the aircraft structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: Brook W. Garrettson
  • Patent number: 9324248
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying information is presented. The information is sent from a number of sources to a display unit. The information is displayed through pixels located in the display unit. Heat is transferred in the display unit through a conductive path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Brook W. Garrettson
  • Publication number: 20150042494
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying information is presented. The information is sent from a number of sources to a display unit. The information is displayed through pixels located in the display unit. Heat is transferred in the display unit through a conductive path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Brook W. Garrettson
  • Publication number: 20080167079
    Abstract: The present invention allows a purchaser or client to download proprietary software onto a mobile and/or handheld device for a nominal fee. This software enables the device to read information automatically from one or more tickets or entry receipts for a random drawing or other lottery-style game. Facilitated by the downloaded software, the read information is transmitted to a third-party service where it is stored, compared and verified to determine if there exists one or more matches with winning number(s). Alternatively, winning number, game and consumer, subscriber and/or client verification credentials can be transmitted or broadcasted to an enabled mobile and/or handheld device on a periodic or on-demand basis such that a given verification and notification transaction is then carried out and concluded autonomously at the mobile and/or handheld device without the need for on-demand interaction with a central or third-party database and/or verification service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Brook W. Garrettson, Garrett A. Garrettson, Kevin B. Larkin