Patents by Inventor Bruce C. Andrews

Bruce C. Andrews 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: 9618252
    Abstract: A cooler insert comprising a hexahedrical container having an exterior surface and a hollow interior forming a fluid-tight reservoir containing a refrigerant material. The hexahedrical container includes a plurality of deep beverage receptacles on the top side of its exterior surface and a plurality of shallow beverage receptacles on the bottom side of its exterior surface. The design and configuration of the beverage receptacles enables a single cooler insert to be used alone or multiple cooler inserts to be used in a stacked configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Inventor: Bruce C. Andrews
  • Publication number: 20150192340
    Abstract: A cooler insert comprising a hexahedrical container having an exterior surface and a hollow interior forming a fluid-tight reservoir containing a refrigerant material. The hexahedrical container includes a plurality of deep beverage receptacles on the top side of its exterior surface and a plurality of shallow beverage receptacles on the bottom side of its exterior surface. The design and configuration of the beverage receptacles enables a single cooler insert to be used alone or multiple cooler inserts to be used in a stacked configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventor: Bruce C. Andrews
  • Patent number: 8467978
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for inspecting a surface of an object. Data from measuring the surface of the object is obtained to form surface data for the object. A range of frequencies for features on the object is selected based on a range of distances between adjacent peaks for the features. The features are formed by a tool moving along a number of paths. Desired surface data for the features is obtained from the surface data using the range of frequencies selected. A determination is made as to whether the desired surface data for the features meets a policy specifying a desired surface for the object. In response to an absence of a determination that the desired surface data for the features meets the policy, the object is reworked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael David Huffman, Andrew James Booker, Thomas A. Hogan, Alan K. Jones, Bruce C. Andrews
  • Publication number: 20120053854
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for inspecting a surface of an object. Data from measuring the surface of the object is obtained to form surface data for the object. A range of frequencies for features on the object is selected based on a range of distances between adjacent peaks for the features. The features are formed by a tool moving along a number of paths. Desired surface data for the features is obtained from the surface data using the range of frequencies selected. A determination is made as to whether the desired surface data for the features meets a policy specifying a desired surface for the object. In response to an absence of a determination that the desired surface data for the features meets the policy, the object is reworked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael David Huffman, Andrew James Booker, Thomas A. Hogan, Alan K. Jones, Bruce C. Andrews