Patents by Inventor Bryan Holt

Bryan Holt 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).

  • In-flight refueling probe for an aircraft
    Patent number: 10597166
    Abstract: An in flight refueling probe for an aircraft includes a circular shaped hollow tubular member having a first end attached to the aircraft and a second end extending from the aircraft terminating in an external convex shape with a plurality of first holes equally spaced thereabout. A cylindrical member having a first end with an internal curved surface convex shaped end of the tubular member with a plurality of second holes there through in alignment with the plurality of first holes in the second end of the tubular member with fasteners installed in the holes joining the cylindrical member to the tubular member. The fasteners have a strength limited to a value that will break under a specific load on the probe. A nozzle assembly is mounted to the second end of the cylindrical member for coupling to the receptacle on a fuel dispensing aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hope T. Thornton, Warren Lang, Bryan Holt
  • System and Method for Making and Tracking Government-Related Payments in a Cross-Jurisdiction Payment Environment
    Publication number: 20200027069
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for payment of financial obligations to a selected agency from a payment source including at least one of a credit card, a debit card, a prepaid debit card, a checking account, a brokerage account or an electronic payment. Payment is made through an agency computing device associated with any one of a plurality of participating agencies communicating with a transaction processor computer system via a communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Brian G. Kibble-Smith, Jason Bybee, Bryan Holt, Jacob Briscoe
  • System and method for making and tracking government-related payments in a cross-jurisdiction payment environment
    Patent number: 10453040
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for payment of financial obligations to a selected agency from a payment source including at least one of a credit card, a debit card, a prepaid debit card, a checking account, a brokerage account or an electronic payment. Payment is made through an agency computing device associated with any one of a plurality of participating agencies communicating with a transaction processor computer system via a communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: GOVERNMENT PAYMENT SERVICE, INC.
    Inventors: Brian G. Kibble-Smith, Jason Bybee, Bryan Holt, Jacob Briscoe
  • In flight refueling probe for an aircraft
    Publication number: 20190055032
    Abstract: An in flight refueling probe for an aircraft includes a circular shaped hollow tubular member having a first end attached to the aircraft and a second end extending from the aircraft terminating in an external convex shape with a plurality of first holes equally spaced thereabout. A cylindrical member having a first end with an internal curved surface convex shaped end of the tubular member with a plurality of second holes there through in alignment with the plurality of first holes in the second end of the tubular member with fasteners installed in the holes joining the cylindrical member to the tubular member. The fasteners have a strength limited to a value that will break under a specific load on the probe. A nozzle assembly is mounted to the second end of the cylindrical member for coupling to the receptacle on a fuel dispensing aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Hope T. Thornton, Warren Lang, Bryan Holt