Patents by Inventor Bryce A. Van Dyke

Bryce A. Van Dyke 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).

  • INSULATED SLEEVE CONNECTORS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING DUCTS
    Publication number: 20250283570
    Abstract: An insulated sleeve connector includes a tubular body having a longitudinal axis. The tubular body includes a first end including a first opening, a second end opposite the first end along the longitudinal axis and including a second opening, and a central section situated along the longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end and including an insulating material. The insulated sleeve connector also includes a first protrusion projecting from an inner surface of the tubular body adjacent to the central section and a second protrusion projecting from the inner surface of the tubular body adjacent to the central section and spaced away from the first protrusion along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bryce A. Van Dyke, Edmund Fidelino P. Cordero, Douglas D. Maben, Julia C. Williams
  • Compartment for a transportation device and its installation
    Patent number: 7513457
    Abstract: A compartment for a transportation device is provided. The compartment may include a one-piece basin, an inflatable wall member, and multi-directional support arms to attach the basin within the transportation device. The one-piece basin may fit through an opening in the transportation device. Methods of installation for installing the compartment within the transportation device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James P. Schalla, Robert J. Bengtsson, Ralph N. Bladt, Kwun-Wing W. Cheung, Shawn A. Claflin, Dennis C. Lin, Richard L. Rankin, Miguel A. Remedios, Bryce A. Van Dyke, Kevin S. Zielke
  • COMPARTMENT FOR A TRANSPORTATION DEVICE AND ITS INSTALLATION
    Publication number: 20080078874
    Abstract: A compartment for a transportation device is provided. The compartment may include a one-piece basin, an inflatable wall member, and multi-directional support arms to attach the basin within the transportation device. The one-piece basin may fit through an opening in the transportation device. Methods of installation for installing the compartment within the transportation device are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: James P. Schalla, Robert J. Bengtsson, Ralph N. Bladt, Kwun-Wing W. Cheung, Shawn A. Claflin, Dennis C. Lin, Richard L. Rankin, Miguel A. Remedios, Bryce A. Van Dyke, Kevin S. Zielke