Patents by Inventor Christian A. Webb

Christian A. Webb 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).

  • Automated fiber placement end effector with laminar gas cooling jet and infrared image processor for in-situ inspection
    Patent number: 10899089
    Abstract: An inspection device. The inspection device includes a gas dispenser aimed at a workpiece; and a camera aimed at a gas impingement point on the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Sean Christian Webb
  • AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT END EFFECTOR WITH LAMINAR GAS COOLING JET AND INFRARED IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR IN-SITU INSPECTION
    Publication number: 20190299542
    Abstract: An inspection device. The inspection device includes a gas dispenser aimed at a workpiece; and a camera aimed at a gas impingement point on the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventor: Sean Christian Webb
  • Load-indicating washer
    Patent number: 10408250
    Abstract: A load-indicating washer for use with a fastener. The washer is comprised of a circular base plate, a domed cap that projects from the base plate, a cavity formed between the circular base plate and the domed cap, and a fastener hole that extends through the circular base plate and the domed cap. The domed cap is configured to collapse into the cavity upon application of a force that exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Sean Christian Webb
  • LOAD-INDICATING WASHER
    Publication number: 20180223890
    Abstract: A load-indicating washer for use with a fastener. The washer is comprised of a circular base plate, a domed cap that projects from the base plate, a cavity formed between the circular base plate and the domed cap, and a fastener hole that extends through the circular base plate and the domed cap. The domed cap is configured to collapse into the cavity upon application of a force that exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Sean Christian Webb
  • Feedback for grounding independent haptic electrovibration
    Patent number: 9261963
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing tactile feedback is provided. The apparatus includes a touch-sensitive screen that detects a touch input and a set of electrodes. The apparatus also includes a haptic voltage signal generator that applies a haptic signal to the set of electrodes and modifies the haptic signal based on a displacement current from the touch input to the set of electrodes. The apparatus also includes a haptic feedback controller that determines the displacement current, where the displacement current is an effect of an amplitude of the haptic signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sam Shan Jiang, Christian A. Webb, Craig W. Northway
  • FEEDBACK FOR GROUNDING INDEPENDENT HAPTIC ELECTROVIBRATION
    Publication number: 20150054773
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing tactile feedback is provided. The apparatus includes a touch-sensitive screen that detects a touch input and a set of electrodes. The apparatus also includes a haptic voltage signal generator that applies a haptic signal to the set of electrodes and modifies the haptic signal based on a displacement current from the touch input to the set of electrodes. The apparatus also includes a haptic feedback controller that determines the displacement current, where the displacement current is an effect of an amplitude of the haptic signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sam Shan Jiang, Christian A. Webb, Craig W. Northway