Patents by Inventor Christopher Brad Long

Christopher Brad Long 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).

  • Sealant pod self-securing insert
    Patent number: 11333183
    Abstract: A fastener-receiving insert system includes a fastener-receiving insert having a proximal end and a distal end and at least one adhesive-dispensing chamber adjacent to the distal end of the insert, containing at least one part of an adhesive material within a chamber wall. The fastener-receiving insert system further includes a puncturing device operably engaged with and configured to puncture the chamber wall to release the at least one part of the adhesive material around the fastener-receiving insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Raj A. Desai, Christopher Brad Long, Christopher J. Mills
  • Sealant Pod Self-Securing Insert
    Publication number: 20210190111
    Abstract: A fastener-receiving insert system includes a fastener-receiving insert having a proximal end and a distal end and at least one adhesive-dispensing chamber adjacent to the distal end of the insert, containing at least one part of an adhesive material within a chamber wall. The fastener-receiving insert system further includes a puncturing device operably engaged with and configured to puncture the chamber wall to release the at least one part of the adhesive material around the fastener-receiving insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Raj A. Desai, Christopher Brad Long, Christopher J. Mills