Patents by Inventor Christopher Broadbent

Christopher Broadbent 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: 9431142
    Abstract: Methods include applying an electric charge to a coating material that includes carbon nanotubes and a carrier, such as paint, and depositing the electrically charged coating material to a substrate. In some methods, the applying includes utilizing an electrostatic sprayer. In some methods, the substrate is isolated from ground during the depositing. In some methods, the substrate is an insulator. Some methods result in regions of carbon nanotubes that are substantially longitudinally aligned after the depositing. Coated substrates may include a coating with carbon nanotubes that are substantially longitudinally aligned and in some examples that are arranged in a zig-zag pattern. Aircraft, spacecraft, land vehicles, marine vehicles, wind turbines, and apparatuses that may be susceptible to lightning strikes or other types of electromagnetic effects and that include a coated substrate also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Shahnaz Shokri, Quynhgiao N. Le, Christopher Broadbent, Alexandra Elena Corona, Terrell Diane Riley
  • Publication number: 20140106143
    Abstract: Methods include applying an electric charge to a coating material that includes carbon nanotubes and a carrier, such as paint, and depositing the electrically charged coating material to a substrate. In some methods, the applying includes utilizing an electrostatic sprayer. In some methods, the substrate is isolated from ground during the depositing. In some methods, the substrate is an insulator. Some methods result in regions of carbon nanotubes that are substantially longitudinally aligned after the depositing. Coated substrates may include a coating with carbon nanotubes that are substantially longitudinally aligned and in some examples that are arranged in a zig-zag pattern. Aircraft, spacecraft, land vehicles, marine vehicles, wind turbines, and apparatuses that may be susceptible to lightning strikes or other types of electromagnetic effects and that include a coated substrate also are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Shahnaz SHOKRI, Quynhgiao N. Le, Christopher Broadbent, Alexandria Elena Corona, Terrell Diane Riley
  • Patent number: 8658256
    Abstract: Methods include applying an electric charge to a coating material that includes carbon nanotubes and a carrier, such as paint, and depositing the electrically charged coating material to a substrate. In some methods, the applying includes utilizing an electrostatic sprayer. In some methods, the substrate is isolated from ground during the depositing. In some methods, the substrate is an insulator. Some methods result in regions of carbon nanotubes that are substantially longitudinally aligned after the depositing. Coated substrates may include a coating with carbon nanotubes that are substantially longitudinally aligned. Aircraft, spacecraft, land vehicles, marine vehicles, wind turbines, and apparatuses that may be susceptible to lightning strikes or other types of electromagnetic effects and that include a coated substrate also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Shahnaz Shokri, Quynhgiao N. Le, Christopher Broadbent, Alexandra Elena Corona, Terrell Diane Riley
  • Publication number: 20130344314
    Abstract: Methods include applying an electric charge to a coating material that includes carbon nanotubes and a carrier, such as paint, and depositing the electrically charged coating material to a substrate. In some methods, the applying includes utilizing an electrostatic sprayer. In some methods, the substrate is isolated from ground during the depositing. In some methods, the substrate is an insulator. Some methods result in regions of carbon nanotubes that are substantially longitudinally aligned after the depositing. Coated substrates may include a coating with carbon nanotubes that are substantially longitudinally aligned. Aircraft, spacecraft, land vehicles, marine vehicles, wind turbines, and apparatuses that may be susceptible to lightning strikes or other types of electromagnetic effects and that include a coated substrate also are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Shahnaz Shokri, Quynhgiao N. Le, Christopher Broadbent, Alexandra Elena Corona, Terrell Diane Riley
  • Patent number: 6484180
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for supplying data to users through “query objects”, where the data corresponds to attributes of domain objects and is stored in a relational database. The query objects create a bridge between the information the user wants to see (as expressed in the user interface presented to the user), the object model in which domain logic is implemented, and the relational model in which the data is stored. Thus, data used to populate the user interface is queried directly from the data model and returned in the shape required by the user interface. As the query results are read into memory, objects that model the data using object-oriented techniques are instantiated. Subsequent manipulation of the data is redirected to those objects, thereby preserving data encapsulation and allowing reuse of existing logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Oracle Corporation
    Inventors: Liza Lyons, Christopher Broadbent, Larry Harris, Barry Lind