Patents by Inventor Christopher Ferguson

Christopher Ferguson 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: 11827364
    Abstract: An adjustable vehicle seat including a seat frame forming a seat back, the seat frame being configured to couple with an aerospace vehicle, and a seat pan coupled to the seat frame, where one or more of the seat frame and the seat pan is configured to couple the seat pan to the seat frame in one of a plurality of positions relative to the seat frame so that an eye position of a seat occupant relative to instrumentation within the aerospace vehicle is decoupled from a size of the seat occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael C. McCarley, Christopher Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20230358327
    Abstract: A system including a pressure accommodating assembly having a body with a first side and a second side. The assembly further includes a gas permeable membrane coupled to the body and configured to allow gases to permeate therethrough to thereby move from the first side to the second side. The assembly also includes a pressure relief valve coupled to the body, wherein the pressure relief valve is biased to a closed position to generally block a flow of gases therethrough and is configured to move to an open position when there is a predetermined pressure differential thereacross to allow gases to flow therethrough to move from the first side to the second side. The pressure accommodating assembly is configured to maintain its structural integrity after being exposed to a temperature of about 500° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Kurt Lowell CLERICUS, James Theodore STOPE, Martin Jozef REEF, Jerrod McClain ETIENNE, Elizabeth QUIGLEY, Oscar Daniel Louis TEUNISSE, Gerrit Jan WEEKENSTROO, Dennis KOLKMAN, Evert VAN DEN HURK, Anthony Robert STROIK, Kenneth Gerhard MADDEN, Andrew Douglas WOODWARD, Robert Christopher FERGUSON
  • Patent number: 11796076
    Abstract: A system including a pressure accommodating assembly having a body with a first side and a second side. The assembly further includes a gas permeable membrane coupled to the body and configured to allow gases to permeate therethrough to thereby move from the first side to the second side. The assembly also includes a pressure relief valve coupled to the body, wherein the pressure relief valve is biased to a closed position to generally block a flow of gases therethrough and is configured to move to an open position when there is a predetermined pressure differential thereacross to allow gases to flow therethrough to move from the first side to the second side. The pressure accommodating assembly is configured to maintain its structural integrity after being exposed to a temperature of about 500° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: VERNAY LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kurt Lowell Clericus, James Theodore Stope, Martin Jozef Reef, Jerrod McClain Etienne, Elizabeth Quigley, Oscar Daniel Louis Teunisse, Gerrit Jan Weekenstroo, Dennis Kolkman, Evert Van Den Hurk, Anthony Robert Stroik, Kenneth Gerhard Madden, Andrew Douglas Woodward, Robert Christopher Ferguson
  • Patent number: 11731767
    Abstract: An adjustable vehicle seat including a seat frame forming a seat back, the seat frame being configured to couple with an aerospace vehicle, and a seat pan coupled to the seat frame, where one or more of the seat frame and the seat pan is configured to couple the seat pan to the seat frame in one of a plurality of positions relative to the seat frame so that an eye position of a seat occupant relative to instrumentation within the aerospace vehicle is decoupled from a size of the seat occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael C. McCarley, Christopher Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20230176235
    Abstract: A method of measuring an environmental contaminant includes the steps of dividing a target environment into a plurality of spaces, placing a monitor in each space, uploading device data from each monitor, and processing the device data to determine a level of environmental contamination within each space. Each monitor is configured to measure a level of an environmental contaminant within the space for a sample period. A radon monitor includes a radon sensor configured to detect radon decay events, an environmental sensor configured to measure an ambient condition of air surrounding the radon sensor, a processor configured to record device data including a count of a number of radon decay events and the ambient conditions, and a communication means for transmitting the device data. A system includes a plurality of monitors, a receiving device for receive device data from each monitor, and a cloud computer to process the device data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Kyle Hoylman, Chris Bonniwell, Christopher Ferguson
  • Patent number: 11598888
    Abstract: A method of measuring an environmental contaminant includes the steps of dividing a target environment into a plurality of spaces, placing a monitor in each space, uploading device data from each monitor, and processing the device data to determine a level of environmental contamination within each space. Each monitor is configured to measure a level of an environmental contaminant within the space for a sample period. A radon monitor includes a radon sensor configured to detect radon decay events, an environmental sensor configured to measure an ambient condition of air surrounding the radon sensor, a processor configured to record device data including a count of a number of radon decay events and the ambient conditions, and a communication means for transmitting the device data. A system includes a plurality of monitors, a receiving device for receive device data from each monitor, and a cloud computer to process the device data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: PROTECT, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Hoylman, Chris Bonniwell, Christopher Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20220137241
    Abstract: A method of measuring an environmental contaminant includes the steps of dividing a target environment into a plurality of spaces, placing a monitor in each space, uploading device data from each monitor, and processing the device data to determine a level of environmental contamination within each space. Each monitor is configured to measure a level of an environmental contaminant within the space for a sample period. A radon monitor includes a radon sensor configured to detect radon decay events, an environmental sensor configured to measure an ambient condition of air surrounding the radon sensor, a processor configured to record device data including a count of a number of radon decay events and the ambient conditions, and a communication means for transmitting the device data. A system includes a plurality of monitors, a receiving device for receive device data from each monitor, and a cloud computer to process the device data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Kyle Hoylman, Chris Bonniwell, Christopher Ferguson
  • Patent number: 11105508
    Abstract: A flare burner for burning combustible waste gases with a manifold, at least two arms, and a plurality of outlets disposed on the plurality of arms. The arms may be perpendicular to the manifold. The arms may also extend outwardly from the manifold. The arms may extend into annuli, to produce oppositely flowing exit gas. A curved dispersing surface may be disposed above the manifold. The arms may comprise a curvilinear shape or include both a linear and a curvilinear portion. The arms are unequal in length and may curve in an opposite direction from each other. The outlets are configured and spaced such that flame is short relative to size of the flare burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Martin, Kurt E. Kraus, Christopher Ferguson, Stefano Bietto
  • Publication number: 20210253256
    Abstract: An adjustable vehicle seat including a seat frame forming a seat back, the seat frame being configured to couple with an aerospace vehicle, and a seat pan coupled to the seat frame, where one or more of the seat frame and the seat pan is configured to couple the seat pan to the seat frame in one of a plurality of positions relative to the seat frame so that an eye position of a seat occupant relative to instrumentation within the aerospace vehicle is decoupled from a size of the seat occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Michael C. McCARLEY, Christopher FERGUSON
  • Patent number: 11053009
    Abstract: A conformal seat insert for an adjustable vehicle seat, the conformal seat insert comprising an insert frame, the insert frame having one or more insert reference features for locating the insert frame on a seat frame of the vehicle seat in a predetermined position relative to the seat frame, and a contoured support surface formed in the insert frame, the contoured support surface having a crew reference point corresponding to an acromial point of a shoulder of a seat occupant of the adjustable vehicle seat, the crew reference point being a datum from which an eye position of the seat occupant is established relative to instrumentation of an aerospace vehicle in which the adjustable vehicle seat is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael C. McCarley, Christopher Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20200240631
    Abstract: A flare burner for burning combustible waste gases with a manifold, at least two arms, and a plurality of outlets disposed on the plurality of arms. The arms may be perpendicular to the manifold. The arms may also extend outwardly from the manifold. The arms may extend into annuli, to produce oppositely flowing exit gas. A curved dispersing surface may be disposed above the manifold. The arms may comprise a curvilinear shape or include both a linear and a curvilinear portion. The arms are unequal in length and may curve in an opposite direction from each other. The outlets are configured and spaced such that flame is short relative to size of the flare burner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Martin, Kurt E. Kraus, Christopher Ferguson, Stefano Bietto
  • Publication number: 20200103848
    Abstract: A conformal seat insert for an adjustable vehicle seat, the conformal seat insert comprising an insert frame, the insert frame having one or more insert reference features for locating the insert frame on a seat frame of the vehicle seat in a predetermined position relative to the seat frame, and a contoured support surface formed in the insert frame, the contoured support surface having a crew reference point corresponding to an acromial point of a shoulder of a seat occupant of the adjustable vehicle seat, the crew reference point being a datum from which an eye position of the seat occupant is established relative to instrumentation of an aerospace vehicle in which the adjustable vehicle seat is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Michael C. McCARLEY, Christopher FERGUSON
  • Patent number: 10598375
    Abstract: A flare burner for burning combustible waste gases with a manifold, at least two arms, and a plurality of outlets disposed on the plurality of arms. The arms may be perpendicular to the manifold. The arms may also extend outwardly from the manifold. The arms may extend into annuli, to produce oppositely flowing exit gas. A curved dispersing surface may be disposed above the manifold. The arms may comprise a curvilinear shape, or include both a linear and a curvilinear portion. The arms are unequal in length and may curve in an opposite direction from each other. The outlets are configured and spaced such that flame is short relative to size of the flare burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Martin, Kurt E. Kraus, Christopher Ferguson, Stefano Bietto
  • Publication number: 20190360688
    Abstract: A steam flare is provided that injects steam, unmixed with air into a waste gas stream at locations where the resulting accelerated steam and waste gas mixture upon exposure to the surrounding air induces a mixture of steam, waste gas and air with improved combustion and effectively complete destruction of the waste gas, and where under low-flow conditions, reduced steam and/or assist gas are required to maintain smokeless operation. The steam is injected via multiple tubes each controlled independently so that steam can normally be flowed via a first tube, and then, when operation loads require, flowed via a second tube. The first and second tubes may be concentric and may be in communication with steam supplies that have different pressures of steam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kurt E. Kraus, Christopher Ferguson
  • Patent number: 10481588
    Abstract: A conformal seat insert for an adjustable vehicle seat, the conformal seat insert comprising an insert frame, the insert frame having one or more insert reference features for locating the insert frame on a seat frame of the vehicle seat in a predetermined position relative to the seat frame, and a contoured support surface formed in the insert frame, the contoured support surface having a crew reference point corresponding to an acromial point of a shoulder of a seat occupant of the adjustable vehicle seat, the crew reference point being a datum from which an eye position of the seat occupant is established relative to instrumentation of an aerospace vehicle in which the adjustable vehicle seat is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael C. McCarley, Christopher Ferguson
  • Patent number: 10421548
    Abstract: An adjustable vehicle seat includes a seat frame forming a seat back, the seat frame being configured to couple with an aerospace vehicle; a seat pan coupled to the seat frame, where one or more of the seat frame and the seat pan is configured to couple the seat pan to the seat frame in one of a plurality of positions relative to the seat frame so that an eye position of a seat occupant relative to instrumentation within the aerospace vehicle is decoupled from a size of the seat occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael C. McCarley, Kent Clark, Melanie L. Weber, Norman G. Ring, Christopher Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20190112078
    Abstract: A multifaceted instrument console for use by an operator. In one embodiment, an instrument console for a vehicle comprises a primary mounting surface positioned directly in front of an operator of the vehicle, and a plurality of auxiliary mounting surfaces each being contiguous with the primary mounting surface or another one of the auxiliary mounting surfaces. Each of the auxiliary mounting surfaces is angled with respect to a contiguous mounting surface toward the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Jonnathan O. Medina-Espitia, Debra Sue Owen, Christopher Ferguson, Xavier D. Simon, Stephen S. Gauvain
  • Patent number: 10156176
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing NOx sensors in an exhaust aftertreatment system includes suspending reductant dosing in an exhaust aftertreatment system; purging a reductant deposit in a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system of the exhaust aftertreatment system; adjusting at least one of an ignition timing and an engine speed for an engine to adjust an engine out nitrogen oxide (NOx) amount; receiving measured SCR inlet NOx data from a SCR inlet NOx sensor and measured SCR outlet NOx data from a SCR outlet NOx sensor; determining a phase shift between the measured SCR inlet and SCR outlet NOx data; applying the determined phase shift to the SCR outlet NOx data; and determining a diagnostic feature based on the SCR inlet NOx data and the phase shifted SCR outlet NOx data regarding a state of the SCR inlet and outlet NOx sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew W. Osburn, Christopher Ferguson, Tony James Hall, Brian P. Liimatta
  • Publication number: 20180208334
    Abstract: A conformal seat insert for an adjustable vehicle seat, the conformal seat insert comprising an insert frame, the insert frame having one or more insert reference features for locating the insert frame on a seat frame of the vehicle seat in a predetermined position relative to the seat frame, and a contoured support surface formed in the insert frame, the contoured support surface having a crew reference point corresponding to an acromial point of a shoulder of a seat occupant of the adjustable vehicle seat, the crew reference point being a datum from which an eye position of the seat occupant is established relative to instrumentation of an aerospace vehicle in which the adjustable vehicle seat is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Michael C. McCARLEY, Christopher FERGUSON
  • Publication number: 20180208319
    Abstract: An adjustable vehicle seat includes a seat frame forming a seat back, the seat frame being configured to couple with an aerospace vehicle; a seat pan coupled to the seat frame, where one or more of the seat frame and the seat pan is configured to couple the seat pan to the seat frame in one of a plurality of positions relative to the seat frame so that an eye position of a seat occupant relative to instrumentation within the aerospace vehicle is decoupled from a size of the seat occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Michael C. McCARLEY, Kent CLARK, Melanie L. WEBER, Norman G. RING, Christopher FERGUSON