Patents by Inventor Clifford C. Olmsted

Clifford C. Olmsted 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).

  • Thickness measuring apparatus and method using a microwave cavity resonator
    Patent number: 7173435
    Abstract: A measurement device for measuring a thickness of a film layer over a substrate utilizes a microwave source and a resonant cavity having an open side. A microwave signal is introduced at a first end of the resonant cavity with the open side against a surface measurement sample having a film layer over a substrate, and an output signal detector senses the output power of the signal at a far end of the resonant cavity. A processor uses a difference in the resulting resonant frequency of the cavity from that using a substrate without the film layer to determine the thickness of the film layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christopher W Fay, Anthony D Monk, Clifford C Olmsted, Edward G Sergoyan
  • Air leak detection system and method
    Patent number: 6850164
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for detecting leaks between a door and a primary seal of a vehicle. The system includes a mist generator that generates a mist and an illuminating device for illuminating any condensed mist on at least one of the primary seal or the door. The generator includes an output nozzle that is inserted at a predetermined distance from the door and the primary seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Clifford C. Olmsted
  • Air leak detection system and method
    Publication number: 20040074286
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for detecting leaks between a door and a primary seal of a vehicle. The system includes a mist generator that generates a mist and an illuminating device for illuminating any condensed mist on at least one of the primary seal or the door. The generator includes an output nozzle that is inserted at a predetermined distance from the door and the primary seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventor: Clifford C. Olmsted