Patents by Inventor Colton Massey Smoot

Colton Massey Smoot 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).

  • Liquid applicators and methods of applying liquid to a substrate using the same
    Patent number: 11845103
    Abstract: Liquid applicators and methods. The liquid applicators include a frame and an applicator head operably coupled to the frame and configured to support a section of an applicator fabric for operable application of a liquid to a substrate. The liquid applicators further include a fabric conveyance system that is operably coupled to the frame and includes a fabric pay-out assembly configured to supply the applicator fabric to the applicator head and a fabric take-up assembly configured to receive the applicator fabric from the applicator head. The liquid applicators further include a liquid delivery system configured to deliver the liquid to the section of the applicator fabric. The methods include delivering the liquid to the section of applicator fabric, engaging the section of applicator fabric with the substrate, and moving the section of the applicator fabric across the substrate to apply the liquid thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Teresa Monique Ogletree, Zachary Andrew Schwindt, Colton Massey Smoot, Kevin Michael Bell, Raymond Henderson, Adam Clark
  • LIQUID APPLICATORS AND METHODS OF APPLYING LIQUID TO A SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230071339
    Abstract: Liquid applicators and methods. The liquid applicators include a frame and an applicator head operably coupled to the frame and configured to support a section of an applicator fabric for operable application of a liquid to a substrate. The liquid applicators further include a fabric conveyance system that is operably coupled to the frame and includes a fabric pay-out assembly configured to supply the applicator fabric to the applicator head and a fabric take-up assembly configured to receive the applicator fabric from the applicator head. The liquid applicators further include a liquid delivery system configured to deliver the liquid to the section of the applicator fabric. The methods include delivering the liquid to the section of applicator fabric, engaging the section of applicator fabric with the substrate, and moving the section of the applicator fabric across the substrate to apply the liquid thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Teresa Monique Oglegree, Zachary Andrew Schwindt, Colton Massey Smoot, Kevin Michael Bell, Raymond Henderson, Adam Clark
  • High-volume low-pressure end effector
    Patent number: 11465165
    Abstract: A high-volume low-pressure end effector is presented. The high-volume low-pressure end effector comprises a connection arm and a spray head. The connection arm comprises a housing with flexible conduits running through the housing. The spray head has integral channels configured to receive air and a fluid from the flexible conduits and deliver the air and the fluid to a number of outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Colton Massey Smoot, Craig Alan Ungerecht, Melinda Dae Miller, Paul G. Solecki, David McCaig, Frederick B. Frontiera, Adrienne C. Engholm
  • HIGH-VOLUME LOW-PRESSURE END EFFECTOR
    Publication number: 20190060940
    Abstract: A high-volume low-pressure end effector is presented. The high-volume low-pressure end effector comprises a connection arm and a spray head. The connection arm comprises a housing with flexible conduits running through the housing. The spray head has integral channels configured to receive air and a fluid from the flexible conduits and deliver the air and the fluid to a number of outlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Colton Massey Smoot, Craig Alan Ungerecht, Melinda Dae Miller, Paul G. Solecki, David McCaig, Frederick B. Frontiera, Adrienne C. Engholm