Patents by Inventor David Charles McConnell

David Charles McConnell 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).

  • DETECTING ANTIMICROBIAL SURFACES
    Publication number: 20220091107
    Abstract: A method includes depositing an antimicrobial material onto a surface of a substrate. The method includes binding a photochromic material to the antimicrobial material. Depositing the antimicrobial material and binding the photochromic material can include forming a mixture of the antimicrobial material and the photochromic material and depositing the mixture onto the surface of the substrate. It is also contemplated that depositing the antimicrobial material and binding the photochromic material can include first depositing the antimicrobial material onto the surface of the substrate and then depositing the photochromic material onto the antimicrobial material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Poteet, Katherine Urena Pimentel, Thomas Martz, Irene Rexwinkle, Vijay V. Pujar, David Charles McConnell
  • DISINFECTING TOUCH SURFACES WITHIN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20210363360
    Abstract: A component is provided having a component body defining at least one touch point. The component body includes an antimicrobial material operable to deactivate a microbe arranged in contact with a surface of the touch point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Vijay V. Pujar, David Charles McConnell, Steven Poteet, Blair A. Smith, Claude J. Moreau, Thomas Martz, Brian St. Rock
  • MATERIALS TO PROMOTE DISINFECTING AIRCRAFT INTERIORS
    Publication number: 20210363361
    Abstract: A component is provided having a component body defining at least one touch point surface. The component body includes an additive material that prevents degradation of a material of the component body in response to a cleaning agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Poteet, David Charles McConnell, Thomas Martz, Brian St. Rock, Vijay V. Pujar, Blair A. Smith, Claude J. Moreau