Patents by Inventor Derrick Brian Pruitt

Derrick Brian Pruitt 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).

  • Publication number: 20240400275
    Abstract: A container, such as a life vest box secured to a seat within an internal cabin of an aircraft, includes a housing defining an internal compartment for storing one or more items, such as a life vest. A door is moveably coupled to the housing. The door is moveable between a closed position in which the internal compartment is closed, and an open position in which the internal compartment is accessible. A system for indicating tampering includes a tamper indicator coupled to one or both of the housing or the door. The tamper indicator is moveable between a stowed position and a tamper-indicating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Sean Michael Flinn, Derrick Brian Pruitt, Gregory Thomas Eisele
  • Publication number: 20240400276
    Abstract: A system for indicating tampering of a container (such as a life vest box within an internal cabin of a vehicle) includes a base configured to be secured to a door of the container. A retainer is configured to be secured to a portion of a housing of the container. A tamper indicator includes a flag coupled to the base, and a tether extending from the flag. The tether is coupled to the retainer. The tether includes a weakened area that is configured to break to separate the flag from the base in response to the door of the container being opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory Thomas Eisele, Sean Michael Flinn, Derrick Brian Pruitt
  • Publication number: 20240258782
    Abstract: A raceway is provided for containing a cable of an aircraft. The raceway includes an elongate base extending a length between end portions and extending a width between sides. The base is configured to be mounted to a structure of the aircraft. The base includes a guide that extends outwardly from a face of the base. The guide is arranged along the length and width of the base such that the guide is configured to bend a path of the cable along the length of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas M. Questad, Russell W. Keck, Derrick Brian Pruitt, James A. Fullerton, Nathaniel Verboort, Justin T. Leach, Jayson Patrick Paz De Jesus, Matthew Halsan