Patents by Inventor Devon Alexander Baughen

Devon Alexander Baughen 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).

  • Structural health monitoring system
    Patent number: 10401319
    Abstract: A structural health monitoring system may include a structural health monitoring device comprising a measuring circuit attachable to a target area of a workpiece. The measuring circuit may be communication with a radio circuit having an antenna configured to facilitate offboard communication. The measuring circuit may be configured to measure an impedance of the target area of the workpiece, and the processing circuit may be configured to determine a change in the impedance of the target area indicative of a change in structural health of the workpiece. An ambient energy harvester circuit may be configured to provide electrical power to the measuring circuit. A remote reader may wirelessly interrogate the structural health monitoring device to obtain information regarding the change in the impedance of the target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Timothy M. Mitchell, John Michael Hood, Devon Alexander Baughen
  • STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180202959
    Abstract: A structural health monitoring system may include a structural health monitoring device comprising a measuring circuit attachable to a target area of a workpiece. The measuring circuit may be communication with a radio circuit having an antenna configured to facilitate offboard communication. The measuring circuit may be configured to measure an impedance of the target area of the workpiece, and the processing circuit may be configured to determine a change in the impedance of the target area indicative of a change in structural health of the workpiece. An ambient energy harvester circuit may be configured to provide electrical power to the measuring circuit. A remote reader may wirelessly interrogate the structural health monitoring device to obtain information regarding the change in the impedance of the target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Timothy M. Mitchell, John Michael Hood, Devon Alexander Baughen