Patents by Inventor Douglas B. Weems

Douglas B. Weems 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).

  • Composite structural member having an integrated electrical circuit
    Patent number: 7391622
    Abstract: A composite structural member with an integrated electrical circuit is provided. The structural member includes a plurality of layers of structural reinforcement material, and two or more electrical devices are disposed at least partially between the layers with an intermediate layer of the structural reinforcement material disposed between the electrical devices. At least one electrical bus is disposed in the structural member, and each electrical device is connected to the bus by a conductive electrode. Thus, the electrodes can extend through the intermediate layer of the structural reinforcement material to connect each of the electrical devices to one or more of the buses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Joseph A. Marshall, Douglas B. Weems, Richard C. Bussom, David M. Anderson
  • Method of manufacturing a composite structural member having an integrated electrical circuit
    Patent number: 7281318
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite structural member with an integrated electrical circuit is provided. The structural member includes a plurality of layers of structural reinforcement material, and two or more electrical devices are disposed at least partially between the layers with an intermediate layer of the structural reinforcement material disposed between the electrical devices. At least one electrical bus is disposed in the structural member, and each electrical device is connected to the bus by a conductive electrode. Thus, the electrodes can extend through the intermediate layer of the structural reinforcement material to connect each of the electrical devices to one or more of the buses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Joseph A. Marshall, Douglas B. Weems, Richard C. Bussom, David M. Anderson