Patents by Inventor Ed Woods

Ed Woods 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).

  • Modular equipment center lightning threat reduction architecture
    Patent number: 9561867
    Abstract: A composite vehicle architecture without a current return network for reducing lightning threats. A plurality of modular equipment centers (MECs) are spatially distributed throughout the vehicle. Equipment loads within the vehicle are each serviced by the nearest MEC. Twisted and shielded electrical conductor pairs provide secondary power to the equipment loads to minimize the amount of wire throughout the aircraft as well as the return currents on the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark E. Liffring, John T. Paterson, Mark S. Shander, Marvin J. Whitney, Ed Woods, Thomas R. Hasenoehrl, Kamiar J. Karimi
  • Modular Equipment Center Lightning Threat Reduction Architecture
    Publication number: 20150102659
    Abstract: A composite vehicle architecture without a current return network for reducing lightning threats. A plurality of modular equipment centers (MECs) are spatially distributed throughout the vehicle. Equipment loads within the vehicle are each serviced by the nearest MEC. Twisted and shielded electrical conductor pairs provide secondary power to the equipment loads to minimize the amount of wire throughout the aircraft as well as the return currents on the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark E. Liffring, John T. Paterson, Mark S. Shander, Marvin J. Whitney, Ed Woods, Thomas R. Hasenoehrl, Kamiar J. Karimi