Patents by Inventor Edward T. Tong

Edward T. Tong 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).

  • Systems and methods for restricting movement in flexible ducts
    Patent number: 10480451
    Abstract: Methods and systems for restricting movement in a flow mixer including a plurality of lobes that each includes a trough, using a stiffener mechanism, are provided. The stiffener mechanism includes a first end portion configured to be coupled to a first lobe of the plurality of lobes and a second end portion configured to be coupled to a second lobe of the plurality of lobes. The stiffener mechanism also includes a body portion coupled between the first end portion and the second end portion such that the body portion is configured to restrict movement of the first and second lobes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Richardson Pinney, Michael Best, Jonathan D. Embler, William P. Keith, Aristidis Sidiropoulos, Edward T. Tong
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESTRICTING MOVEMENT IN FLEXIBLE DUCTS
    Publication number: 20160305369
    Abstract: Methods and systems for restricting movement in a flow mixer including a plurality of lobes that each includes a trough, using a stiffener mechanism, are provided. The stiffener mechanism includes a first end portion configured to be coupled to a first lobe of the plurality of lobes and a second end portion configured to be coupled to a second lobe of the plurality of lobes. The stiffener mechanism also includes a body portion coupled between the first end portion and the second end portion such that the body portion is configured to restrict movement of the first and second lobes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Richardson Pinney, Michael Best, Jonathan D. Embler, William P. Keith, Aristidis Sidiropoulos, Edward T. Tong