Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Kay Kauffman

Elizabeth Kay Kauffman 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).

  • Surface sealing system
    Patent number: 9415853
    Abstract: A method and apparatus comprising a sealing member, an integral structure associated with the sealing member, and an engagement section extending from the sealing member. The sealing member is configured to be attached to a surface of an object. The sealing member is consolidated with the integral structure. The engagement section is deformable and configured to engage a receiving structure in the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael P. Gleason, Daniel Eugene Pulcher, Anthony C. Roberts, William John Keyes, Michael Allan Arrowsmith, Elizabeth Kay Kauffman, Amoret Margaret Lambrecht, Alan F. Tegeler, Robert A. Gipperich, Mathew Albert Coffman