Patents by Inventor Eric Anthony Hill

Eric Anthony Hill 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).

  • Ventilation assembly in an aircraft
    Patent number: 12116133
    Abstract: A ventilation assembly comprises a number of fan systems configured to purify air and a number of air distribution assemblies. Each air distribution assembly of the number of air distribution assemblies is configured to be removably installed on a seatback of a passenger seat. Each air distribution assembly of the number of air distribution assemblies comprises a pair of air distribution vents, ductwork configured to receive air from at least one fan system of the number of fan systems and direct air to the pair of air distribution vents, and a seat attachment device configured to removably couple the pair of air distribution vents to the seatback such that each air distribution vent is situated on opposite sides of the seatback for providing purified air to a seated passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ty Aaby Larsen, Eric Anthony Hill, Daniel T. Sim, James Jason Salmon, James P. Schalla, Nicholas A. Jones, David R. Space, Gabriel Lynn Miller
  • VENTILATION ASSEMBLY IN AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20230002060
    Abstract: A ventilation assembly comprises a number of fan systems configured to purify air and a number of air distribution assemblies. Each air distribution assembly of the number of air distribution assemblies is configured to be removably installed on a seatback of a passenger seat. Each air distribution assembly of the number of air distribution assemblies comprises a pair of air distribution vents, ductwork configured to receive air from at least one fan system of the number of fan systems and direct air to the pair of air distribution vents, and a seat attachment device configured to removably couple the pair of air distribution vents to the seatback such that each air distribution vent is situated on opposite sides of the seatback for providing purified air to a seated passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Ty Aaby Larsen, Eric Anthony Hill, Daniel T. Sim, James Jason Salmon, James P. Schalla, Nicholas A. Jones, David R. Space, Gabriel Lynn Miller