Patents by Inventor Erika Lane Carter

Erika Lane Carter 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).

  • Method and computing system for evaluating degradation of an air seperation module tubesheet
    Patent number: 9575006
    Abstract: A method, computing system and computer program product are provided to facilitate the inspection of an air separation module and to determine the degradation of an air separation module tubesheet. In the context of a method, an air separation module tubesheet is subjected to infrared spectroscopy by exposing the air separation module tubesheet to a spectrum of infrared radiation and collecting a spectrum of return signals. The method also includes providing a regression model based upon a multivariate regression of a representation of the infrared spectra collected from a plurality of air separation module tubesheet samples having different predefined conditions. The method further includes determining a condition of the air separation module tubesheet based upon a representation of the spectrum collected from the air separation module tubesheet and the regression model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Paul H. Shelley, Erika Lane Carter, Tuan Quang Cao, Gregory James Werner