Patents by Inventor Everett A. Bud Westerman

Everett A. Bud Westerman 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).

  • Publication number: 20040073411
    Abstract: A system is provided for maintaining a structure that includes a plurality of components, where the system includes a database and a processing element. The database can store a surface map of the structure that includes a three-dimensional actual model representative of the structure. The surface map includes a plurality of maintenance zones that each includes a three-dimensional actual model representative of at least one component. At least two of the maintenance zones include a three-dimensional actual model representative of a portion of the same component. The database can also store at least one maintenance action associated with each maintenance zone. The processing element can generate a maintenance plan for the structure based upon the maintenance zones and the maintenance actions associated with each maintenance zone. The processing element can also drive at least one maintenance device to perform at least one maintenance operation based upon the maintenance plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark S. Alston, Everett A. Bud Westerman