Patents by Inventor Geoffrey C. Boshier

Geoffrey C. Boshier 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).

  • Patent number: 5311639
    Abstract: A system for detecting and removing foreign object debris from an enclosed region is capable of insertion through a small-sized opening. A source of light is optically transmitted through a first window in the outer peripheral surface of an elongated borescope adjacent its distal end to illuminate a debris containing region. An image of the region is transmitted through a second window in the distal end of the borescope to a remote television monitor. A vacuum conduit extends to a flexible tip end which is proximate to the distal end of the borescope and is connected to a source of vacuum to create a suction at the tip end. An elongated guide sleeve serves to slidably receive the vacuum conduit. The tip end of the vacuum conduit is movable relative to the guide sleeve between a retracted position substantially coincident with the first end of the guide sleeve and an extended position whereat the tip end of the vacuum conduit is distant from the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Avco Corporation
    Inventor: Geoffrey C. Boshier