Patents by Inventor Gregory R. Bell

Gregory R. Bell 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: 20120156440
    Abstract: A translucent composite material comprises a substrate and a plurality of glass fibers embedded within the substrate. The substrate may comprise a substantially continuous nonwoven, non-fabric, translucent thermoplastic polyphenylsulfone substrate. The plurality of glass fibers may substantially span across a length of the substrate and may have an orientation, a fiber thickness, and a fiber area density selected to provide the translucent composite material with a strength, a flame-resistance, and a light transmissivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel W. Cushing, Eugene A. Jackson, Keith H. Novak, David N. Dunn, Gregory R. Bell
  • Patent number: 8007620
    Abstract: A translucent composite material that can be used in various airplane interior applications that allows sufficient light transmissivity while preferably meeting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flammability requirements for overhead materials in the cabin of a commercial aircraft. The material also meets FAA standards regarding vertical burn, smoke emissions tests, and toxic fume emissions tests. The composite material is formed by laminating long glass fibers and (PPSU) into a composite sheet under controlled heat and pressure. The composite sheet is then cut, bent or thermoformed to form the desired part. The parts formed are available for a wide variety of uses within the passenger cabin of a commercial aircraft. The long glass fibers may be unidirectional or weaved into a glass cloth like material. While preferably formed for airplane interior applications, these components may also be used in other aerospace or non-aerospace applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Daniel W. Cushing, Eugene A. Jackson, Keith H. Novak, David N. Dunn, Gregory R. Bell
  • Publication number: 20100059900
    Abstract: A translucent composite material that can be used in various airplane interior applications that allows sufficient light transmissivity while preferably meeting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flammability requirements for overhead materials in the cabin of a commercial aircraft. The material also meets FAA standards regarding vertical burn, smoke emissions tests, and toxic fume emissions tests. The composite material is formed by laminating long glass fibers and (PPSU) into a composite sheet under controlled heat and pressure. The composite sheet is then cut, bent or thermoformed to form the desired part. The parts formed are available for a wide variety of uses within the passenger cabin of a commercial aircraft. The long glass fibers may be unidirectional or weaved into a glass cloth like material. While preferably formed for airplane interior applications, these components may also be used in other aerospace or non-aerospace applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Daniel W. Cushing, Eugene A. Jackson, Keith H. Novak, David N. Dunn, Gregory R. Bell
  • Publication number: 20070243424
    Abstract: A composite battery set of a power tool, comprising a battery, a non-polarity ultracapacitor, a switch, a motor, etc. The ultracapacitor is a non-polarity ultracapacitor, and the power released by the fully charged battery at a high discharge rate is utilized to drive a motor. As such, a switch is used to switch and connect the non-polarity ultracapacitor to the different polarities of the motor, thus achieving the switching of the rotation directions of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Wen-Hen Lin, Keh-Chi Tsai, James M. Lawson, Gregory R. Bell