Patents by Inventor J. Scott Bauman

J. Scott Bauman 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 of surface charge distribution
    Patent number: 8687342
    Abstract: A lightning strike protection system for protecting composite structures, an improved lightning strike appliqué (LSA) for such a lightning strike protection system, and a method of protecting composite structures, such as an aircraft fuselage. The LSA is electrically connected to adjacent conductive surfaces, e.g., by a fuzz button or a wire bond inserted in the bottom of the LSA. An adjacent conductive surface may be another LSA, a lightning diverter overlay, or a current return network. Charge, e.g., from a lightning strike to the LSA, flows to the conductive layer through the electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Diane C. Rawlings, J. Scott Bauman
  • METHOD OF SURFACE CHARGE DISTRIBUTION
    Publication number: 20110096455
    Abstract: A lightning strike protection system for protecting composite structures, an improved lightning strike appliqué (LSA) for such a lightning strike protection system, and a method of protecting composite structures, such as an aircraft fuselage. The LSA is electrically connected to adjacent conductive surfaces, e.g., by a fuzz button or a wire bond inserted in the bottom of the LSA. An adjacent conductive surface may be another LSA, a lightning diverter overlay, or a current return network. Charge, e.g., from a lightning strike to the LSA, flows to the conductive layer through the electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Diane C. Rawlings, J. Scott Bauman