Patents by Inventor James Childress

James Childress 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: 10660492
    Abstract: A method of removing debris from a lavatory on a vehicle, a lavatory debris removal vacuum apparatus, and a method of manufacturing a debris removal vacuum system. A vacuum supply line is connected to a vacuum toilet in a lavatory and configured to provide suction to the vacuum toilet. A vacuum socket is connected to the vacuum supply line and configured to have a tube attached thereto that extends from the vacuum socket into the lavatory. The suction is provided by the vacuum supply line through the vacuum socket to the tube to remove debris from the lavatory into the tube as the tube is positioned in the lavatory by an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: James Childress
  • Publication number: 20180353025
    Abstract: A method of removing debris from a lavatory on a vehicle, a lavatory debris removal vacuum apparatus, and a method of manufacturing a debris removal vacuum system. A vacuum supply line is connected to a vacuum toilet in a lavatory and configured to provide suction to the vacuum toilet. A vacuum socket is connected to the vacuum supply line and configured to have a tube attached thereto that extends from the vacuum socket into the lavatory. The suction is provided by the vacuum supply line through the vacuum socket to the tube to remove debris from the lavatory into the tube as the tube is positioned in the lavatory by an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventor: James Childress