Patents by Inventor James E. Silva

James E. Silva 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).

  • Modular system for distributing electrical power and data between structures
    Patent number: 9963236
    Abstract: A system for electrically coupling a first structure with a second structure in a vehicle is disclosed, and includes a control module receiving at least one of electrical power and data, a cable, and a reel. The cable has a variable length and is electrically coupled to the control module. The cable transmits at least one of electrical power and data from the first structure to the second structure. The reel is located at the first structure and defines an axis of rotation. The cable is windable around the reel, and the reel is rotatable about the axis of rotation to adjust the variable length of the cable. The variable length of the cable is a portion of the cable that extends between the first structure to the second structure that is not wound around the reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James E. Silva, Andrew John Tofflemire, Michael A. Johnson, Samuel J. Elliott, David E. Lee
  • MODULAR SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRICAL POWER AND DATA BETWEEN STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20170225789
    Abstract: A system for electrically coupling a first structure with a second structure in a vehicle is disclosed, and includes a control module receiving at least one of electrical power and data, a cable, and a reel. The cable has a variable length and is electrically coupled to the control module. The cable transmits at least one of electrical power and data from the first structure to the second structure. The reel is located at the first structure and defines an axis of rotation. The cable is windable around the reel, and the reel is rotatable about the axis of rotation to adjust the variable length of the cable. The variable length of the cable is a portion of the cable that extends between the first structure to the second structure that is not wound around the reel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: James E. Silva, Andrew John Tofflemire, Michael A. Johnson, Samuel J. Elliott, David E. Lee