Patents by Inventor James L. Roeder

James L. Roeder 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).

  • Systems and methods for use in determining hazardous charging conditions
    Patent number: 8963553
    Abstract: A charge detection device includes a dielectric member, a base plate coupled to the dielectric member, and a processing unit coupled to the plate. The dielectric member is representative of at least one material on a location of a vessel and the dielectric member induces an electrostatic potential energy when charged. The plate channels the induced energy through at least a portion of the device. The plate further receives at least one signal that is representative of an electrostatic discharge from a different location of the vessel. The processing unit generates at least one first output of a measurement for the induced energy. The processing unit further generates at least one second output of the presence of the electrostatic discharge to facilitate a correlation between the first and second outputs such that a user is enabled to determine the presence of at least one hazardous charging condition on the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: William R. Crain, Jr., Wayne E. Kooker, Dan J. Mabry, Susan Crain, James L. Roeder, Joseph F. Fennell, Joseph E. Mazur
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN DETERMINING HAZARDOUS CHARGING CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20140118008
    Abstract: A charge detection device includes a dielectric member, a base plate coupled to the dielectric member, and a processing unit coupled to the plate. The dielectric member is representative of at least one material on a location of a vessel and the dielectric member induces an electrostatic potential energy when charged. The plate channels the induced energy through at least a portion of the device. The plate further receives at least one signal that is representative of an electrostatic discharge from a different location of the vessel. The processing unit generates at least one first output of a measurement for the induced energy. The processing unit further generates at least one second output of the presence of the electrostatic discharge to facilitate a correlation between the first and second outputs such that a user is enabled to determine the presence of at least one hazardous charging condition on the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION
    Inventors: William R. Crain, Jr., Wayne E. Kooker, Dan J. Mabry, Susan Crain, James L. Roeder, Joseph F. Fennell, Joseph E. Mazur