Patents by Inventor Jared C. Tompkinson

Jared C. Tompkinson 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).

  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED MATERIAL APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20250033192
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for controlled material application. An example apparatus includes a pool to carry the application material, a thinning sheet, a roller mounted on an electronically controlled robot arm, machine readable instructions, and controller circuitry to at least one of execute or instantiate the machine readable instructions to direct the electronically controlled robot arm to maneuver the roller to contact the application material in the pool, at least partially submerge the roller in the application material, maneuver the roller to contact the thinning sheet to distribute the application material to surround the roller, and apply the application material to the component by moving the roller across at least a portion of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Jason G. DeStories, Michael R. Mercer, Basilio Penuelas, Ashley B. Bruno, Blaze Mitanoski, Jared C. Tompkinson
  • System and method to test a contact of a connector
    Patent number: 10082447
    Abstract: A device to test a contact of a connector includes a frame and a connector adaptor coupled to the frame. The connector adaptor is configured to retain the connector. The device also includes one or more alignment actuators coupled to the frame and a piston assembly movable relative to the connector by the one or more alignment actuators. The piston assembly is configured to apply a compressive force to the contact to test a locking mechanism of the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Curtis R. Estevo, Jason G. DeStories, Jared C. Tompkinson, Stephen Doyle, David Scott S. Wright
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO TEST A CONTACT OF A CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20170261405
    Abstract: A device to test a contact of a connector includes a frame and a connector adaptor coupled to the frame. The connector adaptor is configured to retain the connector. The device also includes one or more alignment actuators coupled to the frame and a piston assembly movable relative to the connector by the one or more alignment actuators. The piston assembly is configured to apply a compressive force to the contact to test a locking mechanism of the contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Curtis R. Estevo, Jason G. DeStories, Jared C. Tompkinson, Stephen Doyle, David S. Wright