Patents by Inventor Jeffrey C. Maybee

Jeffrey C. Maybee 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: 5921167
    Abstract: In space exploration, an attitude control engine or a thruster may have an extended period, such as years, of inactivity prior to being required to complete a desired mission. The fuel for this mission is contained in a fuel tank for the same extended period of time and tends to corrode elastomeric components. To isolate the fuel from elastomeric components during the storage period, the fuel tank has a metallic shear seal. When actuated, a piston ruptures the shear seal and delivers the fuel to a power plant. A shear seal that is unitary with the inner walls of the fuel tank eliminates the need for an interfacial weld that may constitute a shear seal failure site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Primex Aerospace Company
    Inventors: Phillip J. Giesy, Charles J. Henniger, Jeffrey C. Maybee
  • Patent number: D638368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn S. Arche, Jeffrey C. Maybee, Holly K. Miyamoto, Edmond C. Choy, Tzu Ching Tsai, Min Han Lin
  • Patent number: D638369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn S. Arche, Jeffrey C. Maybee, Holly K. Miyamoto, Edmond C. Choy, Tzu Ching Tsai, Min Han Lin
  • Patent number: D638801
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn S. Arche, Jeffrey C. Maybee, Holly K. Miyamoto, Edmond C. Choy, Tzu Ching Tsai, Min Han Lin
  • Patent number: D638802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn S. Arche, Jeffrey C. Maybee, Holly K. Miyamoto, Edmond C. Choy, Tzu Ching Tsai, Min Han Lin