Patents by Inventor John DeForest

John DeForest 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).

  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEALANT
    Publication number: 20220134296
    Abstract: Described herein is a method for producing a sealant. The method includes mixing a first material with a second material at a manufacturing site to produce the sealant. The method also includes applying x-ray energy to the sealant at the manufacturing site. The method includes measuring an amount of fluorescence emitted from the sealant in response to applying the x-ray energy. The method also includes calculating a mix ratio of the first and second materials of the sealant based on the amount of fluorescence. The method includes determining whether the mix ratio is within a predetermined mix ratio range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey Erickson, Sarah Dickerson, Nelson N. Akwari, John DeForest
  • Apparatus, system, and method for producing a sealant
    Patent number: 11260354
    Abstract: Described herein is a method for producing a sealant. The method includes mixing a first material with a second material at a manufacturing site to produce the sealant. The method also includes applying x-ray energy to the sealant at the manufacturing site. The method includes measuring an amount of fluorescence emitted from the sealant in response to applying the x-ray energy. The method also includes calculating a mix ratio of the first and second materials of the sealant based on the amount of fluorescence. The method includes determining whether the mix ratio is within a predetermined mix ratio range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Erickson, Sarah Dickerson, Nelson N. Akwari, John DeForest
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEALANT
    Publication number: 20180154322
    Abstract: Described herein is a method for producing a sealant. The method includes mixing a first material with a second material at a manufacturing site to produce the sealant. The method also includes applying x-ray energy to the sealant at the manufacturing site. The method includes measuring an amount of fluorescence emitted from the sealant in response to applying the x-ray energy. The method also includes calculating a mix ratio of the first and second materials of the sealant based on the amount of fluorescence. The method includes determining whether the mix ratio is within a predetermined mix ratio range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey Erickson, Sarah Dickerson, Nelson N. Akwari, John DeForest