Patents by Inventor John Steven Frost

John Steven Frost 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: 10749324
    Abstract: A feedthrough for feeding signals through a panel having opposite sides includes first and second parts. The first part can include a first body configured to be disposed in a first portion of an opening in a panel, a first lumen disposed within the first body, and a first engagement area comprising a first contact area. The second part can include a second body configured to be disposed in a second portion of the opening in the panel, a second lumen disposed within the second body, and a second engagement area configured to engage the first contact area, wherein engaging the first contact area with the second engagement area causes deformation of the first part, the second part, or both to hold the first part and the second part within the opening such that the first lumen and the second lumen are disposed generally concentrically with each other. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eric M. Rehder, Dale H. Waterman, John Steven Frost, John F. Suarez, Kristina I. Kassem, Jonah C. Huffman
  • Publication number: 20200083690
    Abstract: A feedthrough for feeding signals through a panel having opposite sides includes first and second parts. The first part can include a first body configured to be disposed in a first portion of an opening in a panel, a first lumen disposed within the first body, and a first engagement area comprising a first contact area. The second part can include a second body configured to be disposed in a second portion of the opening in the panel, a second lumen disposed within the second body, and a second engagement area configured to engage the first contact area, wherein engaging the first contact area with the second engagement area causes deformation of the first part, the second part, or both to hold the first part and the second part within the opening such that the first lumen and the second lumen are disposed generally concentrically with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Eric M. REHDER, Dale H. WATERMAN, John Steven FROST, John F. SUAREZ, Kristina I. KASSEM, Jonah C. HUFFMAN
  • Patent number: 10554032
    Abstract: A feedthrough for feeding signals through a panel having opposite sides includes first and second parts. The first part can include a first body configured to be disposed in a first portion of an opening in a panel, a first lumen disposed within the first body, and a first engagement area comprising a first contact area. The second part can include a second body configured to be disposed in a second portion of the opening in the panel, a second lumen disposed within the second body, and a second engagement area configured to engage the first contact area, wherein engaging the first contact area with the second engagement area causes deformation of the first part, the second part, or both to hold the first part and the second part within the opening such that the first lumen and the second lumen are disposed generally concentrically with each other. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eric M. Rehder, Dale H. Waterman, John Steven Frost
  • Publication number: 20190157853
    Abstract: A feedthrough for feeding signals through a panel having opposite sides includes first and second parts. The first part can include a first body configured to be disposed in a first portion of an opening in a panel, a first lumen disposed within the first body, and a first engagement area comprising a first contact area. The second part can include a second body configured to be disposed in a second portion of the opening in the panel, a second lumen disposed within the second body, and a second engagement area configured to engage the first contact area, wherein engaging the first contact area with the second engagement area causes deformation of the first part, the second part, or both to hold the first part and the second part within the opening such that the first lumen and the second lumen are disposed generally concentrically with each other. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Eric M. Rehder, Dale H. Waterman, John Steven Frost
  • Patent number: 10250023
    Abstract: A feedthrough for feeding signals through a panel having opposite sides includes first and second parts. The first part can include a first body configured to be disposed in a first portion of an opening in a panel, a first lumen disposed within the first body, and a first engagement area comprising a first contact area. The second part can include a second body configured to be disposed in a second portion of the opening in the panel, a second lumen disposed within the second body, and a second engagement area configured to engage the first contact area, wherein engaging the first contact area with the second engagement area causes deformation of the first part, the second part, or both to hold the first part and the second part within the opening such that the first lumen and the second lumen are disposed generally concentrically with each other. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eric M. Rehder, Dale H. Waterman, John Steven Frost, John F. Suarez, Kristina I. Kassem, Jonah C. Huffman
  • Publication number: 20180212412
    Abstract: A feedthrough for feeding signals through a panel having opposite sides includes first and second parts. The first part can include a first body configured to be disposed in a first portion of an opening in a panel, a first lumen disposed within the first body, and a first engagement area comprising a first contact area. The second part can include a second body configured to be disposed in a second portion of the opening in the panel, a second lumen disposed within the second body, and a second engagement area configured to engage the first contact area, wherein engaging the first contact area with the second engagement area causes deformation of the first part, the second part, or both to hold the first part and the second part within the opening such that the first lumen and the second lumen are disposed generally concentrically with each other. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Eric M. Rehder, Dale H. Waterman, John Steven Frost, John F. Suarez, Kristina I. Kassem, Jonah C. Huffman
  • Patent number: 9954349
    Abstract: A feedthrough for feeding signals through a panel having opposite sides includes first and second parts. The first part can include a first body configured to be disposed in a first portion of an opening in a panel, a first lumen disposed within the first body, and a first engagement area comprising a first contact area. The second part can include a second body configured to be disposed in a second portion of the opening in the panel, a second lumen disposed within the second body, and a second engagement area configured to engage the first contact area, wherein engaging the first contact area with the second engagement area causes deformation of the first part, the second part, or both to hold the first part and the second part within the opening such that the first lumen and the second lumen are disposed generally concentrically with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eric M. Rehder, Dale H. Waterman, John Steven Frost, John F. Suarez, Kristina I. Kassem, Jonah C. Huffman
  • Publication number: 20170353023
    Abstract: A feedthrough for feeding signals through a panel having opposite sides includes first and second parts. The first part can include a first body configured to be disposed in a first portion of an opening in a panel, a first lumen disposed within the first body, and a first engagement area comprising a first contact area. The second part can include a second body configured to be disposed in a second portion of the opening in the panel, a second lumen disposed within the second body, and a second engagement area configured to engage the first contact area, wherein engaging the first contact area with the second engagement area causes deformation of the first part, the second part, or both to hold the first part and the second part within the opening such that the first lumen and the second lumen are disposed generally concentrically with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Eric M. Rehder, Dale H. Waterman, John Steven Frost, John F. Suarez, Kristina I. Kassem, Jonah C. Huffman
  • Patent number: 9741474
    Abstract: A two-part, snap-together feedthrough for feeding signals through a panel having opposite sides includes first and second parts, each including a flange with an opening therethrough, and a tubular segment that extends normally from a first surface of the flange and has a lumen disposed generally concentrically with the opening. A pair of complementary engaging mechanisms are respectively on distal end portions of the tubular segments and configured to couple the first and second parts together through an opening in the panel in a snap-together fashion, such that the first surface of each of the flanges is held adjacent to a corresponding one of the opposite sides of the panel, and the lumens of respective ones of the tubular segments are disposed generally concentrically with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eric M. Rehder, Dale H. Waterman, John Steven Frost
  • Publication number: 20170092393
    Abstract: A two-part, snap-together feedthrough for feeding signals through a panel having opposite sides includes first and second parts, each including a flange with an opening therethrough, and a tubular segment that extends normally from a first surface of the flange and has a lumen disposed generally concentrically with the opening. A pair of complementary engaging mechanisms are respectively on distal end portions of the tubular segments and configured to couple the first and second parts together through an opening in the panel in a snap-together fashion, such that the first surface of each of the flanges is held adjacent to a corresponding one of the opposite sides of the panel, and the lumens of respective ones of the tubular segments are disposed generally concentrically with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Eric M. Rehder, Dale H. Waterman, John Steven Frost
  • Patent number: D408148
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Courtaulds Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: John Steven Frost, Nguyen Thai Dang
  • Patent number: D419776
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: PRC-DeSoto International, Inc.
    Inventors: John Steven Frost, Nguyen Thai Dang