Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Buchholz

Joseph M. Buchholz 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).

  • Fuel scavenge water removal system
    Patent number: 8486261
    Abstract: An aircraft fuel scavenge system incorporates a scavenge pump receiving fuel from a center tank and depositing the fuel in a wing tank. A water separator receives fuel through an inlet tube providing a plurality of momentum changes to incoming fuel, the water separator having a fuel outlet connected to the scavenge pump and a water outlet. A water manifold is connected from the water outlet to an input to a fuel supply line to an engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Joseph M. Buchholz, Matthew E. Leahy, Paul J. Maue, Edward M. Ducheane, J. Everett Groat, Arshad Nazir, Michael L. Simmons, Howard S. Veith, Peter K. Louden, Kevin K. Longwell
  • FUEL SCAVENGE WATER REMOVAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120298593
    Abstract: An aircraft fuel scavenge system incorporates a scavenge pump receiving fuel from a center tank and depositing the fuel in a wing tank. A water separator receives fuel through an inlet tube providing a plurality of momentum changes to incoming fuel, the water separator having a fuel outlet connected to the scavenge pump and a water outlet. A water manifold is connected from the water outlet to an input to a fuel supply line to an engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph M. Buchholz, Matthew E. Leahy, Paul J. Maue, Edward M. Ducheane, J. Everett Groat, Arshad Nazir, Michael L. Simmons, Howard S. Veith, Peter J. Louden, Kevin K. Longwell