Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Brewer

Kenneth R. Brewer 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).

  • MOTION DETECTION USING PING-BASED AND MULTIPLE APERTURE DOPPLER ULTRASOUND
    Publication number: 20240081787
    Abstract: A method of full-field or “ping-based” Doppler ultrasound imaging allows for detection of Doppler signals indicating moving reflectors at any point in an imaging field without the need to predefine range gates. In various embodiments, such whole-field Doppler imaging methods may include transmitting a Doppler ping from a transmit aperture, receiving echoes of the Doppler ping with one or more separate receive apertures, detecting Doppler signals and determining the speed of moving reflectors. In some embodiments, the system also provides the ability to determine the direction of motion by solving a set of simultaneous equations based on echo data received by multiple receive apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Donald F. SPECHT, Kenneth D. BREWER, David M. SMITH, Josef R. CALL, Viet Nam LE, Bruce R. RITZI
  • Automated wing painting system
    Patent number: 8455054
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for spraying a liquid onto a surface. An apparatus comprises a nozzle and a number of disks. The nozzle is configured to generate a spray of a liquid towards a surface. The number of disks is positioned relative to the nozzle and configured to form a gap through which a portion of the spray of the liquid passes towards the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Brewer, Jeffery P. Swanberg, Carlos Aromin Ordona, Didier Rouaud
  • Automated Wing Painting System
    Publication number: 20130071573
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for spraying a liquid onto a surface. An apparatus comprises a nozzle and a number of disks. The nozzle is configured to generate a spray of a liquid towards a surface. The number of disks is positioned relative to the nozzle and configured to form a gap through which a portion of the spray of the liquid passes towards the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Brewer, Jeffery P. Swanberg, Carlos Aromin Ordona
  • Automated wing painting system
    Patent number: 8088450
    Abstract: An automated finishing system comprises a lift system and a number of robots. The lift system is capable of positioning a wing in a substantially horizontal position. The number of robots is capable of applying a number of finishing compounds to at least one of an interior of the wing and an exterior of the wing, while the wing remains in the substantially horizontal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeffery P. Swanberg, Kenneth R. Brewer, Steven J. Kakalecik, Cody S. Dunham, Robert J. Stouffer, Martin F. Derouin
  • Automated Wing Painting System
    Publication number: 20100233373
    Abstract: An automated finishing system comprises a lift system and a number of robots. The lift system is capable of positioning a wing in a substantially horizontal position. The number of robots is capable of applying a number of finishing compounds to at least one of an interior of the wing and an exterior of the wing, while the wing remains in the substantially horizontal position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffery P. Swanberg, Kenneth R. Brewer, Steven J. Kakalecik, Cody S. Dunham, Robert J. Stouffer, Martin F. Derouin