Patents by Inventor Kristina A. Chinn

Kristina A. Chinn 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).

  • Wireless collection of fastener data
    Patent number: 8810370
    Abstract: Data is remotely collected from a plurality of fasteners in response to a query signal wirelessly transmitted by a reader. Each of the fasteners includes a sensor for measuring a parameter related to the stress on the fastener. A device adapted to be attached to each of the fasteners receives the query signal, activates the sensor to measure the parameter and wirelessly transmits the data including the parameter to the reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Brian J Tillotson, Bradley J Mitchell, Peter E Herley, Brenda K Carlson, Kevin Y Ung, Tamaira E Ross, Steven C Venema, Kristina A Chinn, James T Farricker, Daniel A Hendricks, Richard R Rocks, Charles B Spinelli, David B Blackwell
  • Wireless Collection of Fastener Data
    Publication number: 20110181393
    Abstract: Data is remotely collected from a plurality of fasteners in response to a query signal wirelessly transmitted by a reader. Each of the fasteners includes a sensor for measuring a parameter related to the stress on the fastener. A device adapted to be attached to each of the fasteners receives the query signal, activates the sensor to measure the parameter and wirelessly transmits the data including the parameter to the reader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Brian J. Tillotson, Bradley J. Mitchell, Peter E. Herley, Brenda K. Carlson, Kevin Y. Ung, Tamaira E. Ross, Steven C. Venema, Kristina A. Chinn, James T. Farricker, Daniel A. Hendricks, Richard R. Rocks, Charles B. Spinelli, David B. Blackwell