Patents by Inventor Kristina I. Kassem

Kristina I. Kassem 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).

  • Two-part snap-together feedthroughs
    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
  • TWO-PART SNAP-TOGETHER FEEDTHROUGHS
    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
  • Two-part snap-together feedthroughs
    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
  • TWO-PART SNAP-TOGETHER FEEDTHROUGHS
    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
  • Two-part snap-together feedthroughs
    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
  • TWO-PART SNAP-TOGETHER FEEDTHROUGHS
    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