Patents by Inventor Laura Sullivan Riegel

Laura Sullivan Riegel 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).

  • Thermal shock apparatus for simulating one-sided operational thermal gradients
    Patent number: 8308352
    Abstract: An apparatus for single-side, thermal shock testing of a specimen may comprise a base and thermal insulation. The base may comprise an internal cavity disposed within the base. The internal cavity may extend through a first outer surface of the base. A specimen-supporting surface may be recessed within the first outer surface for supporting a specimen within the base to substantially close the internal cavity. The thermal insulation may not substantially cover the first outer surface, but may substantially cover other outer surfaces of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John C. Waldrop, III, Daniel J. Perron, Laura Sullivan Riegel