Patents by Inventor Lawrence J. Rieders

Lawrence J. Rieders 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).

  • Patent number: 7535374
    Abstract: A cover and method for protecting objects is provided. The cover includes a flexible sheet, wherein the sheet comprises a lower layer of a carbon fiber weave material; and an alarm module attached to the lower layer, wherein the alarm module comprises at least one sensor electrically connected to carbon fibers in the lower layer of the sheet for detecting a change in at least one attribute of the sheet and generating a signal triggering a notification system when the change in the at least one attribute exceeds predetermined maximum threshold levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Rieders
  • Publication number: 20080084302
    Abstract: A cover and method for protecting objects is provided. The cover includes a flexible sheet, wherein the sheet comprises a lower layer of a carbon fiber weave material; and an alarm module attached to the lower layer, wherein the alarm module comprises at least one sensor electrically connected to carbon fibers in the lower layer of the sheet for detecting a change in at least one attribute of the sheet and generating a signal triggering a notification system when the change in the at least one attribute exceeds predetermined maximum threshold levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Rieders