Patents by Inventor Lora L. Howell

Lora L. Howell 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).

  • Anti-G suit
    Patent number: 4674479
    Abstract: An improved anti-G suit incorporates stiffening inserts sized and shaped to cover each inflatable air bladder and inserted between the bladders and the anti-G suit fabric. The stiffeners may be made of polypropylene, neoprene rubber, or a composite structure of Kevlar.RTM. fabric and polyethylene. A butt strap covers the buttocks of an aircrew member and is secured by belts extending across the abdominal and the thigh bladders of the anti-G suit. Inflation of the air bladders pulls the butt strap belts to compress the butt strap tightly against the aircrew member's buttocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Thomas J. Jennings, Lloyd D. Tripp, Jr., Lora L. Howell, Dimitrios G. Loukoumidis