Patents by Inventor Mary M. Litwinski

Mary M. Litwinski 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 seal with thermally induced shape change
    Patent number: 9567113
    Abstract: A thermal seal may include a flexible insulation layer, and an element made of shape memory alloy attached to the insulation layer, the element being treated to bend in response to heating, whereby an increase in the temperature of the element causes the insulation layer to transform from a first configuration to a second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Mary M. Litwinski
  • Aeroshell thermal protection system and method
    Patent number: 8864073
    Abstract: A thermal protection system for a vehicle may include a substantially rigid, relatively thin outer aeroshell, a relatively low density insulation layer, and a resiliently compressible conformal layer. The vehicle may include a substructure. The aeroshell may be configured to be fastened to the substructure. The insulation layer may be disposed against the aeroshell. The conformal layer may be disposable against the insulation layer. The conformal layer may be compressively preloaded against the substructure when the aeroshell is fastened to the substructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ben Y. Won, Peter A. Hogenson, Vann Heng, Mary M. Litwinski, Robert J. Perez, Caroline Neri Kim