Patents by Inventor Meredith M. Bird

Meredith M. Bird 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).

  • Moisture detecting bleeder materials
    Patent number: 10605723
    Abstract: A moisture detecting bleeder material includes a fiberglass material and a moisture absorption indicator material. The moisture absorption indicator material undergoes a color change from a first color to a second color when exposed to moisture. The color change thermally irreversible a temperature of 450° F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Megan N. Watson, Justin H. Register, Meredith M. Bird
  • MOISTURE DETECTING BLEEDER MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20190204212
    Abstract: A moisture detecting bleeder material includes a fiberglass material and a moisture absorption indicator material. The moisture absorption indicator material undergoes a color change from a first color to a second color when exposed to moisture. The color change thermally irreversible a temperature of 450° F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Megan N. Watson, Justin H. Register, Meredith M. Bird
  • Moisture detecting bleeder materials
    Patent number: 10288554
    Abstract: A moisture detecting bleeder material includes a fiberglass material and a moisture absorption indicator material. The moisture absorption indicator material is a component of the fiberglass material and undergoes a color change from a first color to a second color when exposed to moisture. The color change may be thermally irreversible below a threshold temperature (e.g., below a temperature of 450° F.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Megan N. Watson, Justin H. Register, Meredith M. Bird
  • MOISTURE DETECTING BLEEDER MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20170212038
    Abstract: A moisture detecting bleeder material includes a fiberglass material and a moisture absorption indicator material. The moisture absorption indicator material is a component of the fiberglass material and undergoes a color change from a first color to a second color when exposed to moisture. The color change may be thermally irreversible below a threshold temperature (e.g., below a temperature of 450° F.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Megan N. Watson, Justin H. Register, Meredith M. Bird
  • Optical scanner and projection apparatus for thermal management of composite repairs
    Patent number: 9375884
    Abstract: An apparatus for thermal management of a composite plies and adhesive applied to a repair area on a composite structure uses a combination of an optical scanner and projection system, coded photogrammetric targets, a coded two-dimensional thermocouple array and a coded heat blanket that all communicate with a computerized control system that develops spatial relationships between the composite structure being repaired, the repair area of the composite structure, the thermocouples used to monitor the temperatures in the repair area and the heat blanket used to heat the repair area. The optical scanner and projection system projects identifications of the thermocouples and the real time temperatures of the thermocouples at the positions of the thermocouples over the repair area on the composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John F. Spalding, Kristen Sharp, Meredith M. Bird, Melissa Lutz
  • OPTICAL SCANNER AND PROJECTION APPARATUS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF COMPOSITE REPAIRS
    Publication number: 20150290886
    Abstract: An apparatus for thermal management of a composite plies and adhesive applied to a repair area on a composite structure uses a combination of an optical scanner and projection system, coded photogrammetric targets, a coded two-dimensional thermocouple array and a coded heat blanket that all communicate with a computerized control system that develops spatial relationships between the composite structure being repaired, the repair area of the composite structure, the thermocouples used to monitor the temperatures in the repair area and the heat blanket used to heat the repair area. The optical scanner and projection system projects identifications of the thermocouples and the real time temperatures of the thermocouples at the positions of the thermocouples over the repair area on the composite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John F. Spalding, Kristen Sharp, Meredith M. Bird, Melissa Lutz