Patents by Inventor Michael A. Lawyer

Michael A. Lawyer 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: 11718411
    Abstract: A fuel containment system for an aircraft is provided. The fuel containment system comprises an upper fuel barrier under a cabin floor, an aft wheel well bulkhead, an aft fuel barrier opposite the aft wheel well bulkhead, a lower fuel barrier associated with a cargo floor, and a lower fuselage skin panel. A fuel tank is created by the upper fuel barrier, the aft wheel well bulkhead, the aft fuel barrier, the lower fuel barrier, and the lower fuselage skin. The fuel tank is integrated into the aircraft and existing structural components are sealed to prevent fuel from leaking out of the integrated fuel tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Michael A. Lawyer
  • Publication number: 20220348344
    Abstract: A fuel containment system for an aircraft is provided. The fuel containment system comprises an upper fuel barrier under a cabin floor, an aft wheel well bulkhead, an aft fuel barrier opposite the aft wheel well bulkhead, a lower fuel barrier associated with a cargo floor, and a lower fuselage skin panel. A fuel tank is created by the upper fuel barrier, the aft wheel well bulkhead, the aft fuel barrier, the lower fuel barrier, and the lower fuselage skin. The fuel tank is integrated into the aircraft and existing structural components are sealed to prevent fuel from leaking out of the integrated fuel tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventor: Michael A. Lawyer
  • Patent number: 11414205
    Abstract: A fuel containment system for an aircraft is provided. The fuel containment system comprises an upper fuel barrier under a cabin floor, an aft wheel well bulkhead, an aft fuel barrier opposite the aft wheel well bulkhead, a lower fuel barrier associated with a cargo floor, and a lower fuselage skin panel. A fuel tank is created by the upper fuel barrier, the aft wheel well bulkhead, the aft fuel barrier, the lower fuel barrier, and the lower fuselage skin. The fuel tank is integrated into the aircraft and existing structural components are sealed to prevent fuel from leaking out of the integrated fuel tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Michael A. Lawyer
  • Publication number: 20210061484
    Abstract: A fuel containment system for an aircraft is provided. The fuel containment system comprises an upper fuel barrier under a cabin floor, an aft wheel well bulkhead, an aft fuel barrier opposite the aft wheel well bulkhead, a lower fuel barrier associated with a cargo floor, and a lower fuselage skin panel. A fuel tank is created by the upper fuel barrier, the aft wheel well bulkhead, the aft fuel barrier, the lower fuel barrier, and the lower fuselage skin. The fuel tank is integrated into the aircraft and existing structural components are sealed to prevent fuel from leaking out of the integrated fuel tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Michael A. Lawyer
  • Patent number: 7132845
    Abstract: In a method and system for testing a test sample (190), a simulation program (130) is used to augment test results provided by a legacy test system (101). The legacy test system (101) includes a measuring device (110) providing a test input (112) to the test sample (190) and receiving a test output (116) from the test sample (190) in response to the test input (112). The simulation program (130) simulates the test sample (190) by predicting a simulated output (134) of the test sample (190) in response to receiving a simulated input (132). A plurality of simulated failures is simulated in the simulation program (130), with each simulated failure generating a corresponding simulated output. The simulation program (130) includes a model (140) for the measuring device (110), the model (140) providing the simulated input (132). A comparator (160) compares the test output (134) with the simulated output (134) to determine a match.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Lamson, Jay Michael Lawyer, Roger Joseph Stierman