Patents by Inventor Michael C. Muma

Michael C. Muma 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).

  • System and methods for tracking aircraft components
    Patent number: 7551086
    Abstract: An aircraft component identification and maintenance tracking system is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of aircraft components, a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, and a transceiver operatively configured to transmit an activation signal to each of the RFID tags. Each of the RFID tags is associated with a respective one of the aircraft components and comprises identification and maintenance data information specific to the aircraft component to which it is associated. The transceiver is configured to receive information transmitted by each of the RFID tags which are configured to transmit identification and maintenance data information that is representative of a maintenance history for the aircraft component to which the RFID tag is associated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: William Phillip Coop, Michael C. Muma, Rocke R. Koreis