Patents by Inventor Myron A. Sawyer

Myron A. Sawyer 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).

  • Flex duct
    Patent number: 8637768
    Abstract: An apparatus may comprise a wire frame, a material, and mating connectors. The wire frame is covered by the material to form a flexible duct having a first end and a second end. A first mating connector may be electrically connected to the wire frame and attached to the material at the first end. The first mating connector may be capable of being coupled to a first complementary mating connector to form a mechanical connection and an electrical connection. A second mating connector may be electrically connected to the wire frame and attached to the material at the second end. The second mating connector may be capable of being coupled to a second complementary mating connector to form the mechanical connection and the electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Lee Myron Sawyer
  • FLEX DUCT
    Publication number: 20090321105
    Abstract: An apparatus may comprise a wire frame, a material, and mating connectors. The wire frame is covered by the material to form a flexible duct having a first end and a second end. A first mating connector may be electrically connected to the wire frame and attached to the material at the first end. The first mating connector may be capable of being coupled to a first complementary mating connector to form a mechanical connection and an electrical connection. A second mating connector may be electrically connected to the wire frame and attached to the material at the second end. The second mating connector may be capable of being coupled to a second complementary mating connector to form the mechanical connection and the electrical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventor: Lee Myron Sawyer
  • Method and apparatus for imaging press plates
    Patent number: 4987443
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming and imaging press plates whereby the image is exposed on the press plate under conditions which duplicate the manner in which the plate will be mounted to a specific press cylinder so as to insure alignment of the image with the rotational axis of the cylinder and wherein the apparatus includes an exposure device including a platen having a forward beveled end to which is engaged the forward bent end of a preformed press plate and which also includes rear tensioning pins which are engageable through preformed holes formed in the trailing edge of the press plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Inventors: Sterling S. Sawyer, Jr., Myron A. Sawyer