Patents by Inventor Nathan Rylan Smith

Nathan Rylan Smith 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).

  • Terahertz inspection for additively manufactured materials
    Patent number: 10773458
    Abstract: Apparatuses and systems comprising an additive manufacturing device and an associated terahertz inspection device for inspecting additively deposited layers in real time during or immediately following material deposition and parts made and inspected by the apparatuses and systems and their associated methods are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Taisia Tsukruk Lou, Donald Duane Palmer, Jr., Nathan Rylan Smith, Shayne Andrew Dorrell
  • Terahertz Inspection for Additively Manufactured Materials
    Publication number: 20190240908
    Abstract: Apparatuses and systems comprising an additive manufacturing device and an associated terahertz inspection device for inspecting additively deposited layers in real time during or immediately following material deposition and parts made and inspected by the apparatuses and systems and their associated methods are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Taisia Tsukruk Lou, Donald Duane Palmer, JR., Nathan Rylan Smith, Shayne Andrew Dorrell
  • Nondestructive inspection system for difficult to access areas
    Patent number: 9316512
    Abstract: A method for inspecting an object. A support structure physically associated with a first sensor and a second sensor is moved to an area for inspection. The support structure is in a first configuration and the first sensor and the second sensor are positioned about an axis extending through the support structure when the support structure is in the first configuration. The support structure is changed from the first configuration to a second configuration. The first sensor and the second sensor are configured to generate information when the support structure is in the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary Ernest Georgeson, James J. Troy, Nathan Rylan Smith, Donald Duane Palmer, Jr.
  • Nondestructive Inspection System for Difficult to Access Areas
    Publication number: 20140360289
    Abstract: A method for inspecting an object. A support structure physically associated with a first sensor and a second sensor is moved to an area for inspection. The support structure is in a first configuration and the first sensor and the second sensor are positioned about an axis extending through the support structure when the support structure is in the first configuration. The support structure is changed from the first configuration to a second configuration. The first sensor and the second sensor are configured to generate information when the support structure is in the second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Gary Ernest Georgeson, James J. Troy, Nathan Rylan Smith, Donald Duane Palmer, JR.