Patents by Inventor Orval Marion Nobles

Orval Marion Nobles 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: 9551790
    Abstract: A method including placing first and second measurement devices proximate first and second aircraft doors, respectively, and determining a first position of the second measurement device relative to a second position of the first measurement device. The method includes placing first and second pluralities of reflective devices inside the aircraft proximate the first and second doors, respectively. The method includes measuring first and second distances from the first and second measurement devices to the first and second pluralities of reflective devices, respectively, and measuring second distances from the second measurement device to the second plurality of reflective devices. Based on a determined position of the second measurement device and further based on the first distances and second distances, third distances are determined between each of the first and second pluralities of reflective devices. The third distances provide a measurement baseline for points on a fuselage and wings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Bobby Joe Marsh, Michael Anthony Lazar, Kinson D. Vanscotter, Barry Theophile Cooke, Leonard S. Bodziony, Richard M. Coleman, Michael Marcus Vander Wel, Andrew S. Olson, Douglas V. Dorsey, Orval Marion Nobles
  • Publication number: 20150316649
    Abstract: A method including placing first and second measurement devices proximate first and second aircraft doors, respectively, and determining a first position of the second measurement device relative to a second position of the first measurement device. The method includes placing first and second pluralities of reflective devices inside the aircraft proximate the first and second doors, respectively. The method includes measuring first and second distances from the first and second measurement devices to the first and second pluralities of reflective devices, respectively, and measuring second distances from the second measurement device to the second plurality of reflective devices. Based on a determined position of the second measurement device and further based on the first distances and second distances, third distances are determined between each of the first and second pluralities of reflective devices. The third distances provide a measurement baseline for points on a fuselage and wings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bobby Joe Marsh, Michael Anthony Lazar, Kinson D. Vanscotter, Barry Theophile Cooke, Leonard S. Bodziony, Richard M. Coleman, Michael Marcus Vander Wel, Andrew S. Olson, Douglas V. Dorsey, Orval Marion Nobles