Patents by Inventor Paula Jo Boppre

Paula Jo Boppre 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).

  • Remote controlled air nozzles and methods of assembling the same
    Patent number: 10137992
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a plurality of seats and an input device coupled to each of the plurality of seats. The aircraft also includes a remotely controlled nozzle positioned proximate each seat of the plurality of seats. Each nozzle includes an actuator assembly including at least one actuator and an actuator shaft. The at least one actuator is configured to move the actuator shaft between an open position and a closed position to control an airflow through the nozzle in response to a signal received from a respective input device of the input devices, wherein the signal represents a position of the actuator shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Adriana Willempje Blom, Christopher H. Abada, Frederick T. Calkins, Yakentim M. Ibrahim, Paula Jo Boppre, Michael K. Klein, James Henry Mabe
  • REMOTE CONTROLLED AIR NOZZLES AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150210397
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a plurality of seats and an input device coupled to each of the plurality of seats. The aircraft also includes a remotely controlled nozzle positioned proximate each seat of the plurality of seats. Each nozzle includes an actuator assembly including at least one actuator and an actuator shaft. The at least one actuator is configured to move the actuator shaft between an open position and a closed position to control an airflow through the nozzle in response to a signal received from a respective input device of the input devices, wherein the signal represents a position of the actuator shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Adriana Willempje Blom, Christopher H. Abada, Frederick T. Calkins, Yakentim M. Ibrahim, Paula Jo Boppre, Michael K. Klein, James Henry Mabe