Patents by Inventor Rex Bryon Douglas

Rex Bryon Douglas 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).

  • Augmented reality system for assessing an affected area of an aircraft
    Patent number: 9646431
    Abstract: A system for assessing an affected area of an aircraft is disclosed. A reference marker having a known size is placed along an exterior of the aircraft. The system includes a portable electronic device including a processor in communication with a structural database. The structural database includes a template that defines a maximum allowable size of damage to the aircraft. The processor executes an instruction for determining an actual size of the affected area based on the known size of the reference marker. The processor executes an instruction for comparing the actual size of the affected area of the aircraft with the maximum allowable size of damage to the aircraft. The processor executes an instruction for determining if the actual size of the affected area exceeds the maximum allowable size of damage to the aircraft. The processor executes an instruction for determining a further action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Samantha A. Schwartz, Andre Lutz, Rex Bryon Douglas, Nicolas Boecher
  • AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING AN AFFECTED AREA OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20160114907
    Abstract: A system for assessing an affected area of an aircraft is disclosed. A reference marker having a known size is placed along an exterior of the aircraft. The system includes a portable electronic device including a processor in communication with a structural database. The structural database includes a template that defines a maximum allowable size of damage to the aircraft. The processor executes an instruction for determining an actual size of the affected area based on the known size of the reference marker. The processor executes an instruction for comparing the actual size of the affected area of the aircraft with the maximum allowable size of damage to the aircraft. The processor executes an instruction for determining if the actual size of the affected area exceeds the maximum allowable size of damage to the aircraft. The processor executes an instruction for determining a further action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Samantha A. Schwartz, Andre Lutz, Rex Bryon Douglas, Nicolas Boecher