Patents by Inventor Robert Dennis Holley

Robert Dennis Holley 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).

  • Truss interconnect
    Patent number: 9406462
    Abstract: An interconnect for transferring signals herein includes one or more signal contacts to transfer the power or data to or from an integrated truss system. An interconnect may be configured to transfer power or data between layers of the integrated truss system or within the same layer of the integrated truss system. An interconnect may be configured with one or more compression mechanisms that secure the interconnect in the integrated truss system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Ty Aaby Larsen, Todd Burton Brouwer, Robert T Johnson, Mark Eugene Liffring, Mark Stephen Shander, Robert Dennis Holley, Margaret L. Douglas
  • Truss Interconnect
    Publication number: 20150004834
    Abstract: An interconnect for transferring signals herein includes one or more signal contacts to transfer the power or data to or from an integrated truss system. An interconnect may be configured to transfer power or data between layers of the integrated truss system or within the same layer of the integrated truss system. An interconnect may be configured with one or more compression mechanisms that secure the interconnect in the integrated truss system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Ty Aaby Larsen, Todd Burton Brouwer, Robert T. Johnson, Mark Eugene Liffring, Mark Stephen Shander, Robert Dennis Holley, Margaret L. Douglas
  • Fault tolerant fail-safe link
    Patent number: 8891218
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to a plurality of solid state switches of varying periphery sizes connected in series between a power source and a load. A built-in test circuit senses an overvoltage condition across one or more of the varying periphery sizes and opens or closes the one or more of the varying periphery sizes in accordance with a measured voltage across at least one solid state switch of the plurality of solid state switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Robert Dennis Holley, N. Evan Lurton