Patents by Inventor Sara Beth Cromyak

Sara Beth Cromyak 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).

  • Decompression panel assembly and method of equalizing air pressure differential
    Patent number: 9440744
    Abstract: Decompression panel assemblies and methods of equalizing air pressure differential are provided. The decompression panel assembly includes a panel comprising an opening defined therein, a vent cover coupled across the opening, and a latching mechanism. The vent cover is configured to move between a first position and a second position. The latching mechanism is configured to maintain the vent cover in the first position when a pressure differential across the panel is below a predetermined value and facilitate the vent cover moving to the second position when the pressure differential across the panel exceeds the predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Thomas Seth Perkins, Allan A. Loken, Robert J. Christian, James Pease, Sara Beth Cromyak
  • DECOMPRESSION PANEL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF EQUALIZING AIR PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL
    Publication number: 20150108274
    Abstract: Decompression panel assemblies and methods of equalizing air pressure differential are provided. The decompression panel assembly includes a panel comprising an opening defined therein, a vent cover coupled across the opening, and a latching mechanism. The vent cover is configured to move between a first position and a second position. The latching mechanism is configured to maintain the vent cover in the first position when a pressure differential across the panel is below a predetermined value and facilitate the vent cover moving to the second position when the pressure differential across the panel exceeds the predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Seth Perkins, Allan A. Loken, Robert J. Christian, James Pease, Sara Beth Cromyak