Patents by Inventor Sloan Patrick Smith

Sloan Patrick Smith 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).

  • Ignition-quenching systems, apparatuses, and methods
    Patent number: 10501202
    Abstract: Ignition-quenching systems comprise an ignition-quenching cover configured to quench an ignition event in a combustible environment triggered by an ignition source associated with a fastener stack. The ignition-quenching cover comprises a porous body that is gas permeable and that has pores sized to quench ignition in the combustible environment. The ignition-quenching cover further comprises a cover attachment feature configured to mate with a fastener attachment feature of the fastener stack. The ignition-quenching cover is configured to cover the fastener stack, which may be associated with a potential ignition source that produces an ignition event in the combustible environment. The porous body may include one or more porous elements that may be formed of various polymeric, mesh, or fabric materials. The ignition-quenching cover may comprise a non-porous frame that is bonded to the porous body and that defines the cover attachment feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christopher S. Roper, John Rubrecht Lowell, Eddie Kwon, Jason Scott Damazo, Eric C. Clough, Zak C. Eckel, Sloan Patrick Smith, Randall Schubert, Geoffrey P. McKnight, Jacob J. Mikulsky, Sophia Shu Yang, Joanna Kolodziejska, Michael Scott Cameron, Blaine Knight Rawdon, Darrin M. Hansen
  • IGNITION-QUENCHING SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20190061975
    Abstract: Ignition-quenching systems comprise an ignition-quenching cover configured to quench an ignition event in a combustible environment triggered by an ignition source associated with a fastener stack. The ignition-quenching cover comprises a porous body that is gas permeable and that has pores sized to quench ignition in the combustible environment. The ignition-quenching cover further comprises a cover attachment feature configured to mate with a fastener attachment feature of the fastener stack. The ignition-quenching cover is configured to cover the fastener stack, which may be associated with a potential ignition source that produces an ignition event in the combustible environment. The porous body may include one or more porous elements that may be formed of various polymeric, mesh, or fabric materials. The ignition-quenching cover may comprise a non-porous frame that is bonded to the porous body and that defines the cover attachment feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher S. Roper, John Rubrecht Lowell, Eddie Kwon, Jason Scott Damazo, Eric C. Clough, Zak C. Eckel, Sloan Patrick Smith, Randall Schubert, Geoffrey P. McKnight, Jacob J. Mikulsky, Sophia Shu Yang, Joanna Kolodziejska, Michael Scott Cameron, Blaine Knight Rawdon, Darrin M. Hansen