Patents by Inventor Steve D. Underwood

Steve D. Underwood 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).

  • Apparatus for leak testing pressurized hoses
    Patent number: 9116069
    Abstract: A hose-attaching apparatus for leak-testing a pressurized hose may include a hose-attaching member. A bore may extend through the hose-attaching member. An internal annular cavity may extend coaxially around the bore. At least one of a detector probe hole and a detector probe may be connected to the internal annular cavity. At least a portion of the bore may have a diameter which is at least one of substantially equal to and less than a diameter of a hose to be leak-tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steve D. Underwood, Steve G. Garrison, Bobby D. Gant, John R. Palmer
  • APPARATUS FOR LEAK TESTING PRESSURIZED HOSES
    Publication number: 20100206053
    Abstract: A hose-attaching apparatus for leak-testing a pressurized hose may include a hose-attaching member. A bore may extend through the hose-attaching member. An internal annular cavity may extend coaxially around the bore. At least one of a detector probe hole and a detector probe may be connected to the internal annular cavity. At least a portion of the bore may have a diameter which is at least one of substantially equal to and less than a diameter of a hose to be leak-tested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Steve D. Underwood, Steve G. Garrison, Bobby D. Gant, John R. Palmer