Patents by Inventor Wesley L. Holman, JR.

Wesley L. Holman, JR. 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).

  • System and method to monitor a thermal environment of a composite structure using a thermochromatic witness assembly
    Patent number: 9945735
    Abstract: There is provided a system, a method, and a thermochromatic witness assembly to monitor a thermal environment of a composite structure. The thermochromatic witness assembly has a polymeric material and one or more thermochromatic probes mixed into the polymeric material to form a thermochromatic probe mixture. The thermochromatic probe mixture is applied to a transparent polymeric film, or is formed into the transparent polymeric film with a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) applied thereto, thus forming the thermochromatic witness assembly in a form of a thermochromatic applique. The thermochromatic applique is configured to be applied directly and continuously to a surface of the composite structure. The thermochromatic applique is further configured to monitor the thermal environment of the composite structure by detecting one or more temperatures and one or more times the surface of the composite structure is exposed to the thermal environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gary E. Georgeson, Wesley L. Holman, Jr., Brandon P. Jamison, Randy J. Grove
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MONITOR A THERMAL ENVIRONMENT OF A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE USING A THERMOCHROMATIC WITNESS ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160282198
    Abstract: There is provided a system, a method, and a thermochromatic witness assembly to monitor a thermal environment of a composite structure. The thermochromatic witness assembly has a polymeric material and one or more thermochromatic probes mixed into the polymeric material to form a thermochromatic probe mixture. The thermochromatic probe mixture is applied to a transparent polymeric film, or is formed into the transparent polymeric film with a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) applied thereto, thus forming the thermochromatic witness assembly in a form of a thermochromatic applique. The thermochromatic applique is configured to be applied directly and continuously to a surface of the composite structure. The thermochromatic applique is further configured to monitor the thermal environment of the composite structure by detecting one or more temperatures and one or more times the surface of the composite structure is exposed to the thermal environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Gary E. Georgeson, Wesley L. Holman, JR., Brandon P. Jamison, Randy J. Grove