Patents by Inventor William Joseph Ebert,

William Joseph Ebert, 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, bypass apparatus and method of operating a store of a first predetermined type
    Patent number: 6763289
    Abstract: A system for operating and releasing a store of a first predetermined type includes an aircraft adapted to control the operation of stores of a second predetermined type and a bypass apparatus. The store is releasably secured to the aircraft, and the aircraft is capable of releasing the store. The aircraft is capable of being configured such that a store of the first predetermined type is capable of operating independent of operating instructions. The bypass apparatus is carried by the aircraft and adapted to facilitate operation of the store. The bypass apparatus can store operating instructions and thereafter transmit the operating instructions into the store. As such, after the aircraft releases the store the store is capable of operating according to the operating instructions. Also, the system can include an umbilical cable disposed between the aircraft and the store. The bypass apparatus can, therefore, be disposed within the umbilical cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James V. Leonard, Richard E. Meyer, William Joseph Ebert, Jr.
  • System, bypass apparatus and method of operating a store of a first predetermined type
    Publication number: 20040015273
    Abstract: A system for operating and releasing a store of a first predetermined type includes an aircraft adapted to control the operation of stores of a second predetermined type and a bypass apparatus. The store is releasably secured to the aircraft, and the aircraft is capable of releasing the store. The aircraft is capable of being configured such that a store of the first predetermined type is capable of operating independent of operating instructions. The bypass apparatus is carried by the aircraft and adapted to facilitate operation of the store. The bypass apparatus can store operating instructions and thereafter transmit the operating instructions into the store. As such, after the aircraft releases the store the store is capable of operating according to the operating instructions. Also, the system can include an umbilical cable disposed between the aircraft and the store. The bypass apparatus can, therefore, be disposed within the umbilical cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James V. Leonard, Richard E. Meyer, William Joseph Ebert,