The Boeing Company

Casey Charles Regan

Stephen William Ayres

Yakentim M Ibrahim

Stephen Lee Scown

Mark Gus Mehlhaff

A system for determining load distribution of pieces of cargo in a cargo hold of a vehicle may include a plurality of tags, each of the plurality of tags mounted on a different piece of the pieces of cargo in the cargo hold and carrying information indicative of a weight of the different piece of cargo on which it is mounted; a plurality of sensors mounted in a spaced array along a length of the cargo hold, each of the sensors capable of reading from the tags the information indicative of the weights of the pieces of cargo; and a computer connected to receive from the plurality of sensors the information indicative of the weights and information indicative of the locations of the pieces of cargo in the cargo hold, the computer programmed to calculate therefrom a weight and/or center of gravity of the plurality of the pieces of cargo.

System for monitoring the weight and center of gravity of a vehicle

A vehicle occupant sensor system for determining an occupant load distribution in a vehicle having a plurality of passenger seats may include a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors associated with a different one of the plurality of passenger seats for detecting an occupant in each of the plurality of passenger seats, and a weight of the detected occupant; and a computer connected to receive data from each of the plurality of sensors indicative of the weight and passenger seat location in the vehicle of the detected occupant in each of the plurality of passenger seats, and calculate from the data a total weight and center of gravity of the detected occupants in the plurality of passenger seats.

Vehicle occupant sensor system and method

Methods and systems for distributing an inert gas to an aircraft fuel tank are provided herein. The method includes channeling the inert gas in a first direction via a first distribution line and channeling the inert gas in an opposite second direction via a second distribution line. The second distribution line is concentrically aligned with and circumscribes the first distribution line. The second distribution line includes a termination point within the aircraft fuel tank. The second distribution line defines a plurality of distribution orifices that release of the inert gas into an ullage space of the fuel tank.

Methods and systems for distributing inert gas in an aircraft

A passenger services system of an aircraft includes a cabin services system of a passenger service unit in the aircraft. The passenger service unit is associated with a passenger seat of the aircraft. The passenger services system further includes an infrared transmitting unit associated with the passenger seat. The infrared transmitting unit is configured to send signals to control operation of the cabin services system. The passenger services system includes a control unit including an infrared receiver. The control unit is associated with the passenger service unit. The infrared receiver is configured to receive the signals from the infrared transmitting unit. The control unit is configured to control the operation of the cabin services system in response to receiving the signals.

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Snohomish, WA, United States of America

Casey Charles Regan