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Utility
Lightning strike protection surfacer and method of manufacturing the same
22 Nov 22
A thermoplastic surfacer for providing lightning strike protection to a composite component of an aircraft, methods of manufacturing the surfacer, and methods of applying the surfacer to a composite part.
Mark A. Wadsworth
Filed: 18 Jun 20
Utility
Bulb stiffener with sinusoidal web
22 Nov 22
An improved composite stiffener and methods and tooling used to form the same.
Mark Anthony Wadsworth
Filed: 21 Nov 19
Utility
Resin barrier device, gasket and method for infusing a preform
15 Nov 22
A resin barrier device for connection in a vacuum line, for use in resin infusion during composite manufacture, includes a housing having an inlet port for connection to a resin source and an outlet port for connection to a vacuum source.
Oran Walsh, Jonathan Thomas Graham
Filed: 4 Dec 18
Utility
Fastener insertion gun for installing fasteners in vehicle structures
8 Nov 22
A system and method for drilling a hole in a vehicle structure and installing a fastener in the hole.
Todd B. Jaramillo, John Robert Dye, III
Filed: 18 Dec 19
Utility
Aircraft electrical isolation component and method of manufacturing electrical isolation component
18 Oct 22
A structural assembly of an aircraft has a fastener extending into first and second structural members.
Paolo Ballocchi, Robert Walsh, Nigel Donaldson
Filed: 25 Jan 18
Utility
Cap for temporary fastener
11 Oct 22
A cap for a temporary fastener comprises a hollow, cup-shaped body and an inwardly tapered neck.
Jeremy Michael Bodecker, Jennifer Lyn Wilson, Rodney Eugene Bahr
Filed: 20 Dec 19
Utility
Method of fusing thermoplastic composite structures
4 Oct 22
A method for fusing thermoplastic composite structures includes placing a substructure on an inner surface of a skin that is laid up on a shaping surface of a tool configured to maintain the shape of an outer mold line.
Mark Anthony Wadsworth
Filed: 22 Sep 20
Utility
Modular floor system for large vehicle construction
4 Oct 22
A modular floor system with an integral utility for temporary installation in an unfinished aircraft fuselage to facilitate construction.
Todd Brian Jaramillo
Filed: 19 Sep 19
Utility
Textile cascade assembly
4 Oct 22
A cascade assembly for a thrust reverser of an aircraft engine.
Randall Ray West
Filed: 2 Feb 21
Utility
Peen-forming of thermoplastic composite material
6 Sep 22
A system for peen-forming of thermoplastic composite material is provided.
Mark Anthony Wadsworth
Filed: 28 Mar 19
Utility
System and method employing active thermal buffer element for improved joule heating
23 Aug 22
A system and method for more consistent joule heating of a material blank to a desired temperature.
James Michael Wagner, Jr.
Filed: 28 Jun 18
Utility
Variable area fan nozzle for turbofan aircraft engine
9 Aug 22
A variable area fan nozzle for a turbofan aircraft engine includes a first structure defining a forward portion of a bypass duct of the turbofan aircraft engine and a second structure defining an aft portion of the bypass duct.
Finbarr McEvoy, Gary Davison
Filed: 6 Dec 18
Utility
Detection of kiss bonds within composite components
2 Aug 22
Systems and methods for detecting a kiss bond in a composite component are provided.
William Christopher Campbell, Thomas Eoin O'Hare, Samuel Colin Hanna
Filed: 22 Mar 19
Utility
Integrated pick, place and forming apparatus and method for composite charges over complex geometries
21 Jun 22
An apparatus for picking, placing, and forming a composite charge over a complex geometry tool comprises a first frame, a second frame, and a plurality of dynamic mechanisms.
Christopher James Padovano, Blaise Francis Bergmann, Christopher John Morrow, Allison Lynne Horner, Benjamin Wayne Ferrell
Filed: 19 Mar 21
Utility
Electrical isolator fitting
7 Jun 22
An isolator fitting for an opening in a metallic rib of an aircraft wing.
Stephen Walters, David Chivers
Filed: 6 Aug 19
Utility
Repair including a chamfered bracket and a chamfered bracket component for reinforcing a damaged structural element made from composite materials
17 May 22
A repair for a structural element made from a composite material includes a bracket defining a first surface and a second surface.
David Corbett
Filed: 13 Nov 20
Utility
System and method for welding thermoplastic components to create composite structure
10 May 22
A system and method for welding thermoplastic components by positioning and moving a heated plate between the components to melt their respective faying surfaces, and as the plate moves, pressing the components together so that the melted faying surfaces bond together as they cool and re-solidify, thereby creating a composite structure.
Mark Anthony Wadsworth
Filed: 4 May 21
Utility
Aircraft ice protection system and method
10 May 22
Ice protection systems of aircraft and related methods are disclosed.
Robert Samuel Wilson
Filed: 4 Jun 18
Utility
Automated fiber placement and in-situ fiber impregnation system and method
19 Apr 22
An automated fiber placement (AFP) and in-situ fiber impregnation system includes a feeder, a resin dispenser, and a compaction roller.
Mark A. Wadsworth
Filed: 20 Aug 20
Utility
Composite aerodynamic structure
5 Apr 22
A monolithic skin for an aerodynamic structure is provided.
Scott Sellmeyer, Blaise Francis Bergmann, Darin Clay Wiley, Roger Edmund Kornfeld, Walter A. Chappelle, Aaron Rae Heitmann
Filed: 14 Nov 19