67 patents
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Utility
Fail-safe engine support system
15 Mar 22
An engine support mount including an airframe structure having a first anchor surface and a length extending along an x-axis, with a second axis defined perpendicularly to the x-axis.
Randall Ray West
Filed: 12 Jul 19
Utility
Method and apparatus for fabricating reformable stiffening elements
22 Feb 22
A stiffening element comprises a tension and compression member, a shear member, an attachment member, and a plurality of beads.
Mark Anthony Wadsworth
Filed: 19 Dec 19
Utility
Apparatus and methods for repairing composite laminates
1 Feb 22
An apparatus and methods include infusing the flowable matrix material into a space in the composite laminate through the use of a formed hole extending at least partially through the composite laminate.
Samuel Colin Hanna, William Christopher Campbell, Mathew Stoessiger, Michael Crossthwaite
Filed: 22 Mar 17
Utility
Nacelle with thrust reverser
25 Jan 22
A nacelle for an aircraft having a thrust reverser including a translating cowl and a blocking panel.
Alan Tweedie
Filed: 25 Jul 18
Utility
Integrated pick, place, and forming apparatus and method for composite charges over complex geometries
14 Dec 21
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: 11 Nov 19
Utility
System and method for fabricating and curing large composite structures
9 Nov 21
A system and method for fabricating large composite fuselages or other vehicle structures, in which the composite structure is fabricated and cured as on a tool, segmented and removed from the tool without disassembling the tool, and then reassembled off the tool to reform the large structure.
Michael Arthur Champa, John Patrick McPherson, Blaise Francis Bergmann, James Edward Westerman, Brian Charles Clapp, Aaron Rae Heitmann
Filed: 30 Jul 19
Utility
System and method for fabricating and curing large composite structures
9 Nov 21
A system and method for fabricating large composite fuselages or other vehicle structures, in which the composite structure is fabricated and cured as on a tool, segmented and removed from the tool without disassembling the tool, and then reassembled off the tool to reform the large structure.
Michael Arthur Champa, John Patrick McPherson, Dennis Ray Malone
Filed: 6 Feb 20
Utility
Acoustic panel employing chopped fibers in septum layer and method for making same
19 Oct 21
An acoustic panel for attenuating sound and a method of making the acoustic panel.
Amitabh Vyas
Filed: 13 Dec 18
Utility
System and method for forming integral flange in composite laminate structure after layup
19 Oct 21
A system and method for forming an integral flange in an end portion of a composite laminate structure, such as an aerospace or other vehicle structure.
Mark Anthony Wadsworth
Filed: 23 Mar 20
Utility
System and method for facilitating removal of trapped tool from composite structure
3 Aug 21
A system and method for constructing a composite structure using a multi-piece tool.
Rodney Eugene Bahr
Filed: 10 Aug 18
Utility
System and method for welding thermoplastic components to create composite structure
3 Aug 21
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: 14 May 20
Utility
Nacelle aerodynamic spoiler
27 Jul 21
An aircraft engine nacelle spoiler assembly including a number of spoilers and actuators.
Randall Ray West
Filed: 24 Aug 18
Utility
Apparatus and methods for manufacturing and repairing fibre-reinforced composite materials
30 Mar 21
Apparatus and methods for manufacturing and repairing fibre-reinforced composite materials are disclosed.
Andrew McKibbin
Filed: 22 Oct 15
Utility
Methods and precursors for manufacturing a perforated composite part
16 Mar 21
Precursors, and methods for manufacturing perforated composite parts, an exemplary precursor including structural fibers embedded in a cured matrix material and interposed between two removable plies, where the precursor may also have a sacrificial fiber extending through the removable plies, the matrix material and between the structural fibers.
Robert Samuel Wilson, Tony Millar
Filed: 5 Apr 19
Utility
Monolithic lipskin and method of fabrication
16 Mar 21
An aircraft nacelle and method of fabricating a monolithic lipskin of the nacelle.
Dennis Lebeda, Roger Kornfeld, Amitabh Vyas, Scott E. Graves, Mark Wadsworth, Aaron Heitmann, Rahbar Nasserrafi, Darrell A Wade
Filed: 6 Jan 17
Utility
Method of repairing a composite material
16 Mar 21
A method of repairing damage to a composite material having a composite substrate and at least one layer of shielding material includes: a) removing damage to the at least one layer of shielding material by creating a hole in the at least one layer of shielding material; b) applying a patch of shielding material in the region of the hole via a resin, wherein a ratio of a resin weight to a weight of the patch of shielding material lies in a range between about 0.45-0.55; and c) curing the resin, wherein an absorptive, consumable material is positioned in contact with the resin during at least a portion of the curing.
Samuel Colin Hanna, John A. Armstrong, Steven Robb, Tom Brown
Filed: 12 Sep 16
Utility
System and method for splicing plies in stringer sheets
2 Mar 21
A system and method for splicing multiple plies of material together during the construction of a stringer sheet.
Johnathan Scott Klincik, James Edward Westerman, Tobias DiGennaro, Darin Clay Wiley, Blaise Francis Bergmann
Filed: 22 Jun 18
Utility
Roller device with tailorable compliance for automated fiber placement
23 Feb 21
A roller device for use in an automated fiber placement process for creating composite parts on a contoured tool.
William Tod Ross, Steven R. Blencoe
Filed: 24 Jan 18
Utility
Cascade segment for thrust reverser with repeating modular units, and method of manufacturing same
14 Dec 20
A cascade segment for a thrust reverser, and a method of manufacturing it.
Mark Anthony Wadsworth, Alexander Jon Carr
Filed: 9 Oct 18
Utility
System including hidden drag link assembly for actuating blocker door of thrust reverser
23 Nov 20
A system for actuating a blocker door of a thrust reverser, in which a drag link assembly is removed from the airflow through the engine during flight.
Alexander Jon Carr
Filed: 26 Jun 18