146 patents
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Utility
Mounting System for Aircraft Engine
1 Sep 22
A system for mounting an engine on an aircraft.
Randall Ray West
Filed: 19 May 22
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
Method of Seamlessly Bagging Composite Parts
11 Aug 22
A method and system for manufacturing composite parts free of wrinkles and mark-offs from bagging compression.
Blaise Bergmann
Filed: 9 Feb 21
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
Textile Cascade Assembly
4 Aug 22
A cascade assembly for a thrust reverser of an aircraft engine.
Randall Ray West
Filed: 2 Feb 21
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
Resistance Welding Methods and Apparatus
21 Jul 22
Disclosed is a method of resistance welding between composite articles.
Kerrick Robert Dando, Andrea Christine Meyer, Ulrich Sachs, Thibault Hernandez
Filed: 20 Jan 22
Utility
System and Method for Promoting Inter-ply Slippage
21 Jul 22
A composite part forming system for shaping a composite material blank having a plurality of plies, the composite part forming system comprising opposing tools including shape-forming features, an actuator, and a composite tensioning system.
Mark Anthony Wadsworth
Filed: 17 Jan 22
Utility
Continuous Manufacturing Process for Composite Parts
23 Jun 22
Tooling assembly and pressure vessel thereof for forming composite components such as aircraft stringers and the like.
Mark Anthony Wadsworth
Filed: 10 Mar 22
Utility
Thrust Reverser Cascade and Method of Manufacture
23 Jun 22
A thrust reverser cascade of an aircraft engine comprises a frame and a vane overmolded onto the frame.
Robert Samuel Wilson, Oran Walsh
Filed: 9 Mar 22
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
Thrust Load Reaction Assembly
16 Jun 22
An assembly for reacting a thrust load from an engine, the assembly comprising a frame, a pin, an evener bar, and left and right thrust links.
Randall Ray West
Filed: 14 Dec 20
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
System and Method for Drilling Holes and Installing Fasteners In Vehicle Structures
26 May 22
A system and method for drilling a hole in a vehicle structure and installing a fastener in the hole.
Matthew R. Schroeder, Todd B. Jaramillo, John Adam Price, John Robert Dye, III, Kaleb Aaron Kimball
Filed: 11 Feb 22
Utility
Method and Apparatus for Fabricating Reformable Stiffening Elements
26 May 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: 10 Feb 22
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
Apparatus and Methods for Repairing Composite Laminates
21 Apr 22
Samuel Colin Hanna, William Christopher Campbell, Mathew Stoessiger, Michael Crossthwaite
Filed: 27 Dec 21
Utility
Composite Pylon
21 Apr 22
A composite aircraft engine pylon comprising a frame, an aircraft attachment component, and an engine support.
Randall R. West
Filed: 19 Oct 20