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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128408 | COMPOSITE SANDWICH SHELL EDGE JOINT A composite sandwich shell edge joint includes an outboard buildup pad, an inboard buildup pad spaced-apart and adjacent to the outboard buildup pad, an outboard face sheet extending from the outboard buildup pad, an inboard face sheet extending from the inboard buildup... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125530 | METHOD FOR MAKING AND JOINING COMPOSITE SANDWICH SHELL EDGE JOINT A method for joining fittings to a composite sandwich shell edge includes laying up an inner facesheet and positioning a wrapped flute mandrel on top; applying a layer of adhesive on the inner facesheet and positioning spacer-supported fittings on top; applying adhesive... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125010 | Spring loaded pressure relief door A pressure relief apparatus for an engine compartment having a wall and an opening in the wall is provided. The pressure relief apparatus includes a door panel arranged in blocking relationship to the opening in the wall of the engine compartment, a plurality of hinges ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120082848 | NANOMATERIAL HAVING TUNABLE INFRARED ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE A quantum nanomaterial having a bandgap that may be tuned to enable the quantum nanomaterial to detect IR radiation in selected regions including throughout the MWIR region and into the LWIR region is provided. The quantum nanomaterials may include tin telluride (SnTe) ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080897 | Robotic End Effector and Clamping Method An end effector for use on a robotic arm includes a clamping assembly for clamping a workpiece, and a tool such as a drill for performing an operation on the clamped workpiece. The clamping assembly is slidably mounted on the robotic arm and self adjusts its position re... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120067514 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE TUBES A composite tube is made by applying a mixture of individual reinforcing fibers and a resin onto the interior cylindrical wall of the spinning mandrel.... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067513 | COMPOSITE LEG STRUCTURE FOR A LIGHTWEIGHT AIRCRAFT SEAT ASSEMBLY An aircraft passenger seat configured in accordance with an embodiment of the invention utilizes composite materials to achieve significant weight savings relative to conventional seat designs. The seat includes one or more lightweight composite support legs, a lightwei... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052305 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURES USING INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORK ADHESIVES An interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) adhesive comprises an acrylated polymer system curable by radiation, and a flexible epoxy system thermally curable after the acrylated polymer system is cured.... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052247 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURES HAVING INTEGRATED STIFFENERS WITH SMOOTH RUNOUTS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME A unitized composite structure comprises a composite member having at least one integrally formed composite stiffener. At least one end of the stiffener includes a runout forming a substantially smooth transition between the stiffener and the composite structure.... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120045606 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURES HAVING COMPOSITE-TO-METAL JOINTS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME A composite structure comprises stacked sets of laminated fiber reinforced resin plies and metal sheets. Edges of the resin plies and metal sheets are interleaved to form a composite-to-metal joint connecting the resin plies with the metal sheets.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120044092 | AIRCRAFT SAFETY AND CONFIGURATION MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD An aircraft safety and configuration monitoring system includes a plurality of RFID equipped items, a plurality of RFID interrogators communicating with the plurality of RFID equipped items, a processor communicating with the plurality of RFID interrogators and adapted ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120043985 | Electrical Probe and Associated Method An electrical probe and associated method are provided to establish electrical contact with a wire. The electrical probe includes an elongate member extending between opposed first and second ends, and first and second needles connected to the elongate member and extend... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120037757 | BRAKING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN AERIAL REFUELING BOOM SYSTEM A braking apparatus of an aerial refueling boom system is provided to reduce the likelihood of or to prevent anomalous boom extension. The braking apparatus includes a pulley about which a cable wraps. The pulley is configured to be operably mounted to a first tube of t... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120032024 | WING-TO-BODY FAIRING WITH SPRAY-ON FOAM AND NOISE REDUCTION METHOD A fairing includes a fairing body having a fairing interior and an interior surface and a spray-on insulation foam layer provided on the interior surface of the fairing body.... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120029118 | TOUGHENED RESIN FIBER LAMINATES WITH TITANIUM PARTICLES A composite structure includes at least one resin matrix layer having a resin material and a plurality of fiber elements and a plurality of titanium particles provided in the resin material. A method of toughening a resin matrix layer is also disclosed.... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110281981 | FIRE RESISTANT MATERIAL The present invention relates to inorganic-organic hybrids (IOHs), methods for their preparation and their use as fire resistant materials or components of fire resistant materials. More specifically, the invention relates to polyamide fire resistant formulations contai... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110281114 | Method of Making A Composite Sandwich Structure and Sandwich Structure Made Thereby A composite sandwich structure is made by compacting a first multi-ply composite facesheet and assembling a layup, including sandwiching a core between the compacted first facesheet and a second multi-ply composite facesheet. The layup is compacted and the first and sec... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110277918 | Collapsible Mandrel Employing Reinforced Fluoroelastomeric Bladder A collapsible mandrel comprises an inflatable bladder. The bladder includes a reinforcement sandwiched between inner and outer layers of a fluoroelastomeric rubber.... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20120018004 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FLOW ABOUT A TURRET Methods and apparatus are provided to control flow separation of an ambient flow along a surface and about a turret, such as by reducing flow separation aft of the turret. By reducing flow separation, the resulting turbulence may be similarly reduced such that the perfo... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110276172 | SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING AIRCRAFT A system automatically moves large scale components of a vehicle such as an airplane, into final assembly alignment. A noncontact measurement system determines the locations of aerodynamically significant features on each of the components. The measured locations of the... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110273347 | APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FREQUENCY CONFIGURABLE ANTENNA EMPLOYING A PHOTONIC CRYSTAL A frequency reconfigurable antenna may include at least two antenna segments and a photonic crystal positioned between the at least two antenna segments. The photonic crystal may selectably electrically connect or isolate the at least two antenna segments with respect t... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110270571 | SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING AIRCRAFT A system automatically moves large scale components of a vehicle such as an airplane, into final assembly alignment. A noncontact measurement system determines the locations of aerodynamically significant features on each of the components. The measured locations of the... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110266153 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION PROCESS FOR COMPOSITE STRUCTURES A method of improving the material properties of a composite by electrodepositing particular polymers, organic compounds or inorganic compounds onto electrically conductive fibrous substrates, whether individual fibers or as a fabric, to form composites of improved stru... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110262730 | CONTINUOUS CARBON-NANOTUBE-REINFORCED POLYMER PRECURSORS AND CARBON FIBERS The present invention relates to a continuous, carbon fiber with nanoscale features comprising carbon and carbon nanotubes, wherein the nanotubes are substantially aligned along a longitudinal axis of the fiber. Also provided is a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor inclu... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110259515 | Method and Apparatus For Forming And Applying Composite Layups Having Complex Geometries A composite layup is formed on a tool and placed on a contoured part. The tool is contoured to substantially match the contour of the part. A set of location data is generated which represents the location of the part in space relative to the tool. An automated manipula... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110259086 | Leak Detection In Vacuum Bags A device indicates the location of an air leak in a vacuum bag used to process composite parts. The device includes a layer of material on the inner face of the bag that changes in appearance due to an oxidation-reduction reaction in areas of the layer exposed to oxygen... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110277201 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PROTECTIVE GEAR EMPLOYING SHOCK PENETRATION RESISTANT MATERIAL A method for providing a shock penetration resistant apparatus may include providing an item of protective gear to be positioned proximate to an object to be protected, and disposing a shock penetration resistant material proximate to the item of protective gear to atte... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20120012696 | AIRCRAFT FLAP ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY An aircraft flap actuator assembly includes at least one fixed support, at least one track having a curvilinear track surface connected to the fixed support, at least one flap support adapted to traverse the curvilinear track surface, a trailing edge flap connected to t... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110315824 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURES HAVING INTEGRATED STIFFENERS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME A composite structure is made by placing a stiffener preform and a composite structure reinforcement on a tool. The preform and the reinforcement are vacuum bagged processed and co-infused with a thermoset resin to form a stiffened, unitized structure.... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110300358 | SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY/FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERIC COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AND METHOD FOR FORMING A carbon fiber composite structure including a first plurality of carbon fiber prepreg plies; and a second plurality of sheets of shape memory alloy interleaved with the first plurality of carbon fiber prepreg plies.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110297358 | NANO-COATING THERMAL BARRIER AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME A coating is adapted to be applied to a substrate for managing the flow of heat traveling through the substrate. The coating comprises an array of metal nano-particles held in a glassy matrix.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110291802 | STRUCTURAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD A structural health management device, system and method are provided for facilitating the inspection of a structure, such as in accordance with a condition-based maintenance strategy. A structural health management device may include a radio frequency identification (R... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110284693 | Composite Stringer End Trim A stringer having a stringer end trim that reduces pull-off forces in a stringer connection structure, including a stringer body; a stringer free edge provided on said stringer body; and a stringer end trim having at least one curvature provided in the stringer free edg... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110249894 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COMPRESSING DATA A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for compressing data in a manner that decorrelates a plurality of components of multicomponent data and then encodes data relating to decorrelation of the components. The components may be decorrelated by org... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110233327 | SEMI-LEVERED LANDING GEAR AND ASSOCIATED METHOD A semi-levered landing gear is provided that includes a shock strut, a truck beam pivotally connected to the shock strut and a semi-levered landing gear mechanism including at least three links configured to angularly orient the truck beam and a truck pitch actuation sy... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110232378 | Wake Measurement Probe A probe includes a stem having a tip that measures a wake produced by an object moving through a fluid. The probe includes temperature and pressure sensors co-located in the tip.... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110230355 | PARTICLE TRAP EMPLOYING A HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD OF TRAPPING PARTICLES A particle trap and an associated method of trapping particles are provided. The particle trap includes a body formed of a high temperature superconductor (HTS). The body defines a cavity therethrough. The particle trap also includes first and second HTS end plates or f... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110229720 | Method and Apparatus For Curing a Composite Part Layup A composite part layup is cured using a set of tools adapted to hold the layup and which include at least one tool face contacting the layup. Means are provided for heating the tool face to cure the part layup, and for selectively cooling sections of the tool face.... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110206906 | Continuous Molding of Thermoplastic Laminates An elongate thermoplastic composite member is fabricated by a continuous molding process. A pre-consolidated thermoplastic laminate is softened by heating it to a temperature below its melting layup, and is fed substantially continuously through multiple sets of tool di... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110200245 | INTEGRATION OF MANUFACTURING CONTROL FUNCTIONS USING A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL VISION SYSTEM A manufacturing control system comprises a vision system for viewing operations within a manufacturing area and for producing vision data representing the viewed operations. A systems control analyzes the vision data, and controls at least two control functions related ... | 08/18/2011 |
