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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7628358 | Wing panel structure A wing panel structure for an aerospace vehicle or the like may include an outer layer of material having a predetermined thickness. A core structure may be placed on at least a portion of the outer layer of material. An inner layer of material may be placed at leas... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7338694 | Method for an integral composite forward flange in a composite The present invention is directed toward a laminate composite structure and a method for fabricating a laminate composite structure, wherein the laminate composite structure comprises a solid laminate and a composite sandwich structure. The solid laminate includes a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7182291 | Integrated aircraft structural floor A number of integrated floor structures made of lightweight composite materials for use in an aircraft are disclosed. Generally, each of such floors includes a top-layer skin, a bottom-layer skin disposed below the top-layer skin and a first structural core disposed... | 02/27/2007 |
| 4667905 | High strength to weight horizontal and vertical aircraft stabilizer A minimum weight horizontal and vertical stabilizer (188) which a primary torque box is formed within the skins (202, 204) and extends transversely from the most forwardly spars (190, 212) to the most rearwardly spar (196) to occupy spaces between all of ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4565595 | Method of making composite aircraft wing A pair of specially reinforced skin-spar joints in combination with a honeycomb core are used to build up a wing spar for a composite airplane wing. A series of contoured mandrels with a covering of fuel resistant material and a wrapped reinforced plastic... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4411380 | Metal matrix composite structural panel construction Lightweight capped honeycomb stiffeners 18 for use in fabricating metal or metal/matrix exterior structural panels 14 on aerospace type vehicles 10 and the process for fabricating same are disclosed. The stiffener stringers are formed in sheets (FIG. 6), ... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4395450 | Composite structural skin spar joint and method of making A resin impregnated woven fabric extends the length of a joint with a pair of spaced apart panels intersecting and interwoven with an intermediate laterally extending panel. A reinforcing core extends between the spaced apart panels on one side of the lat... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4310132 | Fuselage structure using advanced technology fiber reinforced composites A fuselage structure is disclosed in which the skin is comprised of layers of a matrix fiber reinforced composite, with the stringers reinforced with the same composite material. The high strength to weight ratio of the composite, particularly at elevated... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4206895 | Loop-tension joint A method and means for strengthening joints in bonded structural assemblies formed of two or more components fabricated of non-metallic composite materials, by using high strength strands or threads inserted through the joints by loop-stitching.... | 06/10/1980 |
