Patents by Inventor America Olsen Schaaf

America Olsen Schaaf has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for applying a strip of material over an edge on a structure
    Patent number: 10829667
    Abstract: An apparatus automatically places, forms and compacts an adhesive strip on an edge of a structure in a single pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard Allen Miller, II, America Olsen Schaaf, Kevin L. Braun, Mark C. Iden, Brian Henry Korenaga, Scott Telford O'Farrell
  • Method and Apparatus for Applying a Strip of Material Over an Edge on a Structure
    Publication number: 20170022394
    Abstract: An apparatus automatically places, forms and compacts an adhesive strip on an edge of a structure in a single pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Allen Miller, II, America Olsen Schaaf, Kevin L. Braun, Mark C. Iden, Brian Henry Korenaga, Scott Telford O'Farrell
  • Method for fabrication of integrated lightning strike protection material
    Patent number: 8709189
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an integrated lightning strike protection system adapted for automated placement on a composite structure having a surfacing layer consisting of an organic polymer resin, a conductive layer of an expanded metal foil, an isolation/tack layer, and a carrier paper layer. In another embodiment of the invention, there is provided an integrated lightning strike protection system having an integrated lightning strike protection material consisting of an expanded metal foil encapsulated in organic polymer resin mounted on a carrier paper, and an automated placement machine suitable for placing the material on an aircraft composite part for protection of the composite part from lightning strikes. In another embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method for fabricating a composite structure with lightning strike protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: America Olsen Schaaf, Anthony Huy Nguyen
  • System and method for fabrication of integrated lightning strike protection material
    Patent number: 8206823
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an integrated lightning strike protection system adapted for automated placement on a composite structure comprising a surfacing layer consisting of an organic polymer resin, a conductive layer of an expanded metal foil, an isolation/tack layer, and a carrier paper layer. In another embodiment of the invention, there is provided an integrated lightning strike protection system comprising an integrated lightning strike protection material consisting of an expanded metal foil encapsulated in organic polymer resin mounted on a carrier paper, and an automated placement machine suitable for placing the material on an aircraft composite part for protection of the composite part from lightning strikes. In another embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method for fabricating a composite structure with lightning strike protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: America Olsen Schaaf, Anthony Huy Nguyen
  • Method for Fabrication of Integrated Lightning Strike Protection Material
    Publication number: 20120145319
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an integrated lightning strike protection system adapted for automated placement on a composite structure having a surfacing layer consisting of an organic polymer resin, a conductive layer of an expanded metal foil, an isolation/tack layer, and a carrier paper layer. In another embodiment of the invention, there is provided an integrated lightning strike protection system having an integrated lightning strike protection material consisting of an expanded metal foil encapsulated in organic polymer resin mounted on a carrier paper, and an automated placement machine suitable for placing the material on an aircraft composite part for protection of the composite part from lightning strikes. In another embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method for fabricating a composite structure with lightning strike protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: America Olsen Schaaf, Anthony Huy Nguyen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF INTEGRATED LIGHTNING STRIKE PROTECTION MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20090258220
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an integrated lightning strike protection system adapted for automated placement on a composite structure comprising a surfacing layer consisting of an organic polymer resin, a conductive layer of an expanded metal foil, an isolation/tack layer, and a carrier paper layer. In another embodiment of the invention, there is provided an integrated lightning strike protection system comprising an integrated lightning strike protection material consisting of an expanded metal foil encapsulated in organic polymer resin mounted on a carrier paper, and an automated placement machine suitable for placing the material on an aircraft composite part for protection of the composite part from lightning strikes. In another embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method for fabricating a composite structure with lightning strike protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: America Olsen Schaaf, Anthony Huy Nguyen