Patents by Inventor Anthony Bardwell

Anthony Bardwell 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).

  • Aircraft structure
    Patent number: 8302911
    Abstract: A heated leading edge component for an aircraft and a method of manufacture thereof. The leading edge component includes an outer skin, a supporting rib for the outer skin, and a cavity located substantially in-between the outer skin and the rib for receiving a heater. The rib is attached to the outer skin on either side of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: GKN Aerospace Services Limited
    Inventor: Anthony Bardwell
  • Method of making a heater structure and a heater structure
    Patent number: 8227036
    Abstract: A method of making a heater structure and a corresponding heater structure are disclosed. The method comprises providing a porous reinforcement material such as glass cloth, applying a metal to the porous reinforcement material such as by spraying and applying resin to the porous reinforcement material with metal already applied thereto to make the structure substantially rigid. Applying the metal to the porous reinforcement material before applying the resin provides a number of advantages such as enhanced shear strength between the porous reinforcement material and the applied metal layer and the ability to manipulate the porous reinforcement material with metal applied thereto prior to applying the resin. The heater structure may be used in many applications, some of which arc described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: GKN Aerospace Services Limited
    Inventor: Anthony Bardwell
  • AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20100102172
    Abstract: A heated leading edge component for an aircraft and a method of manufacture thereof. The leading edge component includes an outer skin, a supporting rib for the outer skin, and a cavity located substantially in-between the outer skin and the rib for receiving a heater. The rib is attached to the outer skin on either side of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventor: Anthony Bardwell
  • METHOD OF MAKING A HEATER STRUCTURE AND A HEATER STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20090176083
    Abstract: A method of making a heater structure and a corresponding heater structure are disclosed. The method comprises providing a porous reinforcement material such as glass cloth, applying a metal to the porous reinforcement material such as by spraying and applying resin to the porous reinforcement material with metal already applied thereto to make the structure substantially rigid. Applying the metal to the porous reinforcement material before applying the resin provides a number of advantages such as enhanced shear strength between the porous reinforcement material and the applied metal layer and the ability to manipulate the porous reinforcement material with metal applied thereto prior to applying the resin. The heater structure may be used in many applications, some of which arc described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Anthony Bardwell