Patents by Inventor Brent Arthur Whiting

Brent Arthur Whiting 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).

  • Enhancing z-conductivity in carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite layups
    Patent number: 10472473
    Abstract: Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (“CFRP”) composite layups and processes for manufacturing CFRP composite layups that integrate z-conductivity features directly into CFRP composite layups during the manufacturing processes for lightning protection, more particularly, inherent edge glow protection from lightning direct effects, and electrical current flow path control. CFRP composite layups are configured during the manufacturing processes to provide inter-ply electrical connections between composite plies of the CFRP composite layups, therefore avoiding the need for add-on protection features that result in significant cost and weight penalties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Quynhgiao Le, Robert B. Greegor, Brent Arthur Whiting
  • Enhancing Z-Conductivity in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Composite Layups
    Publication number: 20160347918
    Abstract: Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (“CFRP”) composite layups and processes for manufacturing CFRP composite layups that integrate z-conductivity features directly into CFRP composite layups during the manufacturing processes for lightning protection, more particularly, inherent edge glow protection from lightning direct effects, and electrical current flow path control. CFRP composite layups are configured during the manufacturing processes to provide inter-ply electrical connections between composite plies of the CFRP composite layups, therefore avoiding the need for add-on protection features that result in significant cost and weight penalties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Quynhgiao Le, Robert B. Greegor, Brent Arthur Whiting