Patents by Inventor Brent Kauffman

Brent Kauffman 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 of containing contaminants during processing of an aircraft wing-body section
    Patent number: 11198522
    Abstract: A spray containment system for a wing-body section includes a forward module, a center module, and an aft module. The forward module has a forward closeout panel configured to engage a forward end of a fuselage center section of the wing-body section. The center module has opposing module side panels each configured to engage a wing lower surface of a wing of the wing-body section. The aft module has an aft closeout panel configured to engage an aft end of the fuselage center section. The forward module and the aft module are independently movable and are configured to be assembled around the wing-body section to define an internal environment that is sealed from an external environment for containing contaminants including at least one of vapors, overspray, and liquids generated during application of one or more of coatings, sealants, and adhesives to localized areas of the wing-body section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Nikolas Mindock, Brent Kauffman, Agustin Lopez, III, Aleksandr Polyakov, Jeffrey Ullerich, Daniel Weinberg
  • METHOD OF CONTAINING CONTAMINANTS DURING PROCESSING OF AN AIRCRAFT WING-BODY SECTION
    Publication number: 20200180786
    Abstract: A spray containment system for a wing-body section includes a forward module, a center module, and an aft module. The forward module has a forward closeout panel configured to engage a forward end of a fuselage center section of the wing-body section. The center module has opposing module side panels each configured to engage a wing lower surface of a wing of the wing-body section. The aft module has an aft closeout panel configured to engage an aft end of the fuselage center section. The forward module and the aft module are independently movable and are configured to be assembled around the wing-body section to define an internal environment that is sealed from an external environment for containing contaminants including at least one of vapors, overspray, and liquids generated during application of one or more of coatings, sealants, and adhesives to localized areas of the wing-body section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Nikolas Mindock, Brent Kauffman, Agustin Lopez, III, Aleksandr Polyakov, Jeffrey Ullerich, Daniel Weinberg
  • Aircraft wing-body section spray containment system
    Patent number: 10604276
    Abstract: A spray containment system for a wing-body section includes a forward module, a center module, and an aft module. The forward module has a forward closeout panel configured to engage a forward end of a fuselage center section of the wing-body section. The center module has opposing module side panels each configured to engage a wing lower surface of a wing of the wing-body section. The aft module has an aft closeout panel configured to engage an aft end of the fuselage center section. The forward module and the aft module are independently movable and are configured to be assembled around the wing-body section to define an internal environment that is sealed from an external environment for containing contaminants including at least one of vapors, overspray, and liquids generated during application of one or more of coatings, sealants, and adhesives to localized areas of the wing-body section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Nikolas Mindock, Brent Kauffman, Agustin Lopez, III, Aleksandr Polyakov, Jeffrey Ullerich, Daniel Weinberg
  • AIRCRAFT WING-BODY SECTION SPRAY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190100332
    Abstract: A spray containment system for a wing-body section includes a forward module, a center module, and an aft module. The forward module has a forward closeout panel configured to engage a forward end of a fuselage center section of the wing-body section. The center module has opposing module side panels each configured to engage a wing lower surface of a wing of the wing-body section. The aft module has an aft closeout panel configured to engage an aft end of the fuselage center section. The forward module and the aft module are independently movable and are configured to be assembled around the wing-body section to define an internal environment that is sealed from an external environment for containing contaminants including at least one of vapors, overspray, and liquids generated during application of one or more of coatings, sealants, and adhesives to localized areas of the wing-body section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Nikolas Mindock, Brent Kauffman, Agustin Lopez, III, Aleksandr Polyakov, Jeffrey Ullerich, Daniel Weinberg