Patents by Inventor Brent L. Thayer

Brent L. Thayer 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).

  • System and method for laying up composite barrel shaped structures
    Patent number: 11724467
    Abstract: A composite barrel is laid up on a rotatable mandrel using laminators that apply composite material on the mandrel. The laminators are arranged on opposite sides of the mandrel and apply composite material to a first region of the mandrel while the mandrel is held stationary in a first rotational position. The mandrel is rotated to a second rotational position where it is held stationary as the laminators apply composite material to a second region of the mandrel to complete the layup. Plies in the first and second regions are spliced together during the layup process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael Kenneth-Que Louie, Todd Rudberg, Brent L. Thayer, Jordan S. Erickson, Keith Duane Price
  • System and Method for Laying Up Composite Barrel Shaped Structures
    Publication number: 20220194024
    Abstract: A composite barrel is laid up on a rotatable mandrel using laminators that apply composite material on the mandrel. The laminators are arranged on opposite sides of the mandrel and apply composite material to a first region of the mandrel while the mandrel is held stationary in a first rotational position. The mandrel is rotated to a second rotational position where it is held stationary as the laminators apply composite material to a second region of the mandrel to complete the layup. Plies in the first and second regions are spliced together during the layup process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Kenneth-Que Louie, Todd Rudberg, Brent L. Thayer, Jordan S. Erickson, Keith Duane Price