Patents by Inventor Casey G. Litaker

Casey G. Litaker 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).

  • COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION CONTROL STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20090035406
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the incorporation of a substructure into tooling for constructing composite structures in order to control thermal expansion of the tooling during aerospace manufacturing processes. Substructure, such as headers and/or gussets is added to the tooling to constrain the growth of the laminate expansion and/or control the diametric growth of the tool during the curing cycle. The thickness of the face-sheet of the tooling also may be reduced in order to further reduce the effective coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the tooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Cleary, JR., Casey G. Litaker, Todd L. Newkirk, Joshua J. Doyon