Patents by Inventor David Eric Gideon

David Eric Gideon 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).

  • Methods for forming thermoplastic parts with freeform tooling
    Patent number: 10493689
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided a method of prototyping a thermoplastic composite part. The method comprises fabricating one or more discardable freeform tooling elements via a rapid manufacturing process. The method further comprises forming thermoplastic composite materials into a thermoplastic composite prototype part using the one or more discardable freeform tooling elements. The method further comprises separating the thermoplastic composite prototype part from the one or more discardable freeform tooling elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Brett I. Lyons, Aaron W. Bartel, David Eric Gideon
  • METHOD OF CREATING LARGE COMPLEX COMPOSITE PANELS USING CO-CONSOLIDATION OF THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180345591
    Abstract: A method of constructing a large, complex composite panel involves connecting smaller compression molded thermoplastic subpanels, edge to edge using a thermoplastic co-consolidation method. The edges of adjacent subpanels are given complementary surface configurations. The surface configurations are overlapped and heat and pressure are applied to the overlapping surface constructions to co-consolidate the surface constructions in forming a large, composite panel of two or more subpanels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Cominsky, Trevor Shane McCrea, David Eric Gideon, Bernhard Dopker, Paul Diep, Julie Frances Murphy, Jordan Seth Erickson
  • Compression molding of composite material quasi-isotropic flakes
    Patent number: 8529809
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for compression molding of composite material quasi-isotropic flakes. According to some embodiments disclosed herein, a first layer formed from a composite component material and a second layer formed from a composite component material are consolidated together to form a quasi-isotropic panel. Composite material flakes having quasi-isotropic properties (“quasi-flakes”) are obtained from the quasi-isotropic panel. A compression mold is filled with the quasi-flakes, and heat is applied to the compression mold to form a part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Aaron William Bartel, David Eric Gideon, Gregg Robert Bogucki
  • COMPRESSION MOLDING OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL QUASI-ISOTROPIC FLAKES
    Publication number: 20130075947
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for compression molding of composite material quasi-isotropic flakes. According to some embodiments disclosed herein, a first layer formed from a composite component material and a second layer formed from a composite component material are consolidated together to form a quasi-isotropic panel. Composite material flakes having quasi-isotropic properties (“quasi-flakes”) are obtained from the quasi-isotropic panel. A compression mold is filled with the quasi-flakes, and heat is applied to the compression mold to form a part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Aaron William Bartel, David Eric Gideon, Gregg Robert Bogucki