Patents by Inventor Frank H. Gallimore

Frank H. Gallimore 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 for maintaining precise suction strip porosities
    Patent number: 4851071
    Abstract: A masking method which precisely controls porosity of a perforated titanium sheet having suction strips of a defined width includes separately taping suction strip areas and bonding land areas and then applying a coating of maskant material over the tape in the vicinity of the suction strips. Gaps formed on opposite sides of the suction strips are filled with the same maskant material and the bonding land tapes are removed after the masking material is semi-cured. The entire aerodynamic surface of the titanium sheet is covered with strips of tape and overlapping pieces of tape form seams in the vicinity of the bonding surface margins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventor: Frank H. Gallimore