Patents by Inventor Luis A. Perla

Luis A. Perla 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 AND APPARATUS FOR JOINING COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS AND STRUCTURAL MEMBERS MADE THEREBY
    Publication number: 20100116938
    Abstract: A composite structural member includes first and second composite sections spliced together by an overlapping composite splice member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: William T. Kline, Charles J. Nelson, Thang D. Phung, Curtis M. Groth, Robert G. Meyer, Peter J. VanVoast, Charles Y. Hu, Geoffrey A. Butler, Dan D. Day, Thomas J. Kennedy, Luis A. Perla, Richard A. Ransom, Justin L. Holland, Erik Lund, Joseph F. Warren
  • Single piece flow based wing assembly system
    Patent number: 6779272
    Abstract: A method for assembling wings includes supporting a pair of wing spars, which include a plurality of coordination features, upon a pair of stanchions in a generally horizontal position. A plurality of ribs and wing panels are accurately fastened to the pair of wing spars at a first workstation using the coordination features to position accurately the parts. The combination is transferred to downstream workstations via a ground transport vehicle for further processing and assembly to define a pulsed flow wing assembly system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Dan D. Day, Clayton L. Munk, Luis A. Perla, Harry E. Townsend
  • Single piece flow based wing assembly system
    Publication number: 20040040154
    Abstract: A method for assembling wings includes supporting a pair of wing spars, which include a plurality of coordination features, upon a pair of stanchions in a generally horizontal position. A plurality of ribs and wing panels are accurately fastened to the pair of wing spars at a first workstation using the coordination features to position accurately the parts. The combination is transferred to downstream workstations via a ground transport vehicle for further processing and assembly to define a pulsed flow wing assembly system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Dan D. Day, Clayton L. Munk, Luis A. Perla, Harry E. Townsend