Patents by Inventor Martin Stalley

Martin Stalley 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 system for making holes in composite materials
    Patent number: 8197162
    Abstract: A method of making a hole in a composite material comprising the steps of providing an elongate cutting tool having a cutting portion in the form of a tubular cylinder; and advancing the cutting tool in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cutting tool whilst rotating the cutting tool about said axis and vibrating the cutting tool along said axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventors: Wei Ming Sim, Martin Stalley
  • Method and system for making holes in composite materials
    Publication number: 20080141517
    Abstract: A method of making a hole in a composite material comprising the steps of providing an elongate cutting tool having a cutting portion in the form of a tubular cylinder; and advancing the cutting tool in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cutting tool whilst rotating the cutting tool about said axis and vibrating the cutting tool along said axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: AIRBUS UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Wei Ming Sim, Martin Stalley