Patents by Inventor Michael S. Fiegl

Michael S. Fiegl 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).

  • Manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite component using mandrels
    Patent number: 11046034
    Abstract: A method includes disposing fibrous material with a first mandrel, a second mandrel and a first mold section, the first mandrel including a first base, the second mandrel including a second base, and the first mold section including a support surface; arranging the first base on the support surface; arranging the second base on the support surface adjacent a first side of the first base, the arranging including moving the second base along a first trajectory that is substantially coincident with a corner between the first side of the first base and the support surface; arranging a second mold section with the first mold section to provide a mold, where the first mandrel and the second mandrel are between the first and the second mold sections; injecting resin into the mold to engage the fibrous material; and curing the resin to form a composite component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Rohr, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael S. Fiegl
  • MANUFACTURING A FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE COMPONENT USING MANDRELS
    Publication number: 20170297279
    Abstract: A method includes disposing fibrous material with a first mandrel, a second mandrel and a first mold section, the first mandrel including a first base, the second mandrel including a second base, and the first mold section including a support surface; arranging the first base on the support surface; arranging the second base on the support surface adjacent a first side of the first base, the arranging including moving the second base along a first trajectory that is substantially coincident with a corner between the first side of the first base and the support surface; arranging a second mold section with the first mold section to provide a mold, where the first mandrel and the second mandrel are between the first and the second mold sections; injecting resin into the mold to engage the fibrous material; and curing the resin to form a composite component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Michael S. Fiegl