Patents by Inventor Paul Gooch

Paul Gooch 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).

  • Blade-and-slot joints that unite composite panels via internal blades
    Patent number: 10746215
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for blade-and-slot panel affixation. One embodiment is a method. The method includes cutting a first slot into a first composite panel that includes a core between two facesheets. The first slot penetrates through the core of the first composite panel. The method also includes cutting a second slot into a second composite panel that includes a core between two facesheets. The second slot penetrates through a facesheet of the second composite panel as well as the core of the second composite panel. The method further includes inserting a blade into the first slot, and inserting the blade into the second slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Paul Gooch
  • BLADE-AND-SLOT JOINTS THAT UNITE COMPOSITE PANELS VIA INTERNAL BLADES
    Publication number: 20180320722
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for blade-and-slot panel affixation. One embodiment is a method. The method includes cutting a first slot into a first composite panel that includes a core between two facesheets. The first slot penetrates through the core of the first composite panel. The method also includes cutting a second slot into a second composite panel that includes a core between two facesheets. The second slot penetrates through a facesheet of the second composite panel as well as the core of the second composite panel. The method further includes inserting a blade into the first slot, and inserting the blade into the second slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventor: Paul Gooch