Patents by Inventor Terrence D. Brown

Terrence D. Brown 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).

  • Programable deformation of elastomeric parts using internal lattice structures
    Patent number: 11673687
    Abstract: A compressible part having a solid portion and a compressible portion. The solid portion includes a first polymer material. The compressible portion has a lattice structure adjacent to the solid portion. The compressible portion includes a second polymer material that is an elastomeric polymer. The lattice structure is configured to provide for increased elastic deformation of the compressible part under compressive stress compared to the same compressible part made completely of the elastomeric polymer in solid form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Terrence D. Brown, William R. Miller
  • PROGRAMABLE DEFORMATION OF ELASTOMERIC PARTS USING INTERNAL LATTICE STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20210039809
    Abstract: A compressible part having a solid portion and a compressible portion. The solid portion includes a first polymer material. The compressible portion has a lattice structure adjacent to the solid portion. The compressible portion includes a second polymer material that is an elastomeric polymer. The lattice structure is configured to provide for increased elastic deformation of the compressible part under compressive stress compared to the same compressible part made completely of the elastomeric polymer in solid form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Terrence D. Brown, William R. Miller