Patents by Inventor Wiliam F. Bogue

Wiliam F. Bogue 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).

  • Repair of a composite sandwich structure having a perforated skin
    Patent number: 7875141
    Abstract: A method of restoring a section of a composite having a honeycomb bonded to a perforated skin includes the steps of separating a first honeycomb from the perforated skin to expose a portion of the perforated skin, inserting pins through perforations in the perforated skin, extending the pins through a repair material, attaching the repair material to the exposed portion of the perforated skin, and attaching a second honeycomb to the repair material. The method may include removing material from the exposed portion of the perforated skin, prior to inserting pins through the perforations, to create a more even bonding surface for attaching the repair material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Wiliam F. Bogue, John M. Robertson
  • REPAIR OF A COMPOSITE SANDWICH STRUCTURE HAVING A PERFORATED SKIN
    Publication number: 20100258236
    Abstract: A method of restoring a section of a composite having a honeycomb bonded to a perforated skin includes the steps of separating a first honeycomb from the perforated skin to expose a portion of the perforated skin, inserting pins through perforations in the perforated skin, extending the pins through a repair material, attaching the repair material to the exposed portion of the perforated skin, and attaching a second honeycomb to the repair material. The method may include removing material from the exposed portion of the perforated skin, prior to inserting pins through the perforations, to create a more even bonding surface for attaching the repair material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wiliam F. Bogue, John M. Robertson