Patents by Inventor Adam Rolfes

Adam Rolfes 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).

  • Patent number: 11161593
    Abstract: A T-tail joint assembly is described that is used to mechanically couple a left and right horizontal stabilizer to a vertical stabilizer. In one embodiment, the T-tail joint assembly comprises a plurality of lower rib chord members, each having a first base member, a first fin projecting from a first surface of the first base member, notches in the first fin proximate to ends of the first base member, and attachment members projecting from a second surface of the first base member that opposes the first surface. The T-tail joint assembly further comprises a plurality of upper rib chord member, each having a second base member, a second fin projecting from a surface of the second base member, and notches in the second fin proximate to ends of the second base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Corey Adam Rolfes
  • Publication number: 20210039768
    Abstract: A T-tail joint assembly is described that is used to mechanically couple a left and right horizontal stabilizer to a vertical stabilizer. In one embodiment, the T-tail joint assembly comprises a plurality of lower rib chord members, each having a first base member, a first fin projecting from a first surface of the first base member, notches in the first fin proximate to ends of the first base member, and attachment members projecting from a second surface of the first base member that opposes the first surface. The T-tail joint assembly further comprises a plurality of upper rib chord member, each having a second base member, a second fin projecting from a surface of the second base member, and notches in the second fin proximate to ends of the second base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Corey Adam Rolfes
  • Patent number: 8631936
    Abstract: A wire container having a housing consisting essentially of recyclable material is provided. The housing has a peripheral wall defining a boundary leading from a first end to a second end of the housing, a plurality of end portions folded inwardly at the second end to define an end wall, and a plurality of support structures coplanar with and coupled to the end wall and extending across the plurality of end portions. A welding wire and container assembly is also provided, in which a coil of welding wire is disposed in the housing and support by the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Hobart Brothers Company
    Inventors: Adam Rolfes, Sanjeev Thapa, Steve Barhorst
  • Publication number: 20080149513
    Abstract: A wire container having a housing consisting essentially of recyclable material is provided. The housing has a peripheral wall defining a boundary leading from a first end to a second end of the housing, a plurality of end portions folded inwardly at the second end to define an end wall, and a plurality of support structures coplanar with and coupled to the end wall and extending across the plurality of end portions. A welding wire and container assembly is also provided, in which a coil of welding wire is disposed in the housing and support by the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY
    Inventors: Adam Rolfes, Sanjeev Thapa, Steve Barhorst