Patents by Inventor Adrian Mouritz

Adrian Mouritz 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).

  • Composite toughening using three dimensional printed thermoplastic pins
    Patent number: 11203404
    Abstract: A composite article including a plurality of layers each comprising bundles of fibers separated by spaces; pins bonded to a side of at least one of bundles and extending or built through the spaces between the layers; and a resin combined with the layers and the pin. The pins form a physical barrier preventing or reducing propagation of cracks in an x-y plane of the composite article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher A. Howe, Kariza Martin, Michelle Louise Gee, Adrian Mouritz
  • Drop draw/extrude (DD/E) printing method
    Patent number: 11130279
    Abstract: A drop draw and extrusion method that creates anchor points around, within, or around and within, the region where a two dimensional fibrous architecture is deposited. Between the anchor points, a nozzle translates at high speeds to draw, extrude, or draw and extrude (depending on the print settings), a filament from the nozzle and build a two dimensional network of filaments connected by the anchors. Webbed architectures fabricated using the methods described herein exhibit superior structural properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher A. Howe, Justin Hicks, Michelle Louise Gee, Thomas Wilson, Adrian Mouritz
  • Thermoplastic cellular network toughened composites
    Patent number: 11020935
    Abstract: A composite article including fiber tows and a network including material drawn or pulled between the fiber tows. The network forms a physical barrier reducing propagation of cracks in the composite article. Exemplary structures described herein are the first to use a novel cellular architecture to toughen resin infused composites and create a continuous through thickness reinforcement that does not induce fiber breakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher A. Howe, Kariza Thea Martin, Michelle Louise Gee, Adrian Mouritz
  • DROP DRAW/EXTRUDE (DD/E) PRINTING METHOD
    Publication number: 20200164570
    Abstract: A drop draw and extrusion method that creates anchor points around, within, or around and within, the region where a two dimensional fibrous architecture is deposited. Between the anchor points, a nozzle translates at high speeds to draw, extrude, or draw and extrude (depending on the print settings), a filament from the nozzle and build a two dimensional network of filaments connected by the anchors. Webbed architectures fabricated using the methods described herein exhibit superior structural properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christopher A. Howe, Justin Hicks, Michelle Louise Gee, Thomas Wilson, Adrian Mouritz
  • THERMOPLASTIC CELLULAR NETWORK TOUGHENED COMPOSITES
    Publication number: 20200147925
    Abstract: A composite article including fiber tows and a network including material drawn or pulled between the fiber tows. The network forms a physical barrier reducing propagation of cracks in the composite article. Exemplary structures described herein are the first to use a novel cellular architecture to toughen resin infused composites and create a continuous through thickness reinforcement that does not induce fiber breakage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christopher A. Howe, Kariza Thea Martin, Michelle Louise Gee, Adrian Mouritz
  • Drop draw/extrude (DD/E) printing method
    Patent number: 10583605
    Abstract: A drop draw and extrusion method that creates anchor points around, within, or around and within, the region where a two dimensional fibrous architecture is deposited. Between the anchor points, a nozzle translates at high speeds to draw, extrude, or draw and extrude (depending on the print settings), a filament from the nozzle and build a two dimensional network of filaments connected by the anchors. Webbed architectures fabricated using the methods described herein exhibit superior structural properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher A. Howe, Justin Hicks, Michelle Louise Gee, Thomas Wilson, Adrian Mouritz
  • Thermoplastic cellular network toughened composites
    Patent number: 10562262
    Abstract: A composite article including fiber tows and a network including material drawn or pulled between the fiber tows. The network forms a physical barrier reducing propagation of cracks in the composite article. Exemplary structures described herein are the first to use a novel cellular architecture to toughen resin infused composites and create a continuous through thickness reinforcement that does not induce fiber breakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher A. Howe, Kariza Martin, Michelle Louise Gee, Adrian Mouritz
  • COMPOSITE TOUGHENING USING THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTED THERMOPLASTIC PINS
    Publication number: 20190322347
    Abstract: A composite article including a plurality of layers each comprising bundles of fibers separated by spaces; pins bonded to a side of at least one of bundles and extending or built through the spaces between the layers; and a resin combined with the layers and the pin. The pins form a physical barrier preventing or reducing propagation of cracks in an x-y plane of the composite article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christopher A. Howe, Kariza Martin, Michelle Louise Gee, Adrian Mouritz
  • THERMOPLASTIC CELLULAR NETWORK TOUGHENED COMPOSITES
    Publication number: 20190322074
    Abstract: A composite article including fiber tows and a network including material drawn or pulled between the fiber tows. The network forms a physical barrier reducing propagation of cracks in the composite article. Exemplary structures described herein are the first to use a novel cellular architecture to toughen resin infused composites and create a continuous through thickness reinforcement that does not induce fiber breakage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christopher A. Howe, Kariza Martin, Michelle Louise Gee, Adrian Mouritz
  • DROP DRAW/EXTRUDE (DD/E) PRINTING METHOD
    Publication number: 20190322037
    Abstract: A drop draw and extrusion method that creates anchor points around, within, or around and within, the region where a two dimensional fibrous architecture is deposited. Between the anchor points, a nozzle translates at high speeds to draw, extrude, or draw and extrude (depending on the print settings), a filament from the nozzle and build a two dimensional network of filaments connected by the anchors. Webbed architectures fabricated using the methods described herein exhibit superior structural properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christopher A. Howe, Justin Hicks, Michelle Louise Gee, Thomas Wilson, Adrian Mouritz