Patents by Inventor Alice R. Arnold

Alice R. Arnold 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: 11981089
    Abstract: A joining system includes a holding fixture assembly configured to hold a fuselage skin. The stringers are temporarily attached to the fuselage skin. The joining system includes an upper beam assembly including an upper beam and a lower beam assembly. The lower beam assembly includes a lower beam and at least one lower heating element. The holding fixture assembly is coupled to the upper beam assembly. The holding fixture assembly is coupled to the lower beam assembly. The upper beam is movable relative to the lower beam to clamp the at least one of the plurality of stringers and the fuselage skin together prior to and during welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Byron J. Autry, Paul G. Werntges, Samuel J. Knutson, Gregory Hickman, Alice R. Arnold
  • Publication number: 20230123780
    Abstract: A joining system includes a holding fixture assembly configured to hold a fuselage skin. The stringers are temporarily attached to the fuselage skin. The joining system includes an upper beam assembly including an upper beam and a lower beam assembly. The lower beam assembly includes a lower beam and at least one lower heating element. The holding fixture assembly is coupled to the upper beam assembly. The holding fixture assembly is coupled to the lower beam assembly. The upper beam is movable relative to the lower beam to clamp the at least one of the plurality of stringers and the fuselage skin together prior to and during welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Byron J. Autry, Paul G. Werntges, Samuel J. Knutson, Gregory Hickman, Alice R. Arnold
  • Publication number: 20220250286
    Abstract: A heater for heating a contoured surface of a structural member includes a bladder, a granular material within the bladder, where the granular material is capable of exhibiting granular jamming when air is removed from the bladder, and a heating element positioned within the bladder and in contact with the granular material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Justin H. Register, Alice R. Arnold