Patents by Inventor Allan R. Macallister, JR.

Allan R. Macallister, JR. 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).

  • Impact resistant composite panel and method of forming a composite panel
    Patent number: 9427940
    Abstract: A composite panel includes a support layer including a first plurality of prepreg plies wrapped around at least one mandrel; a mid-plane impact layer including a second plurality of prepreg plies, the mid-plane impact layer adjacent to the support layer; a upper skin layer including a third plurality of prepreg plies, the upper skin layer adjacent to the mid-place impact layer; and a lower skin layer including a fourth plurality of prepreg plies, the lower skin layer adjacent to the support layer; whereby each of the first, second, third, and fourth plurality of prepreg plies are co-cured to form the composite panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Bremmer, Darryl Mark Toni, William E. Hovan, III, Allan R. Macallister, Jr., Jeffrey G. Sauer, Christian A. Rogg, Robert A. Lacko, David M. Lent, Andrew Varga
  • FIELD REPAIR KITS FOR STRUCTURAL PANEL
    Publication number: 20150136308
    Abstract: A kit for repairing an opening formed in a composite panel having a laminate skin arranged on opposing sides of a first core material is provided including a plug and a patch. The plug is formed from a second core material and has a cured filler material arranged within at least a portion of the second core material. The patch is formed from a plurality of cured first plies arranged in a stacked orientation. The plug is configured to be received within the opening of the composite panel and the patch is configured to cover the opening of the composite panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Bremmer, Christian A. Rogg, Jeffrey G. Sauer, Darryl Mark Toni, Allan R. Macallister, Jr., William E. Hovan, III, Paul H. Denavit, Mihail Sirbu
  • IMPACT RESISTANT COMPOSITE PANEL AND METHOD OF FORMING A COMPOSITE PANEL
    Publication number: 20150133016
    Abstract: A composite panel includes a support layer including a first plurality of prepreg plies wrapped around at least one mandrel; a mid-plane impact layer including a second plurality of prepreg plies, the mid-plane impact layer adjacent to the support layer; a upper skin layer including a third plurality of prepreg plies, the upper skin layer adjacent to the mid-place impact layer; and a lower skin layer including a fourth plurality of prepreg plies, the lower skin layer adjacent to the support layer; whereby each of the first, second, third, and fourth plurality of prepreg plies are co-cured to form the composite panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Bremmer, Darryl Mark Toni, William E. Hovan, III, Allan R. Macallister, JR., Jeffrey G. Sauer, Christian A. Rogg, Robert A. Lacko, David M. Lent, Andrew Varga