Patents by Inventor Andrew M. Zavada

Andrew M. Zavada 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).

  • Soluble manufacturing aid
    Patent number: 10099403
    Abstract: Provided is a method of forming a shaped structure. The method includes coupling a first section of a mold to a second section of the mold such that a mold cavity is defined, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the mold cavity corresponds to a cross-sectional shape of the shaped structure and wherein at least one of the first section of the mold and the second section of the mold comprise a soluble material; at least partially filling the mold cavity with a curable polymer; and curing the curable polymer in the mold cavity to make the shaped structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew M. Zavada, Brandon D. Booth, Isbelia D. Cardona
  • SOLUBLE MANUFACTURING AID
    Publication number: 20170217053
    Abstract: Provided is a method of forming a shaped structure. The method includes coupling a first section of a mold to a second section of the mold such that a mold cavity is defined, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the mold cavity corresponds to a cross-sectional shape of the shaped structure and wherein at least one of the first section of the mold and the second section of the mold comprise a soluble material; at least partially filling the mold cavity with a curable polymer; and curing the curable polymer in the mold cavity to make the shaped structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew M. Zavada, Brandon D. Booth, Isbelia D. Cardona