Patents by Inventor Andrew R. Mallow

Andrew R. Mallow 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).

  • Fiber placement mid-span redirect
    Patent number: 6112792
    Abstract: A composite fiber placement mid-span redirect device (10) mounted on a fiber placement assembly (12) guides a plurality of composite material tows (14) along a fiber path from a material supply creel (20) to a fiber placement head (30) during a composite forming process. The mid-span redirect device (10) includes a frame assembly (38) to which a plurality of outer swivel roller assemblies (80) and a plurality of inner swivel roller assemblies (90) are attached. Each outer swivel roller assembly (80) contains an outer roller (82), an outer capture roller (84), an outer swivel bracket assembly (86), and a counterbalancing member (88). Each inner swivel assembly (90) contains an inner roller (92), an inner swivel bracket assembly (96), and a counterbalancing member (98).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Roy L. Barr, Daniel D. Bloch, Andrew R. Mallow, Charles A. Rhodes