Patents by Inventor Benjamin Wen-Jun Su

Benjamin Wen-Jun Su 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).

  • Advanced variable radius laminated composite radius filler
    Patent number: 10046525
    Abstract: A composite radius filler include a base portion and a tip portion. The base portion is formed of composite plies varying in overall width along an overall lengthwise direction and defining a variable cross-sectional shape of the base portion along the lengthwise direction. The base portion includes at least one transition zone having a transition start and a transition end along the lengthwise direction. The composite plies of the base portion are arranged in one or more stacks each stack having a predetermined fiber orientation angle sequence and a stack width that changes within the transition zone. The tip portion includes a plurality of composite plies formed into a generally triangular cross-sectional shape and stacked on top of the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gabriel Z. Forston, Benjamin Wen-Jun Su, Russell Rufino
  • ADVANCED VARIABLE RADIUS LAMINATED COMPOSITE RADIUS FILLER
    Publication number: 20180093431
    Abstract: A composite radius filler include a base portion and a tip portion. The base portion is formed of composite plies varying in overall width along an overall lengthwise direction and defining a variable cross-sectional shape of the base portion along the lengthwise direction. The base portion includes at least one transition zone having a transition start and a transition end along the lengthwise direction. The composite plies of the base portion are arranged in one or more stacks each stack having a predetermined fiber orientation angle sequence and a stack width that changes within the transition zone. The tip portion includes a plurality of composite plies formed into a generally triangular cross-sectional shape and stacked on top of the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Gabriel Z. Forston, Benjamin Wen-Jun Su, Russell Rufino