Patents by Inventor Billy Joe Benda

Billy Joe Benda 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).

  • Composite manufacturing machine
    Patent number: 10773471
    Abstract: A composite manufacturing system has a tool having a substantially planar first portion and a substantially planar second portion, a first carriage configured to carry a first roller that is configured to selectively apply pressure to the first portion, a second carriage configured to carry a second roller that is configured to selectively apply pressure to the second portion, and the first carriage and the second carriage are movable relative to the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Russell S. Cole, Billy Joe Benda, Pin-Lin Chiou, William Russell Cleary, Jr., Mark A. Wiinikka
  • COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20200094493
    Abstract: A composite manufacturing system has a tool having a substantially planar first portion and a substantially planar second portion, a first carriage configured to carry a first roller that is configured to selectively apply pressure to the first portion, a second carriage configured to carry a second roller that is configured to selectively apply pressure to the second portion, and the first carriage and the second carriage are movable relative to the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Russell S. Cole, Billy Joe Benda, Pin-Lin Chiou, William Russell Cleary, JR., Mark A. Wiinikka
  • Composite Manufacturing Machine
    Publication number: 20160311178
    Abstract: A composite manufacturing system has a tool having a substantially planar first portion and a substantially planar second portion, a first carriage configured to carry a first roller that is configured to selectively apply pressure to the first portion, a second carriage configured to carry a second roller that is configured to selectively apply pressure to the second portion, and the first carriage and the second carriage are movable relative to the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Russell S. Cole, Billy Joe Benda, Pin-Lin Chiou, William Cleary, Mark A. Wiinikka