Patents by Inventor Blake Anthony Bertrand

Blake Anthony Bertrand 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).

  • Publication number: 20220258432
    Abstract: Composite laminates fabricated from one or more respective laminae of composite material (e.g., fiber-reinforced polymers) may be pre-formed and fully cured, yet configured to be selectively conformable to a desired radius of curvature. To repair a damaged composite structure, a plurality of such composite laminates may be bonded together to form a repair part that may be bolted to or otherwise secured to the damaged composite structure, thereby repairing the structure using repair parts that may match the parent material of the damaged composite structure. Methods of forming said repair parts from a plurality of such composite laminates may provide advantages in costs and lead time, over conventional techniques. Kits may include a plurality of such pre-formed and cured composite laminates that may be stacked and combined together in a plurality of different arrangements to create a customizable repair part for a given damaged composite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Remmelt Andrew Staal, Gregory Jonathon Smith, Arne Kenneth Lewis, Blake Anthony Bertrand
  • Patent number: 11400657
    Abstract: Composite laminates fabricated from one or more respective laminae of composite material (e.g., fiber-reinforced polymers) may be pre-formed and fully cured, yet configured to be selectively conformable to a desired radius of curvature. To repair a damaged composite structure, a plurality of such composite laminates may be bonded together to form a repair part that may be bolted to or otherwise secured to the damaged composite structure, thereby repairing the structure using repair parts that may match the parent material of the damaged composite structure. Methods of forming said repair parts from a plurality of such composite laminates may provide advantages in costs and lead time, over conventional techniques. Kits may include a plurality of such pre-formed and cured composite laminates that may be stacked and combined together in a plurality of different arrangements to create a customizable repair part for a given damaged composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Remmelt Andrew Staal, Gregory Jonathon Smith, Arne Kenneth Lewis, Blake Anthony Bertrand
  • Publication number: 20190099959
    Abstract: Composite laminates fabricated from one or more respective laminae of composite material (e.g., fiber-reinforced polymers) may be pre-formed and fully cured, yet configured to be selectively conformable to a desired radius of curvature. To repair a damaged composite structure, a plurality of such composite laminates may be bonded together to form a repair part that may be bolted to or otherwise secured to the damaged composite structure, thereby repairing the structure using repair parts that may match the parent material of the damaged composite structure. Methods of forming said repair parts from a plurality of such composite laminates may provide advantages in costs and lead time, over conventional techniques. Kits may include a plurality of such pre-formed and cured composite laminates that may be stacked and combined together in a plurality of different arrangements to create a customizable repair part for a given damaged composite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Remmelt Andrew Staal, Gregory Jonathon Smith, Arne Kenneth Lewis, Blake Anthony Bertrand
  • Patent number: 9156240
    Abstract: An area of a composite laminate structure is reworked by scarfing the area, generating a 3-D map of the scarfed area, and installing a rework patch that is built based on the 3-D map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Blake Anthony Bertrand, Steven Donald Blanchard
  • Publication number: 20150090392
    Abstract: An area of a composite laminate structure is reworked by scarfing the area, generating a 3-D map of the scarfed area, and installing a rework patch that is built based on the 3-D map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Blake Anthony Bertrand, Steven Donald Blanchard