Patents by Inventor Brian Harburn

Brian Harburn 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).

  • Shot peen forming of compound contours
    Patent number: 4329862
    Abstract: A flat sheet metal part is shot peened on both sides with an intensity programmed to vary in a pattern for imparting localized growth matching the part to a spanwise curvature of a contoured aircraft wing. The part is shot peened on one side with an intensity programmed to vary in a pattern for matching the part to a chordwise curvature, and the part takes on the compound curvature of an aircraft wing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1982
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Brian Harburn, John C. Miller