Patents by Inventor Bryan Robert McLaughlin

Bryan Robert McLaughlin 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).

  • Automated fiber placement (AFP) cutter blade assemblies, AFP cutter systems including the same, and associated methods
    Patent number: 11623361
    Abstract: Automated fiber placement (AFP) cutter blade assemblies, AFP cutter systems including the same, and associated methods. An AFP cutter blade assembly includes a blade base and a reversible blade insert configured to be coupled to the blade base in either of a first cutter blade configuration, in which a first cutting edge is an active cutting edge, and a second cutter blade configuration, in which a second cutting edge is the active cutting edge. In examples, an AFP cutter system includes a plurality of AFP cutter blade assemblies in combination with an actuator assembly. In examples, a method of reconfiguring a reversible blade insert of an AFP cutter blade assembly includes uncoupling the reversible blade insert from a blade base, rotating the reversible blade insert relative to the blade base, and operatively coupling the reversible blade insert to the blade base in a different configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Corydon D. Hilton, William D. Lindenberg, Bryan Robert McLaughlin, Derek Scott McCann
  • AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT (AFP) CUTTER BLADE ASSEMBLIES, AFP CUTTER SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20210206016
    Abstract: Automated fiber placement (AFP) cutter blade assemblies, AFP cutter systems including the same, and associated methods. An AFP cutter blade assembly includes a blade base and a reversible blade insert configured to be coupled to the blade base in either of a first cutter blade configuration, in which a first cutting edge is an active cutting edge, and a second cutter blade configuration, in which a second cutting edge is the active cutting edge. In examples, an AFP cutter system includes a plurality of AFP cutter blade assemblies in combination with an actuator assembly. In examples, a method of reconfiguring a reversible blade insert of an AFP cutter blade assembly includes uncoupling the reversible blade insert from a blade base, rotating the reversible blade insert relative to the blade base, and operatively coupling the reversible blade insert to the blade base in a different configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Corydon D. Hilton, William D. Lindenberg, Bryan Robert McLaughlin, Derek Scott McCann