Patents by Inventor Caitlin Elizabeth Auffinger

Caitlin Elizabeth Auffinger 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).

  • Method of surface micro-texturing with a subtractive agent
    Patent number: 11142830
    Abstract: A method of micro-texturing a surface is disclosed. The method includes printing an etchant onto a substrate surface and forming a micro-texture on the substrate surface by removing material from the substrate surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Raj Desai, Caitlin Elizabeth Auffinger, Conor Van Camp, Edward Greene
  • Method of surface micro-texturing with a subtractive agent
    Patent number: 11136673
    Abstract: A method of micro-texturing a substrate surface is disclosed, including printing a maskant on the substrate surface to define exposed surface zones on the substrate surface. The method further includes forming a micro-texture on the substrate surface by removing material from the exposed surface zones, and removing the maskant from the substrate surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Raj Desai, Caitlin Elizabeth Auffinger, Conor Van Camp, Edward Greene
  • METHOD OF SURFACE MICRO-TEXTURING WITH A SUBTRACTIVE AGENT
    Publication number: 20200255956
    Abstract: A method of micro-texturing a substrate surface is disclosed, including printing a maskant on the substrate surface to define exposed surface zones on the substrate surface. The method further includes forming a micro-texture on the substrate surface by removing material from the exposed surface zones, and removing the maskant from the substrate surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Raj Desai, Caitlin Elizabeth Auffinger, Conor Van Camp, Edward Greene
  • METHOD OF SURFACE MICRO-TEXTURING WITH A SUBTRACTIVE AGENT
    Publication number: 20200255955
    Abstract: A method of micro-texturing a surface is disclosed. The method includes printing an etchant onto a substrate surface and forming a micro-texture on the substrate surface by removing material from the substrate surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Raj Desai, Caitlin Elizabeth Auffinger, Conor Van Camp, Edward Greene