Patents by Inventor Caitlin Elizabeth Kerr

Caitlin Elizabeth Kerr 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).

  • Methods and systems for inkjet printing on co-curable paint film
    Patent number: 11161334
    Abstract: Methods for placing an indicia on a composite structure generally include printing the indicia on a first film surface of a coating film, with the coating film being in a partially cured state at the time the printing the indicia is performed, and positioning the coating film on a partially cured composite structure such that a second film surface of the coating film faces and is positioned against a surface of the composite structure, with the second film surface being opposite the first film surface. Finally, the coating film and the composite structure may then be co-cured. Systems for printing an indicia on a composite structure generally include the coating film, a printer configured to print the indicia on the first film surface of the coating film, a securement configured to secure the coating film during printing, and a curing device for co-curing the coating film and the composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Anthony M. Westren, Mark Richard Brei, Thomas G. Lawton, Terrell D. Riley, Caitlin Elizabeth Kerr
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INKJET PRINTING ON CO-CURABLE PAINT FILM
    Publication number: 20200269562
    Abstract: Methods for placing an indicia on a composite structure generally include printing the indicia on a first film surface of a coating film, with the coating film being in a partially cured state at the time the printing the indicia is performed, and positioning the coating film on a partially cured composite structure such that a second film surface of the coating film faces and is positioned against a surface of the composite structure, with the second film surface being opposite the first film surface. Finally, the coating film and the composite structure may then be co-cured. Systems for printing an indicia on a composite structure generally include the coating film, a printer configured to print the indicia on the first film surface of the coating film, a securement configured to secure the coating film during printing, and a curing device for co-curing the coating film and the composite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Anthony M. Westren, Mark Richard Brei, Thomas G. Lawton, Terrell D. Riley, Caitlin Elizabeth Kerr
  • Methods and systems for inkjet printing on co-curable paint film
    Patent number: 10682840
    Abstract: Methods for placing an indicia on a composite structure generally include printing the indicia on a first film surface of a coating film, with the coating film being in a partially cured state at the time the printing the indicia is performed, and positioning the coating film on a partially cured composite structure such that a second film surface of the coating film faces and is positioned against a surface of the composite structure, with the second film surface being opposite the first film surface. Finally, the coating film and the composite structure may then be co-cured. Systems for printing an indicia on a composite structure generally include the coating film, a printer configured to print the indicia on the first film surface of the coating film, a securement configured to secure the coating film during printing, and a curing device for co-curing the coating film and the composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Anthony M. Westren, Mark Richard Brei, Thomas G. Lawton, Terrell D. Riley, Caitlin Elizabeth Kerr
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INKJET PRINTING ON CO-CURABLE PAINT FILM
    Publication number: 20180345646
    Abstract: Methods for placing an indicia on a composite structure generally include printing the indicia on a first film surface of a coating film, with the coating film being in a partially cured state at the time the printing the indicia is performed, and positioning the coating film on a partially cured composite structure such that a second film surface of the coating film faces and is positioned against a surface of the composite structure, with the second film surface being opposite the first film surface. Finally, the coating film and the composite structure may then be co-cured. Systems for printing an indicia on a composite structure generally include the coating film, a printer configured to print the indicia on the first film surface of the coating film, a securement configured to secure the coating film during printing, and a curing device for co-curing the coating film and the composite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Anthony M. Westren, Mark Richard Brei, Thomas G. Lawton, Terrell D. Riley, Caitlin Elizabeth Kerr