Patents by Inventor Cara A.C LECKEY

Cara A.C LECKEY 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: 20180292307
    Abstract: Various embodiment methods to reliably and repeatedly replicate delaminations/disbonds and/or porosity defects in specimens/structures may include constructing the specimens/structures such that aerogel sheets and/or aerogel powders are placed or deposited in selected delamination/disbonding and/or porosity locations in the specimen/structure before the specimen/structure is cured. In various embodiments, the specimens/structures may be composites and/or bonded structures and the structures may be flat or curved. The aerogel sheets and/or aerogel powders may mimic delamination/disbonding and/or porosity defects in the cured specimens/structures. The cured specimens/structures including the replicated aerogel sheets and/or aerogel powders may be used for nondestructive inspection or other measurements, such as POD studies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Peter D. JUAREZ, Cara A.C LECKEY