Patents by Inventor Carl A. May
Carl A. May 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).
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Publication number: 20160089844Abstract: A method of repairing a core stiffened structure can include removing a damaged portion of the core stiffened structure; creating a cutout in a portion of a repair core member; fitting the repair core member onto an existing core member such that the cutout mates with a portion of the existing core member; bonding the repair core member to the existing core member; and placing a skin patch over the repair core member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2014Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Suvankar Mishra, Jesse Wrabel, John R. McCullough, Randall Willnow, Carl May
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Publication number: 20160053785Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a member to a honeycomb core-stiffened structure includes a body and one or more elements extending from the body configured to be adhesively bonded to one or more walls of a honeycomb core of the honeycomb core-stiffened structure. The apparatus further includes a fitting for attaching the member to the apparatus. A honeycomb core-stiffened structure includes a honeycomb core and an apparatus for attaching a member to the honeycomb core. The apparatus includes a body and one or more elements extending from the body configured to be adhesively bonded to one or more walls of the honeycomb core of the honeycomb core-stiffened structure. The apparatus further includes a fitting for attaching the member to the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Inventors: CARL A. MAY, JAMES D. HETHCOCK, JR., JOHN R. MCCULLOUGH, RONALD K. COX
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Patent number: 9266313Abstract: A method of making a core-stiffened structure includes the steps of providing a honeycomb core having an adhesive disposed on first and second surfaces thereof, providing a first skin and a second skin, and assembling the first skin, the second skin, and the honeycomb core to form the core-stiffened structure. The method further includes the steps of curing the core-stiffened structure and inhibiting at least one of the first skin and the second skin from protruding into at least one cell of the honeycomb core during the step of curing the core-stiffened structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2010Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: James D. Hethcock, Jr., Kenneth E. Nunn, Jr., Carl A. May
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Patent number: 9175474Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a member to a honeycomb core-stiffened structure includes a body and one or more elements extending from the body configured to be adhesively bonded to one or more walls of a honeycomb core of the honeycomb core-stiffened structure. The apparatus further includes a fitting for attaching the member to the apparatus. A honeycomb core-stiffened structure includes a honeycomb core and an apparatus for attaching a member to the honeycomb core. The apparatus includes a body and one or more elements extending from the body configured to be adhesively bonded to one or more walls of the honeycomb core of the honeycomb core-stiffened structure. The apparatus further includes a fitting for attaching the member to the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2011Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Carl A. May, James D. Hethcock, Jr., John R. McCullough, Ronald K. Cox
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Patent number: 9149999Abstract: A method of the present disclosure includes of repairing a core stiffened structure with structural foam. Another method includes splicing core members together using structural foam. Another method includes joining a core member to a structure using structural foam. Another method includes using structural foam to stabilize a core member during a machining process. Another method includes stabilizing a core member with structural foam to prevent the core member from crushing in autoclave pressure. The present disclosure further includes a core stiffened structure have a core member with structural foam therein.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2012Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.Inventors: Ramesh Thiagarajan, Theodore W. Ingram, III, John R. McCullough, Suvankar Mishra, Carl May
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Publication number: 20150147114Abstract: A structural joint includes a first member having a first base portion and a first leg portion. The structural joint further includes a second member having a second base portion and a second base portion. The first base portion and the second base portion are coupled together at an overlapping portion. The first leg portion and the second leg portion form a cavity for structurally coupling to a structural member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2015Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Inventors: JOHN R. MCCULLOUGH, DAVID GORDON CARLSON, JAMES DONN HETHCOCK, PAUL K. OLDROYD, CARL A. MAY
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Patent number: 9038952Abstract: According to one embodiment, a windshield attachment device for coupling a windshield to a body includes a fastener portion, a bolt, and an elastomeric load isolator. The fastener portion has an opening therethrough. The bolt is configured to extend through the opening of the fastener portion and couple the fastener portion to the body. The elastomeric load isolator surrounds at least a portion of the fastener portion and separating the fastener portion from the windshield.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.Inventors: William A. Amante, Carl A. May
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Patent number: 8985515Abstract: A structural joint includes a first member having a first base portion and a first leg portion. The structural joint further includes a second member having a second base portion and a second base portion. The first base portion and the second base portion are coupled together at an overlapping portion. The first leg portion and the second leg portion form a cavity for structurally coupling to a structural member.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: John R. McCullough, David Gordon Carlson, James Donn Hethcock, Paul K. Oldroyd, Carl A. May
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Patent number: 8882031Abstract: An easily removable and lightweight horizontal stabilizer configured to provide aerodynamic stability for a rotorcraft. The horizontal stabilizer comprising a spar removably coupled to a tailboom with a removable spar attachment means, the spar being located transversely through a tailboom opening and configured to provide structural support for at least a first horizontal airfoil and a second horizontal airfoil. The first and second horizontal airfoils are configured to fittingly receive the spar so that the spar fits at least partially inside the first and second horizontal airfoils. The first and second horizontal airfoils extend outboard from the tailboom to provide aerodynamic pitch stability.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: William D. Dennison, Carl A. May
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Publication number: 20140116600Abstract: A method of the present disclosure includes of repairing a core stiffened structure with structural foam. Another method includes splicing core members together using structural foam. Another method includes joining a core member to a structure using structural foam. Another method includes using structural foam to stabilize a core member during a machining process. Another method includes stabilizing a core member with structural foam to prevent the core member from crushing in autoclave pressure. The present disclosure further includes a core stiffened structure have a core member with structural foam therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Inventors: Suvankar Mishra, Carl May, Robert Mark Chris
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Publication number: 20140120298Abstract: A method of the present disclosure includes of repairing a core stiffened structure with structural foam. Another method includes splicing core members together using structural foam. Another method includes joining a core member to a structure using structural foam. Another method includes using structural foam to stabilize a core member during a machining process. Another method includes stabilizing a core member with structural foam to prevent the core member from crushing in autoclave pressure. The present disclosure further includes a core stiffened structure have a core member with structural foam therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Inventors: Ramesh Thiagarajan, Theodore W. Ingram, III, John R. McCullough, Suvankar Mishra, Carl May
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Publication number: 20140077029Abstract: An easily removable and lightweight horizontal stabilizer configured to provide aerodynamic stability for a rotorcraft. The horizontal stabilizer comprising a spar removably coupled to a tailboom with a removable spar attachment means, the spar being located transversely through a tailboom opening and configured to provide structural support for at least a first horizontal airfoil and a second horizontal airfoil. The first and second horizontal airfoils are configured to fittingly receive the spar so that the spar fits at least partially inside the first and second horizontal airfoils. The first and second horizontal airfoils extend outboard from the tailboom to provide aerodynamic pitch stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Inventors: William D. Dennison, Carl A. May
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Publication number: 20140023431Abstract: An apparatus for joining a first member and a second member includes means for joining the first member and the second member, means for transferring shear loads between the first member and the second member separate from the means for joining the first member and the second member, and means for providing a compression preload to the means for transferring shear loads between the first member and the second member. An assembly includes a first member, a second member, and means for joining the first member and the second member. The assembly further includes means for transferring shear loads between the first member and the second member separate from the means for joining the first member and the second member and means for providing a compression preload to the means for transferring shear loads between the first member and the second member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.Inventors: James D. Hethcock, Rodney H. Jones, Carl A. May
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Patent number: 8602351Abstract: An easily removable and lightweight horizontal stabilizer configured to provide aerodynamic stability for a rotorcraft. The horizontal stabilizer comprising a spar removably coupled to a tailboom with a removable spar attachment means, the spar being located transversely through a tailboom opening and configured to provide structural support for at least a first horizontal airfoil and a second horizontal airfoil. The first and second horizontal airfoils are configured to fittingly receive the spar so that the spar fits at least partially inside the first and second horizontal airfoils. The first and second horizontal airfoils extend outboard from the tailboom to provide aerodynamic pitch stability.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2009Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: William D. Dennison, Carl A. May
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Patent number: 8540453Abstract: An apparatus for joining a first member and a second member includes means for joining the first member and the second member, means for transferring shear loads between the first member and the second member separate from the means for joining the first member and the second member, and means for providing a compression preload to the means for transferring shear loads between the first member and the second member. An assembly includes a first member, a second member, and means for joining the first member and the second member. The assembly further includes means for transferring shear loads between the first member and the second member separate from the means for joining the first member and the second member and means for providing a compression preload to the means for transferring shear loads between the first member and the second member.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2006Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: James D. Hethcock, Rodney H. Jones, Carl A. May
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Publication number: 20130026297Abstract: A structural joint includes a first member having a first base portion and a first leg portion. The structural joint further includes a second member having a second base portion and a second base portion. The first base portion and the second base portion are coupled together at an overlapping portion. The first leg portion and the second leg portion form a cavity for structurally coupling to a structural member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2010Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.Inventors: John R. McCullough, David Gordon Carlson, James Donn Hethcock, Paul K. Oldroyd, Carl A. May
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Publication number: 20120321835Abstract: A method of making a core-stiffened structure includes the steps of providing a honeycomb core having an adhesive disposed on first and second surfaces thereof, providing a first skin and a second skin, and assembling the first skin, the second skin, and the honeycomb core to form the core-stiffened structure. The method further includes the steps of curing the core-stiffened structure and inhibiting at least one of the first skin and the second skin from protruding into at least one cell of the honeycomb core during the step of curing the core-stiffened structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2010Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Inventors: James D. Hethcock, JR., Kenneth E. Nunn, JR., Carl A. May
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Publication number: 20120284970Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a member to a honeycomb core-stiffened structure includes a body and one or more elements extending from the body configured to be adhesively bonded to one or more walls of a honeycomb core of the honeycomb core-stiffened structure. The apparatus further includes a fitting for attaching the member to the apparatus. A honeycomb core-stiffened structure includes a honeycomb core and an apparatus for attaching a member to the honeycomb core. The apparatus includes a body and one or more elements extending from the body configured to be adhesively bonded to one or more walls of the honeycomb core of the honeycomb core-stiffened structure. The apparatus further includes a fitting for attaching the member to the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2011Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Inventors: Carl A. May, James D. Hethcock, JR., John R. McCullough, Ronald K. Cox
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Publication number: 20120168559Abstract: An easily removable and lightweight horizontal stabilizer configured to provide aerodynamic stability for a rotorcraft. The horizontal stabilizer comprising a spar removably coupled to a tailboom with a removable spar attachment means, the spar being located transversely through a tailboom opening and configured to provide structural support for at least a first horizontal airfoil and a second horizontal airfoil. The first and second horizontal airfoils are configured to fittingly receive the spar so that the spar fits at least partially inside the first and second horizontal airfoils. The first and second horizontal air-foils extend outboard from the tailboom to provide aerodynamic pitch stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2009Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Inventors: William D. Dennison, Carl A. May
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Patent number: 8152605Abstract: A handheld cervical dislocator that will encircle the neck of poultry of most any size and dislocate the neck vertebrae from the skull immediately to terminate the life of culled poultry with minimum discomfort.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Inventors: Mark Koechner, Jeffrey Carl May