Patents by Inventor Carl May

Carl 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).

  • Shielded structure for aircraft
    Patent number: 10604226
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a composite structure, comprising an outer skin formed from a composite material and having a first thickness, an inner skin formed from a composite material and having a second thickness, the second thickness being greater than the first thickness, and a core structure positioned between the inner and outer skins to increase bending stiffness of the composite structure. During use a structural load carried by the inner skin exceeds a structural load carried by the outer skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Carl May, James D. Hethcock, Jr., John R. McCullough
  • Shielded Structure for Aircraft
    Publication number: 20180297685
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a composite structure, comprising an outer skin formed from a composite material and having a first thickness, an inner skin formed from a composite material and having a second thickness, the second thickness being greater than the first thickness, and a core structure positioned between the inner and outer skins to increase bending stiffness of the composite structure. During use a structural load carried by the inner skin exceeds a structural load carried by the outer skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Carl May, James D. Hethcock, JR., John R. McCullough
  • Method of repairing, splicing, joining, machining, and stabilizing honeycomb core using pourable structural foam and a structure incorporating the same
    Patent number: 9597826
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Suvankar Mishra, Carl May, Robert Mark Chris
  • Method of repairing a core stiffened structure
    Patent number: 9550334
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventors: Suvankar Mishra, Jesse Wrabel, John R. McCullough, Randall Willnow, Carl May
  • Method of Repairing a Core Stiffened Structure
    Publication number: 20160089844
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Suvankar Mishra, Jesse Wrabel, John R. McCullough, Randall Willnow, Carl May
  • Method of repairing, splicing, joining, machining, and stabilizing honeycomb core using pourable structural foam and a structure incorporating the same
    Patent number: 9149999
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Ramesh Thiagarajan, Theodore W. Ingram, III, John R. McCullough, Suvankar Mishra, Carl May
  • Method of Repairing, Splicing, Joining, Machining, and Stabilizing Honeycomb Core Using Pourable Structural Foam and a Structure Incorporating the Same
    Publication number: 20140116600
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Suvankar Mishra, Carl May, Robert Mark Chris
  • Method of Repairing, Splicing, Joining, Machining, and Stabilizing Honeycomb Core Using Pourable Structural Foam and a Structure Incorporating the Same
    Publication number: 20140120298
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Ramesh Thiagarajan, Theodore W. Ingram, III, John R. McCullough, Suvankar Mishra, Carl May