Patents by Inventor Carlos A. Fracchia

Carlos A. Fracchia 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).

  • Composites comprising adhered components
    Patent number: 10137663
    Abstract: A composite comprising adhered components and method of refurbishing such composites are described herein. The composite includes a first component, a second component, and the first component being adhered to the second component using an adhesive stack. The adhesive stack comprises a first adhesive-impregnated scrim layer disposed between the first component and the second component and a bulk adhesive layer disposed between the first component and the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Carlos A. Fracchia, Terry A. Sewell, Charles A. Rhodes
  • COMPOSITES COMPRISING ADHERED COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20150224736
    Abstract: A composite comprising adhered components and method of refurbishing such composites are described herein. The composite includes a first component, a second component, and the first component being adhered to the second component using an adhesive stack. The adhesive stack comprises a first adhesive-impregnated scrim layer disposed between the first component and the second component and a bulk adhesive layer disposed between the first component and the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Carlos A. Fracchia, Terry A. Sewell, Charles A. Rhodes
  • Methods of refurbishing an adhered component and composites comprising adhered components
    Patent number: 9028629
    Abstract: A composite comprising adhered components and method of refurbishing such composites are described herein. The composite includes a first component, a second component, and the first component being adhered to the second component using an adhesive stack. The adhesive stack comprises a first adhesive-impregnated scrim layer disposed between the first component and the second component and a bulk adhesive layer disposed between the first component and the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Carlos A. Fracchia, Terry A. Sewell, Charles A. Rhodes
  • Low temperature, vacuum cure fabrication process for large, honeycomb core stiffened composite structures
    Patent number: 8052831
    Abstract: A method for making a honeycomb composite structure wherein the method allows for fluid flow from cells of a honeycomb core during a cure process. More specifically, the method involves forming one or more vents in a skin of the structure, which are preferably filled with venting wicks, to allow for fluid flow before being sealed by the polymer matrix during a skin bonding process. Additionally, the structure preferably comprises a scrim that allows for fluid flow between multiple cells of the honeycomb core. The honeycomb composite structure produced according to this process comprises, among other things, a sealed venting region that comprises a polymer matrix and fibers that are transverse to the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Polus, James A. Thomas, Karen Jost, Carlos Fracchia, Danny Heineman
  • Low temperature, vacuum cure fabrication process for large, honeycomb core stiffened composite structures
    Publication number: 20060172111
    Abstract: A method for making a honeycomb composite structure wherein the method allows for fluid flow from cells of a honeycomb core during a cure process. More specifically, the method involves forming one or more vents in a skin of the structure, which are preferably filled with venting wicks, to allow for fluid flow before being sealed by the polymer matrix during a skin bonding process. Additionally, the structure preferably comprises a scrim that allows for fluid flow between multiple cells of the honeycomb core. The honeycomb composite structure produced according to this process comprises, among other things, a sealed venting region that comprises a polymer matrix and fibers that are transverse to the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Jeffrey Polus, James Thomas, Karen Jost, Carlos Fracchia, Danny Heineman