Patents by Inventor Caroline Rebecca Mitchell

Caroline Rebecca Mitchell 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).

  • Nutplate Preparation Laser System
    Publication number: 20200368791
    Abstract: A system includes a laser configured to conduct a cleaning cycle that includes producing a laser beam capable of cleaning a faying surface of each of a plurality of nutplates, and conducting a first pass to clean each of the faying surfaces, wherein the laser is at a first position having a first angle relative to an axis orthogonal to the faying surfaces during the first pass. The system also includes a nutplate tray configured to hold the plurality of nutplates such that each faying surface is oriented such that the laser beam is capable of contacting each faying surface at least once during the cleaning cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: David Haynes Coleman, Caroline Rebecca Mitchell, Michael Bryan Stoddard, Steven E. Twaddle
  • Nutplate preparation laser system
    Patent number: 10737303
    Abstract: A system includes a laser configured to conduct a cleaning cycle that includes producing a laser beam capable of cleaning a faying surface of each of a plurality of nutplates, and conducting a first pass to clean each of the faying surfaces, wherein the laser is at a first position having a first angle relative to an axis orthogonal to the faying surfaces during the first pass. The system also includes a nutplate tray configured to hold the plurality of nutplates such that each faying surface is oriented such that the laser beam is capable of contacting each faying surface at least once during the cleaning cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: David Haynes Coleman, Caroline Rebecca Mitchell, Michael Bryan Stoddard, Steven E. Twaddle
  • Nutplate Preparation Laser System
    Publication number: 20180369879
    Abstract: A system includes a laser configured to conduct a cleaning cycle that includes producing a laser beam capable of cleaning a faying surface of each of a plurality of nutplates, and conducting a first pass to clean each of the faying surfaces, wherein the laser is at a first position having a first angle relative to an axis orthogonal to the faying surfaces during the first pass. The system also includes a nutplate tray configured to hold the plurality of nutplates such that each faying surface is oriented such that the laser beam is capable of contacting each faying surface at least once during the cleaning cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: David Haynes Coleman, Caroline Rebecca Mitchell, Michael Bryan Stoddard, Steven E. Twaddle