Patents by Inventor Christopher Alan Howe

Christopher Alan Howe 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).

  • Braided Composite Products Comprising Thermoplastic Material
    Publication number: 20240133089
    Abstract: A braided carbon structure and methods of forming and processing are presented. The braided carbon structure comprises axial tows comprising carbon filaments; braid tows at a braid angle relative to the axial tows, the braid tows comprising carbon filaments; and thermoplastic material within at least one of the axial tows or the braid tows, wherein the thermoplastic material makes up less than 40 of each of the at least one of the axial tows or the braid tows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jacquelynn Xueting Tian, Christopher Alan Howe, Adrian Paul Mouritz, Michelle Louise Gee, Stuart Arthur Bateman
  • Three-dimensional filament network for a composite laminate
    Patent number: 10081722
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a composite structure. The apparatus comprises a fiber layer. The fiber layer comprises a plurality of fiber bundles and a number of filler portions. The plurality of fiber bundles has a number of spaces between the plurality of fiber bundles. A number of filler is comprised of discontinuous filaments that substantially fill the number of spaces between the plurality of fiber bundles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Samuel James Meure, Christopher Alan Howe, Thomas Wilson
  • Three-Dimensional Filament Network for a Composite Laminate
    Publication number: 20150274934
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a composite structure. The apparatus comprises a fiber layer. The fiber layer comprises a plurality of fiber bundles and a number of filler portions. The plurality of fiber bundles has a number of spaces between the plurality of fiber bundles. A number of filler is comprised of discontinuous filaments that substantially fill the number of spaces between the plurality of fiber bundles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Samuel James Meure, Christopher Alan Howe, Thomas Wilson