Patents by Inventor Christopher Blaine Barney

Christopher Blaine Barney 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).

  • Method and apparatus for joining composite panels
    Patent number: 11242877
    Abstract: A method of joining panels is disclosed, including adhesively bonding a case in a slot of a first panel, the case having a channel on an inner side, and adhesively bonding a plate to a tab portion of a second panel, the plate having an external pin member. The method further includes inserting the tab portion of the second panel into the case in the slot of the first panel and sliding the external pin member of the plate along the channel on the inner side of the case, to a locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sean Richard Cysewski, Christopher Blaine Barney
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR JOINING COMPOSITE PANELS
    Publication number: 20200217342
    Abstract: A method of joining panels is disclosed, including adhesively bonding a case in a slot of a first panel, the case having a channel on an inner side, and adhesively bonding a plate to a tab portion of a second panel, the plate having an external pin member. The method further includes inserting the tab portion of the second panel into the case in the slot of the first panel and sliding the external pin member of the plate along the channel on the inner side of the case, to a locking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sean Richard Cysewski, Christopher Blaine Barney
  • Adhesive scoop having a rigid unitary form with plurality of fillets
    Patent number: 9839943
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing a viscous material from a structure. The apparatus may comprise a base section. The base section may be configured to move along a surface of a first part and a second part of the structure. The base section may have sides that form a pocket. The sides may have a shape that substantially conforms to the surface of the first part and the second part of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher Blaine Barney, Lyle J. True, Jerome Jacques Maurice Demoulin
  • Adhesive Scoop
    Publication number: 20150231775
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing a viscous material from a structure. The apparatus may comprise a base section. The base section may be configured to move along a surface of a first part and a second part of the structure. The base section may have sides that form a pocket. The sides may have a shape that substantially conforms to the surface of the first part and the second part of the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christopher Blaine Barney, Lyle J. True, Jerome Jacques Maurice Demoulin