Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Smith, JR.

Daniel R. Smith, JR. 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).

  • Systems and methods for forming composite members
    Patent number: 11951658
    Abstract: Systems and methods for manufacturing a composite member. The system and methods are configured to move different types of composite plies from different supply stations. The composite plies are moved along a conveyance member and then with a transfer station to a forming tool. One or more forming members form the composite plies onto the forming tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Scott Edward Krajca, Darrell Darwin Jones, Paul Chace Wilcoxson, Kurtis S. Willden, Long Hoang Ly, Daniel R. Smith, Jr., Jeremy Justice
  • ARTIFICIALLY-STRUCTURED MATERIALS WITH SMART ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20240085623
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an array of elements forms an artificially-structured material. The artificially-structured material can also include an array of tuning mechanisms included as part of the array of elements that are configured to change material properties of the artificially-structured material on a per-element basis. The tuning mechanisms can change the material properties of the artificially-structured material by changing operational properties of the elements in the array of elements on a per-element basis based on one or a combination of stimuli detected by sensors included in the array of tuning mechanisms, programmable circuit modules included as part of the array of tuning mechanisms, data stored at individual data stores included as part of the array of tuning mechanisms, and communications transmitted through interconnects included as part of the array of elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Arnitz, Patrick Bowen, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, Joseph Hagerty, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung, Guy S. Lipworth, Nathan P. Myhrvold, David R. Smith, Clarence T. Tegreene, Yaroslav A. Urzhumov, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
  • Systems and Methods for Forming Composite Members
    Publication number: 20220080622
    Abstract: Systems and methods for manufacturing a composite member. The system and methods are configured to move different types of composite plies from different supply stations. The composite plies are moved along a conveyance member and then with a transfer station to a forming tool. One or more forming members form the composite plies onto the forming tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Scott Edward Krajca, Darrell Darwin Jones, Paul Chace Wilcoxson, Kurtis S. Willden, Long Hoang Ly, Daniel R. Smith, JR., Jeremy Justice