Patents by Inventor Danny N. WADEWITZ

Danny N. WADEWITZ 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).

  • Composite material and method
    Patent number: 8920115
    Abstract: A composite material and method for manufacturing the material, the material including: a plurality of plies layered one on top of the other; and one or more through-thickness fibers which join one or more of the plurality of plies to one another; wherein the one or more through-thickness fibers form a boundary which delineates one or more discrete regions of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Danny N. Wadewitz, Alison J. McMillan, Bijoysri Khan
  • Fibre cutting device and method
    Patent number: 8714960
    Abstract: A fiber cutting device and method for cutting one or more exposed portions of a through-thickness fiber in a surface of a composite material, the device including: a cutting element for cutting the one or more exposed portions; a suction device which is operable to extract the cut exposed portions from the surface of the composite material; and a storage device for receiving the cut exposed portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Danny N. Wadewitz, Alison J. McMillan, Bijoysri Khan
  • COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120034089
    Abstract: A composite material and method for manufacturing the material, the material including: a plurality of plies layered one on top of the other; and one or more through-thickness fibres which join one or more of the plurality of plies to one another; wherein the one or more through-thickness fibres form a boundary which delineates one or more discrete regions of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Danny N. WADEWITZ, Alison J. MCMILLAN, Bijoysri KHAN
  • FIBRE CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120032368
    Abstract: A fibre cutting device and method for cutting one or more exposed portions of a through-thickness fibre in a surface of a composite material, the device including: a cutting element for cutting the one or more exposed portions; a suction device which is operable to extract the cut exposed portions from the surface of the composite material; and a storage device for receiving the cut exposed portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Danny N. WADEWITZ, Alison J. MCMILLAN, Bijoysri KHAN