Patents by Inventor Darren G. Mitchell

Darren G. 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).

  • Controlling spring back of a sheet of material following machining operations
    Patent number: 12208453
    Abstract: A machining system configured to reduce spring back following machining operations comprising a machining tool and a spring back control system. The spring back control system comprises a number of force generators and a number of force loaded members coupled to the number of force generators, each force loaded member of the number of force loaded members comprising a material contact surface. The material contact surface is a roller, wherein the machining tool is independently moveable relative to the spring back control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Garth Tristan Irvine, Claudio Zubin, Darren G. Mitchell
  • CONTROLLING SPRING BACK OF A SHEET OF MATERIAL FOLLOWING MACHINING OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20210197293
    Abstract: A machining system configured to reduce spring back following machining operations comprising a machining tool and a spring back control system. The spring back control system comprises a number of force generators and a number of force loaded members coupled to the number of force generators, each force loaded member of the number of force loaded members comprising a material contact surface. The material contact surface is a roller, wherein the machining tool is independently moveable relative to the spring back control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Garth Tristan Irvine, Claudio Zubin, Darren G. Mitchell
  • CONTROLLING SPRING BACK OF A SHEET OF MATERIAL FOLLOWING MACHINING OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20200282469
    Abstract: A machining system configured to reduce spring back following machining operations comprising a machining tool and a spring back control system. The spring back control system comprises a number of force generators and a number of force loaded members coupled to the number of force generators, each force loaded member of the number of force loaded members comprising a material contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Garth Tristan Irvine, Claudio Zubin, Darren G. Mitchell