Patents by Inventor David Robert Bolser

David Robert Bolser 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).

  • Publication number: 20090258233
    Abstract: A method of making a transparency is provided, the method comprising the steps of: layering at least two pieces of transparent thermoplastic, wherein a portion of at least one of the pieces of transparent thermoplastic is treated with a near infrared absorbing material; and, fusing the layered pieces of transparent thermoplastic together using a heat source to form an optically transparent and undistorted transparency. There is also provided a transparency comprising at least two layers of transparent thermoplastic, wherein the layers of transparent thermoplastic have been fused together using a heat source, such that the transparency is optically transparent and undistorted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David Robert Bolser, Richard W. Burns, Thomas R. Berkel
  • Patent number: 6045028
    Abstract: A zone of corrosion-resistant material covering a friction stir welded joint surface is provided by applying a layer of corrosion-resistant material over one or both surfaces of the workpieces being joined so that the layer covers at least the weld zone which will be rendered plastic during a friction stir welding operation. The corrosion-resistant material layer is contacted by the friction stir welding tool, and the tool causes shearing and plastic flow of the corrosion-resistant material along the surface of the welded joint. The corrosion-resistant material thus metallurgically bonds with portions of the plasticized metal so as to form a corrosion-resistant zone protecting the welded joint from exposure to corrosive environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventors: Ricky Lynn Martin, David Robert Bolser