Patents by Inventor Derek Alderks

Derek Alderks 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 determining sizes and shapes of geodesic modules
    Patent number: 9965582
    Abstract: A system and method determine a size and a shape for identical geodesic modules that are used to form a structure. The system and method may include analyzing input data regarding a size and a shape of the structure to be formed, and determining the size and the shape for each of the identical geodesic modules based on the size and the shape of the structure to be formed. The structure may include a framework including the identical geodesic modules. Each of the geodesic modules has a size and a shape that are the same as all of the other of the geodesic modules. A forming system and method position a framework and a covering skin of the structure in relation to a mandrel, and drill and rivet the framework to the covering skin with a plurality of operating heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sina Golshany, Junghyun Ahn, Derek Alderks, Todd William Erickson
  • Systems and methods for manufacturing a tubular structure
    Patent number: 9957031
    Abstract: A system and method determine a size and a shape for identical geodesic modules that are used to form a structure. The system and method may include analyzing input data regarding a size and a shape of the structure to be formed, and determining the size and the shape for each of the identical geodesic modules based on the size and the shape of the structure to be formed. The structure may include a framework including the identical geodesic modules. Each of the geodesic modules has a size and a shape that are the same as all of the other of the geodesic modules. A forming system and method position a framework and a covering skin of the structure in relation to a mandrel, and drill and rivet the framework to the covering skin with a plurality of operating heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sina Golshany, Junghyun Ahn, Derek Alderks, Todd William Erickson
  • Geodesic structure forming systems and methods
    Patent number: 9789548
    Abstract: A system and method determine a size and a shape for identical geodesic modules that are used to form a structure. The system and method may include analyzing input data regarding a size and a shape of the structure to be formed, and determining the size and the shape for each of the identical geodesic modules based on the size and the shape of the structure to be formed. The structure may include a framework including the identical geodesic modules. Each of the geodesic modules has a size and a shape that are the same as all of the other of the geodesic modules. A forming system and method position a framework and a covering skin of the structure in relation to a mandrel, and drill and rivet the framework to the covering skin with a plurality of operating heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sina Golshany, Junghyun Ahn, Derek Alderks, Todd William Erickson
  • GEODESIC STRUCTURE FORMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170057029
    Abstract: A system and method determine a size and a shape for identical geodesic modules that are used to form a structure. The system and method may include analyzing input data regarding a size and a shape of the structure to be formed, and determining the size and the shape for each of the identical geodesic modules based on the size and the shape of the structure to be formed. The structure may include a framework including the identical geodesic modules. Each of the geodesic modules has a size and a shape that are the same as all of the other of the geodesic modules. A forming system and method position a framework and a covering skin of the structure in relation to a mandrel, and drill and rivet the framework to the covering skin with a plurality of operating heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sina Golshany, Junghyun Ahn, Derek Alderks, Todd William Erickson
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A TUBULAR STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20170058506
    Abstract: A system and method determine a size and a shape for identical geodesic modules that are used to form a structure. The system and method may include analyzing input data regarding a size and a shape of the structure to be formed, and determining the size and the shape for each of the identical geodesic modules based on the size and the shape of the structure to be formed. The structure may include a framework including the identical geodesic modules. Each of the geodesic modules has a size and a shape that are the same as all of the other of the geodesic modules. A forming system and method position a framework and a covering skin of the structure in relation to a mandrel, and drill and rivet the framework to the covering skin with a plurality of operating heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sina Golshany, Junghyun Ahn, Derek Alderks, Todd William Erickson
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SIZES AND SHAPES OF GEODESIC MODULES
    Publication number: 20170061068
    Abstract: A system and method determine a size and a shape for identical geodesic modules that are used to form a structure. The system and method may include analyzing input data regarding a size and a shape of the structure to be formed, and determining the size and the shape for each of the identical geodesic modules based on the size and the shape of the structure to be formed. The structure may include a framework including the identical geodesic modules. Each of the geodesic modules has a size and a shape that are the same as all of the other of the geodesic modules. A forming system and method position a framework and a covering skin of the structure in relation to a mandrel, and drill and rivet the framework to the covering skin with a plurality of operating heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Sina Golshany, Junghyun Ahn, Derek Alderks, Todd William Erickson