Patents by Inventor Dustin D. Fast

Dustin D. Fast 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 manufacturing using data analytics
    Patent number: 12275198
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite structure includes accessing design data for the composite structure that is manufactured according to a process including forming a layup of plies of fibers using a machine tool. The method includes applying the design data to an ANN classifier to classify a localized inconsistency of a type of inconsistency on the composite structure, the localized inconsistency spatially referenced to a location on the composite structure. The method includes performing a root cause analysis to identify one or more of process parameters as a potential cause of the type of inconsistency, and modifying one or more of the geometric model, the layup design, or values of the one or more of the process parameters to address the potential cause.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Carla E. Reynolds, Dustin D. Fast, Andrew L. Bauer, Troy Winfree, Steven M. Shewchuk, Alexander M. Rubin, Samuel J. Tucker
  • COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING USING DATA ANALYTICS
    Publication number: 20220299975
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite structure includes accessing design data for the composite structure that is manufactured according to a process including forming a layup of plies of fibers using a machine tool. The method includes applying the design data to an ANN classifier to classify a localized inconsistency of a type of inconsistency on the composite structure, the localized inconsistency spatially referenced to a location on the composite structure. The method includes performing a root cause analysis to identify one or more of process parameters as a potential cause of the type of inconsistency, and modifying one or more of the geometric model, the layup design, or values of the one or more of the process parameters to address the potential cause.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Carla E. Reynolds, Dustin D. Fast, Andrew L. Bauer, Troy Winfree, Steven M. Shewchuk, Alexander M. Rubin, Samuel J. Tucker