Patents by Inventor Dustin Schmidt

Dustin Schmidt 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).

  • Backing film removal for fiber placement machine
    Patent number: 8528618
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for removing backing film from tape during a fiber placement process. A passive (non-powered) take-up roller is used to wind up the backing film that has been separated from the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Kisch, Kyle Jeffries, Dustin Schmidt, Peter Vogeli
  • Backing Film Removal for Fiber Placement Machine
    Publication number: 20110315325
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for removing backing film from tape during a fiber placement process. A passive (non-powered) take-up roller is used to wind up the backing film that has been separated from the tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert A. Kisch, Kyle Jeffries, Dustin Schmidt, Peter Vogeli
  • Backing film removal system and method for fiber placement machine
    Patent number: 8012291
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and associated method for removing backing film from tape or tape during the fiber placement process. The present invention uses a passive (non-powered) take-up roller to wind up the backing film that has been separated from the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Kisch, Kyle Jeffries, Dustin Schmidt, Peter Vogeli
  • BACKING FILM REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FIBER PLACEMENT MACHINE
    Publication number: 20080135174
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and associated method for removing backing film from tape or tape during the fiber placement process. The present invention uses a passive (non-powered) take-up roller to wind up the backing film that has been separated from the tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Robert A. Kisch, Kyle Jeffries, Dustin Schmidt, Peter Vogeli