Patents by Inventor Earl Ayle
Earl Ayle 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).
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Patent number: 10604277Abstract: An acoustic honeycomb panel is plugged with an acoustic honeycomb plug. The acoustic honeycomb plug is adhesively bonded in the panel using a honeycomb seam. The honeycomb seam is composed of a honeycomb support that is located within the seam channel and an adhesive. Using honeycomb seams to adhesively bond acoustic honeycomb plugs into acoustic honeycomb panels is useful in repairing damaged areas of acoustic honeycomb panels that are located in the acoustic treatments for jet engines.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: HEXCEL CORPORATIONInventors: Andres Baca, Clark Smith, Earl Ayle, Heather Botello
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Patent number: 10508810Abstract: A thermal panel having a high temperature side located nearest a source of heat and a low temperature side. The thermal panel includes a corrugated composite material core having hot side ridges and cold side ridges. A hot side skin is attached to the hot side ridges to form a plurality of first cells. A cold side skin is attached to the cold side ridges to form a plurality of second cells. The first cells and second cells are substantially filled with an insulating material that has a thermal conductivity which is lower than the thermal conductivity of the composite material.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: HEXCEL CORPORATIONInventors: Merid Haile, Earl Ayle, Whitney Dailey
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Publication number: 20190086082Abstract: A thermal paid having a high temperature side located nearest a source of heat and a low temperature side. The thermal panel includes a corrugated composite material core having hot side ridges and cold side ridges. A hot side skin is attached to the hot side ridges to form a plurality of first cells. A cold side skin is attached to the cold side ridges to form a plurality of second cells. The first cells and second cells are substantially filled with an insulating material that has a thermal conductivity which is lower than the thermal conductivity of the composite material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Merid Haile, Earl Ayle, Whitney Dailey
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Publication number: 20180312278Abstract: An acoustic honeycomb panel is plugged with an acoustic honeycomb plug. The acoustic honeycomb plug is adhesively bonded in the panel using a honeycomb seam. The honeycomb seam is composed of a honeycomb support that is located within the seam channel and an adhesive. Using honeycomb seams to adhesively bond acoustic honeycomb plugs into acoustic honeycomb panels is useful in repairing damaged areas of acoustic honeycomb panels that are located in the acoustic treatments for jet engines.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Andres Baca, Clark Smith, Earl Ayle, Heather Botello
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Patent number: 9334059Abstract: An acoustic panel liner includes a face sheet, back plate, and liner core positioned therebetween, which may be used in an engine nacelle. Elongated chambers contain variable amounts of septa at a calibrated depth or depths. The septa may have varying DC flow resistance. The chambers may have a hexagonal or other polygonal cross sections. The septa, such as mesh caps, may be bonded to an inner wall of a corresponding chamber. The insertion depths may be the same or different. If different, the pattern of distribution of the depths may be randomized.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationInventors: Michael G. Jones, Douglas M. Nark, Earl Ayle, Fumitaka Ichihashi
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Patent number: 8905189Abstract: Honeycomb sections are bonded together with seams made up of an adhesive that is carried by a linked-segment seam support. The seams are particularly useful for splicing together curved honeycomb sections that contain acoustic septum. The curved acoustic honeycomb sections are spliced or seamed together to form engine nacelles and other acoustic damping structures.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Hexcel CorporationInventors: Earl Ayle, Rickey L. Burchett
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Patent number: 8857566Abstract: The bandwidth or acoustical range of a nacelle or other type of acoustic structure is increased by acoustically coupling honeycomb cells together to form pairs of acoustic cells that have an effective acoustic or resonator length that is up to twice that of either acoustic cell taken alone.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Hexcel CorporationInventor: Earl Ayle
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Patent number: 8733500Abstract: Thermally insulating septums are located internally within the cells of an acoustic honeycomb to regulate heat flow into the acoustic structure. The internally located insulating septums protect the honeycomb and acoustic septums located within the honeycomb cells from heat damage that might otherwise be caused by a heat source, such as the hot section of a jet engine. The internal thermal regulators are useful in combination with heat blankets or other thermal insulating structures to provide a reduction in size and/or weight of the insulating structure while still providing the same overall degree of thermal insulation for the acoustic honeycomb.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Hexcel CorporationInventor: Earl Ayle
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Patent number: 8727072Abstract: A method for making an acoustic structure that includes a honeycomb having cells in which septum caps are located. The septum caps are formed from sheets of flexible material that may be perforated before or after the material is inserted into the honeycomb. The flexible material is sufficiently flexible to allow folding into the shape of a septum cap. The flexible material is also sufficiently stiff to provide frictional engagement and locking of the septum cap to the honeycomb cell when the cap is inserted into the honeycomb during fabrication of the acoustic structure. An adhesive is applied to the septum caps after the caps have been inserted into the honeycomb cells to provide a permanent bond.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Hexcel CorporationInventor: Earl Ayle
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Publication number: 20140133964Abstract: Thermally insulating septums are located internally within the cells of an acoustic honeycomb to regulate heat flow into the acoustic structure. The internally located insulating septums protect the honeycomb and acoustic septums located within the honeycomb cells from heat damage that might otherwise be caused by a heat source, such as the hot section of a jet engine. The internal thermal regulators are useful in combination with heat blankets or other thermal insulating structures to provide a reduction in size and/or weight of the insulating structure while still providing the same overall degree of thermal insulation for the acoustic honeycomb.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: HEXCEL CORPORATIONInventor: Earl Ayle
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Publication number: 20140131136Abstract: The bandwidth or acoustical range of a nacelle or other type of acoustic structure is increased by acoustically coupling honeycomb cells together to form pairs of acoustic cells that have an effective acoustic or resonator length that is up to twice that of either acoustic cell taken alone.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Hexcel CorporationInventor: Earl Ayle
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Patent number: 8651233Abstract: The bandwidth or acoustical range of a nacelle or other type of acoustic structure is increased by acoustically coupling honeycomb cells together to form pairs of acoustic cells that have an effective acoustic or resonator length that is up to twice that of either acoustic cell taken alone.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2012Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Hexcel CorporationInventor: Earl Ayle
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Publication number: 20140034417Abstract: Honeycomb sections are bonded together with seams made up of an adhesive that is carried by a linked-segment seam support. The seams are particularly useful for splicing together curved honeycomb sections that contain acoustic septum. The curved acoustic honeycomb sections are spliced or seamed together to form engine nacelles and other acoustic damping structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Hexcel CorporationInventors: Earl Ayle, Rickey L. Burchett
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Publication number: 20140013601Abstract: A method for making an acoustic structure that includes a honeycomb having cells in which septum caps are located. The septum caps are formed from sheets of flexible material that may be perforated before or after the material is inserted into the honeycomb. The flexible material is sufficiently flexible to allow folding into the shape of a septum cap. The flexible material is also sufficiently stiff to provide frictional engagement and locking of the septum cap to the honeycomb cell when the cap is inserted into the honeycomb during fabrication of the acoustic structure. An adhesive is applied to the septum caps after the caps have been inserted into the honeycomb cells to provide a permanent bond.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: Hexcel CorporationInventor: Earl Ayle
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Publication number: 20130299274Abstract: The bandwidth or acoustical range of a nacelle or other type of acoustic structure is increased by acoustically coupling honeycomb cells together to form pairs of acoustic cells that have an effective acoustic or resonator length that is up to twice that of either acoustic cell taken alone.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2012Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: Hexcel CorporationInventor: Earl Ayle
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Patent number: 8579076Abstract: Honeycomb sections are bonded together with seams made up of an adhesive that is carried by a honeycomb seam support or a linked-segment seam support. The seams are particularly useful for splicing together curved honeycomb sections that contain acoustic septum. The curved acoustic honeycomb sections are spliced or seamed together to form engine nacelles and other acoustic dampening structures.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2012Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Hexcel CorporationInventors: Earl Ayle, Rickey L. Burchett
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Publication number: 20130220731Abstract: Honeycomb sections are bonded together with seams made up of an adhesive that is carried by a honeycomb seam support or a linked-segment seam support. The seams are particularly useful for splicing together curved honeycomb sections that contain acoustic septum. The curved acoustic honeycomb sections are spliced or seamed together to form engine nacelles and other acoustic dampening structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: HEXCEL CORPORATIONInventors: Earl Ayle, Burchett Rickey L.
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Patent number: 8413761Abstract: An acoustic structure that includes a honeycomb having cells in which septum caps are located. The septum caps are formed from sheets of flexible material that may be perforated before or after the material is inserted into the honeycomb. The flexible material is sufficiently flexible to allow folding into the shape of a septum cap. The flexible material is also sufficiently stiff to provide frictional engagement and locking of the septum cap to the honeycomb cell when the cap is inserted into the honeycomb during fabrication of the acoustic structure. An adhesive is applied to the septum caps after the caps have been inserted into the honeycomb cells to provide a permanent bond.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Hexcel CorporationInventor: Earl Ayle
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Publication number: 20120037449Abstract: An acoustic structure that includes a honeycomb having cells in which septum caps are located. The septum caps are formed from sheets of flexible material that may be perforated before or after the material is inserted into the honeycomb. The flexible material is sufficiently flexible to allow folding into the shape of a septum cap. The flexible material is also sufficiently stiff to provide frictional engagement and locking of the septum cap to the honeycomb cell when the cap is inserted into the honeycomb during fabrication of the acoustic structure. An adhesive is applied to the septum caps after the caps have been inserted into the honeycomb cells to provide a permanent bond.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: Hexcel CorporationInventor: Earl Ayle
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Patent number: 8066098Abstract: An acoustic structure that includes a honeycomb having cells in which septum caps are located. The septum caps are formed from sheets of acoustic material and include a resonator portion and a flange portion. The flange portion has an anchoring surface that provides frictional engagement of the septum caps to the honeycomb cells when the caps are inserted into the honeycomb during fabrication of the acoustic structure. An adhesive is applied to the anchoring surface of the septum caps after the caps have been inserted into the honeycomb cells to provide a permanent bond.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2010Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Hexcel CorporationInventor: Earl Ayle