Patents by Inventor Edward Ray Duncan

Edward Ray Duncan 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 part compaction device
    Patent number: 11667063
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for compacting laminates. One embodiment is a method for compacting a laminate onto a surface of a forming tool. The method includes placing the laminate onto the forming tool, disposing a compaction device over the laminate, gripping the compaction device to the forming tool, compacting the laminate with a pressure foot of the compaction device, and removing the compaction device from the forming tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Allen James Halbritter, Edward Ray Duncan
  • Work Platforms and Methods of Use
    Publication number: 20230010488
    Abstract: A work platform configured to support one or more workers in proximity to a workpiece. The work platform includes sliders that are aligned along the length of the workpiece. The sliders are laterally movable towards and away from the workpiece. The sliders are individually movable with a position of each of the sliders relative to the workpiece being a function of the rotational position of the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: William L. Serencsits, Luis F. Velasquez, Edward Ray Duncan
  • COMPOSITE PART COMPACTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220072809
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for compacting laminates. One embodiment is a method for compacting a laminate onto a surface of a forming tool. The method includes placing the laminate onto the forming tool, disposing a compaction device over the laminate, gripping the compaction device to the forming tool, compacting the laminate with a pressure foot of the compaction device, and removing the compaction device from the forming tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Allen James Halbritter, Edward Ray Duncan
  • Composite part compaction device
    Patent number: 11220071
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for compacting laminates. One embodiment is a method for compacting a laminate onto a surface of a forming tool. The method includes placing the laminate onto the forming tool, disposing a compaction device over the laminate, gripping the compaction device to the forming tool, compacting the laminate with a pressure foot of the compaction device, and removing the compaction device from the forming tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Allen James Halbritter, Edward Ray Duncan
  • COMPOSITE PART COMPACTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200130294
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for compacting laminates. One embodiment is a method for compacting a laminate onto a surface of a forming tool. The method includes placing the laminate onto the forming tool, disposing a compaction device over the laminate, gripping the compaction device to the forming tool, compacting the laminate with a pressure foot of the compaction device, and removing the compaction device from the forming tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Allen James Halbritter, Edward Ray Duncan