Patents by Inventor Edward Wei-Yueh Lee

Edward Wei-Yueh Lee 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).

  • System and method of constructing composite structures without tooling dams
    Patent number: 11020910
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods of preparing a composite structure comprising: placing a first ply of a fibrous material with a curable material on a layup tool; adding one or more additional plies on the first ply, wherein each of the one or more additional plies has a perimeter that is different in size around the perimeter than a previous ply to form a taper; and curing the composite structure, wherein the curable material is selected to minimize, limit, control, or eliminate the outflow of the curable material along the perimeter of the composite structure during the curing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Amarjit Olenchery Kizhakkepat, Tyler Wayne Baldwin, Edward Wei-Yueh Lee
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WITHOUT TOOLING DAMS
    Publication number: 20170326808
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods of preparing a composite structure comprising: placing a first ply of a fibrous material with a curable material on a layup tool; adding one or more additional plies on the first ply, wherein each of the one or more additional plies has a perimeter that is different in size around the perimeter than a previous ply to form a taper; and curing the composite structure, wherein the curable material is selected to minimize, limit, control, or eliminate the outflow of the curable material along the perimeter of the composite structure during the curing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Amarjit Olenchery Kizhakkepat, Tyler Wayne Baldwin, Edward Wei-Yueh Lee