Patents by Inventor Eileen E. Miller

Eileen E. Miller 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).

  • Overlapping caul plates and method for composite manufacturing
    Patent number: 11034064
    Abstract: A caul plate assembly for applying compaction pressure to a composite structure includes caul plates arranged side-by-side on the surface of the composite structure. The caul plates include overlapping edges of compliant material which form a continuous face applying even pressure and shear across gaps between the caul plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eileen E. Miller, Daniel Johnson
  • Method for co-curing perpendicular stiffeners
    Patent number: 10780611
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a composite structure is provided. A first number of layers of composite material is laid up to form a first set of stiffeners. A second number of layers of composite material is laid up to form a panel. The first set of stiffeners is associated with a first side of the panel. A pre-cured composite strip is positioned on a second side of the panel, opposite the first side. A third number of layers of composite material is laid up on the second side of the panel to form a second set of stiffeners running perpendicular to the first set of stiffeners. The pre-cured composite lies at an intersection between one of the first set of stiffeners and one of the second set of stiffeners. All the layers of composite material are co-cured to form the composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kristofer L. Peterson, Eileen E. Miller, Mark Allen Ulvin, Ronald Leroy McGhee, David A. Lilienthal
  • Overlapping Caul Plates and Method for Composite Manufacturing
    Publication number: 20200070436
    Abstract: A caul plate assembly for applying compaction pressure to a composite structure includes caul plates arranged side-by-side on the surface of the composite structure. The caul plates include overlapping edges of compliant material which form a continuous face applying even pressure and shear across gaps between the caul plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Eileen E. Miller, Daniel Johnson
  • Method for Co-Curing Perpendicular Stiffeners
    Publication number: 20190381700
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a composite structure is provided. A first number of layers of composite material is laid up to form a first set of stiffeners. A second number of layers of composite material is laid up to form a panel. The first set of stiffeners is associated with a first side of the panel. A pre-cured composite strip is positioned on a second side of the panel, opposite the first side. A third number of layers of composite material is laid up on the second side of the panel to form a second set of stiffeners running perpendicular to the first set of stiffeners. The pre-cured composite lies at an intersection between one of the first set of stiffeners and one of the second set of stiffeners. All the layers of composite material are co-cured to form the composite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Kristofer L. Peterson, Eileen E. Miller, Mark Allen Ulvin, Ronald Leroy McGhee, David A. Lilienthal