Patents by Inventor Emmanuel J. Grillos

Emmanuel J. Grillos 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).

  • Internally stiffened composite panels and methods for their manufacture
    Patent number: 8128028
    Abstract: Internally stiffened composite panels and associated manufacturing methods. An internally stiffened composite panel can include a first face sheet, a second face sheet offset from the first face sheet, and at least one core portion sandwiched between the first and second face sheets. The composite panel can further include a stiffener disposed between the first and second face sheets adjacent to the core portion. The stiffener can have a first attachment portion attached to the first face sheet, a second attachment portion attached to the second face sheet, and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second attachment portions. One or both of the first and second attachment portions can be configured to engage a fastener, such as a blind fastener, for attaching a part to the composite panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Emmanuel J. Grillos
  • INTERNALLY STIFFENED COMPOSITE PANELS AND METHODS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20100252681
    Abstract: Internally stiffened composite panels and associated manufacturing methods. In one embodiment, an internally stiffened composite panel includes a first face sheet, a second face sheet offset from the first face sheet, and at least one core portion sandwiched between the first and second face sheets. In one aspect of this embodiment, the composite panel further includes a stiffener disposed between the first and second face sheets adjacent to the core portion. The stiffener can have a first attachment portion attached to the first face sheet, a second attachment portion attached to the second face sheet, and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second attachment portions. In another aspect of this embodiment, one or both of the first and second attachment portions is configured to engage a fastener, such as a blind fastener, for attaching a part to the composite panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Emmanuel J. Grillos
  • Internally stiffened composite panels and methods for their manufacture
    Patent number: 7197852
    Abstract: Internally stiffened composite panels and associated manufacturing methods. In one embodiment, an internally stiffened composite panel includes a first face sheet, a second face sheet offset from the first face sheet, and at least one core portion sandwiched between the first and second face sheets. In one aspect of this embodiment, the composite panel further includes a stiffener disposed between the first and second face sheets adjacent to the core portion. The stiffener can have a first attachment portion attached to the first face sheet, a second attachment portion attached to the second face sheet, and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second attachment portions. In another aspect of this embodiment, one or both of the first and second attachment portions is configured to engage a fastener, such as a blind fastener, for attaching a part to the composite panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Emmanuel J. Grillos
  • Internally stiffened composite panels and methods for their manufacture
    Publication number: 20040055248
    Abstract: Internally stiffened composite panels and associated manufacturing methods. In one embodiment, an internally stiffened composite panel includes a first face sheet, a second face sheet offset from the first face sheet, and at least one core portion sandwiched between the first and second face sheets. In one aspect of this embodiment, the composite panel further includes a stiffener disposed between the first and second face sheets adjacent to the core portion. The stiffener can have a first attachment portion attached to the first face sheet, a second attachment portion attached to the second face sheet, and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second attachment portions. In another aspect of this embodiment, one or both of the first and second attachment portions is configured to engage a fastener, such as a blind fastener, for attaching a part to the composite panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventor: Emmanuel J. Grillos