Patents by Inventor Gary Benham

Gary Benham 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).

  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COUPLE A DECORATIVE LAYER TO A CORE LAYER OF A PANEL VIA A BARRIER LAYER
    Publication number: 20210370653
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to couple a decorative layer to a core layer of a panel via a barrier layer are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a decorative layer coupled to a panel. The panel has a core layer. The example apparatus includes a barrier layer disposed between the core layer and the decorative layer. The barrier layer is to impede at least one of gas or vapor from escaping from the core layer to the decorative layer to deter the at least one of gas or vapor from exerting a pressure on the decorative layer to deter a portion of the decorative layer from separating from the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Gary Benham, Xiaoxi Wang, John Wilde, Jason Drexler
  • Panels having barrier layers and related methods
    Patent number: 11130318
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to couple a decorative layer to a core layer of a panel via a barrier layer are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a decorative layer coupled to a panel. The panel has a core layer. The example apparatus includes a barrier layer disposed between the core layer and the decorative layer. The barrier layer is to impede at least one of gas or vapor from escaping from the core layer to the decorative layer to deter the at least one of gas or vapor from exerting a pressure on the decorative layer to deter a portion of the decorative layer from separating from the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary Benham, Xiaoxi Wang, John Wilde, Jason Drexler
  • Methods and apparatus to couple a decorative layer to a panel via a high-bond adhesive layer
    Patent number: 10661530
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to couple a decorative layer to a panel via a high-bond adhesive layer are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a panel, a high-bond adhesive layer fixed to the panel, a liner fixed to the high-bond adhesive layer that is fixed to the panel, and a first decorative layer removably coupled to the liner that is fixed to the high-bond adhesive layer via a second adhesive layer. The high-bond adhesive layer is to impede at least one of gas or vapor from escaping the panel to deter the at least one of gas or vapor from exerting a pressure on the first decorative layer to deter a portion of the first decorative layer from separating from the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John Wilde, Jason Drexler, Xiaoxi Wang, Gary Benham
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COUPLE A DECORATIVE LAYER TO A PANEL VIA A HIGH-BOND ADHESIVE LAYER
    Publication number: 20170326836
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to couple a decorative layer to a panel via a high-bond adhesive layer are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a panel, a high-bond adhesive layer fixed to the panel, a liner fixed to the high-bond adhesive layer that is fixed to the panel, and a first decorative layer removably coupled to the liner that is fixed to the high-bond adhesive layer via a second adhesive layer. The high-bond adhesive layer is to impede at least one of gas or vapor from escaping the panel to deter the at least one of gas or vapor from exerting a pressure on the first decorative layer to deter a portion of the first decorative layer from separating from the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: John Wilde, Jason Drexler, Xiaoxi Wang, Gary Benham
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COUPLE A DECORATIVE LAYER TO A CORE LAYER OF A PANEL VIA A BARRIER LAYER
    Publication number: 20170326845
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to couple a decorative layer to a core layer of a panel via a barrier layer are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a decorative layer coupled to a panel. The panel has a core layer. The example apparatus includes a barrier layer disposed between the core layer and the decorative layer. The barrier layer is to impede at least one of gas or vapor from escaping from the core layer to the decorative layer to deter the at least one of gas or vapor from exerting a pressure on the decorative layer to deter a portion of the decorative layer from separating from the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Gary Benham, Xiaoxi Wang, John Wilde, Jason Drexler