Patents by Inventor Gary Ernest Georgeson
Gary Ernest Georgeson 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).
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Publication number: 20240092041Abstract: Methods of recovering and/or recycling expanded polymer tooling, the methods including collecting expanded polymer tooling, reducing the collected expanded polymer tooling into smaller particles, treating the reduced expanded polymer tooling in order to yield an at least partially purified recovered polymer composition, and then collecting the at least partially purified recovered polymer composition. The at least partially purified recovered polymer composition can then be used to form new expandable polymer tooling.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Xiaoxi Wang, Gary Ernest Georgeson, Jonathan A. Santiago
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Publication number: 20240059029Abstract: Methods of manufacturing composite workpieces that include adding an expandable element to an internal volume of a constraining container proximate to a uncured composite workpiece supported on a rigid form, where the expandable element is configured to expand when a predetermined change is produced in an attribute of the expandable element; expanding the expandable element by producing the predetermined change in the attribute of the expandable element, so that an expansion of the expandable element applies pressure to the workpiece supported on the rigid form within the internal volume, and curing the composite workpiece while the resulting pressure is applied to the workpiece supported on the rigid form.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Jonathan A. Santiago, Xiaoxi Wang, Gary Ernest Georgeson
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Patent number: 11872776Abstract: Methods of recovering and/or recycling expanded polymer tooling, the methods including collecting expanded polymer tooling, reducing the collected expanded polymer tooling into smaller particles, treating the reduced expanded polymer tooling in order to yield an at least partially purified recovered polymer composition, and then collecting the at least partially purified recovered polymer composition. The at least partially purified recovered polymer composition can then be used to form new expandable polymer tooling.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Xiaoxi Wang, Gary Ernest Georgeson, Jonathan A. Santiago
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Patent number: 11833766Abstract: Methods of manufacturing composite workpieces that include adding an expandable element to an internal volume of a constraining container proximate to a uncured composite workpiece supported on a rigid form, where the expandable element is configured to expand when a predetermined change is produced in an attribute of the expandable element; expanding the expandable element by producing the predetermined change in the attribute of the expandable element, so that an expansion of the expandable element applies pressure to the workpiece supported on the rigid form within the internal volume, and curing the composite workpiece while the resulting pressure is applied to the workpiece supported on the rigid form.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Jonathan A. Santiago, Xiaoxi Wang, Gary Ernest Georgeson
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Publication number: 20230009001Abstract: Methods of manufacturing composite workpieces that include positioning a heat-generating element proximate to an uncured composite workpiece, triggering the heat-generating element to produce an exothermic chemical reaction or exothermic physical reaction so that the temperature of the uncured composite workpiece is raised to a predetermined first temperature, and curing the composite workpiece while it is at a temperature that is at least the predetermined first temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Xiaoxi Wang, Gary Ernest Georgeson, Jonathan A. Santiago
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Patent number: 11485018Abstract: A non-destructive inspection system is presented. The non-destructive inspection system comprises a robotic end effector having an extendable actuator and a flange-mounted roller containing an ultrasonic sensor, the flange-mounted roller connected to the extendable actuator by a pivot connection, the extendable actuator configured to extend the flange-mounted roller until the flange-mounted roller contacts an inspection surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: James J. Troy, Daniel James Wright, Scott Wesley Lea, William Joseph Tapia, Gary Ernest Georgeson
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Publication number: 20220234309Abstract: Methods of manufacturing composite workpieces that include adding an expandable element to an internal volume of a constraining container proximate to a uncured composite workpiece supported on a rigid form, where the expandable element is configured to expand when a predetermined change is produced in an attribute of the expandable element; expanding the expandable element by producing the predetermined change in the attribute of the expandable element, so that an expansion of the expandable element applies pressure to the workpiece supported on the rigid form within the internal volume, and curing the composite workpiece while the resulting pressure is applied to the workpiece supported on the rigid form.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Jonathan A. Santiago, Xiaoxi Wang, Gary Ernest Georgeson
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Patent number: 11386545Abstract: A method of thermographic inspection is disclosed, including applying a thermal pulse to a surface and capturing an image of a thermal response of the surface. The image is captured with an infrared camera through a polarizer having a first orientation. The method further includes determining, by analysis of the image, whether the thermal response is indicative of a crack on the surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Morteza Safai, Gary Ernest Georgeson
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Patent number: 11325282Abstract: Methods of manufacturing composite workpieces that include positioning a heat-generating element proximate to an uncured composite workpiece, triggering the heat-generating element to produce an exothermic chemical reaction or exothermic physical reaction so that the temperature of the uncured composite workpiece is raised to a predetermined first temperature, and curing the composite workpiece while it is at a temperature that is at least the predetermined first temperature.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Xiaoxi Wang, Gary Ernest Georgeson, Jonathan A. Santiago
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Patent number: 11298892Abstract: Methods of manufacturing composite workpieces that include adding an expandable element to an internal volume of a constraining container proximate to a uncured composite workpiece supported on a rigid form, where the expandable element is configured to expand when a predetermined change is produced in an attribute of the expandable element; expanding the expandable element by producing the predetermined change in the attribute of the expandable element, so that an expansion of the expandable element applies pressure to the workpiece supported on the rigid form within the internal volume, and curing the composite workpiece while the resulting pressure is applied to the workpiece supported on the rigid form.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Jonathan A. Santiago, Xiaoxi Wang, Gary Ernest Georgeson
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Publication number: 20210304398Abstract: A method of thermographic inspection is disclosed, including applying a thermal pulse to a surface and capturing an image of a thermal response of the surface. The image is captured with an infrared camera through a polarizer having a first orientation. The method further includes determining, by analysis of the image, whether the thermal response is indicative of a crack on the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Morteza Safai, Gary Ernest Georgeson
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Patent number: 11054358Abstract: A method of detecting porosity at and near a composite surface is disclosed, including projecting polarized light on a surface of a composite component and filtering out light reflected off of the surface. The method further includes imaging light scattered from inhomogeneities in the composite component, and generating a map of absence of composite material near the composite surface based on scatter intensity detected in the imaging step.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Morteza Safai, Gary Ernest Georgeson
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Publication number: 20210187876Abstract: Methods of recovering and/or recycling expanded polymer tooling, the methods including collecting expanded polymer tooling, reducing the collected expanded polymer tooling into smaller particles, treating the reduced expanded polymer tooling in order to yield an at least partially purified recovered polymer composition, and then collecting the at least partially purified recovered polymer composition. The at least partially purified recovered polymer composition can then be used to form new expandable polymer tooling.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Xiaoxi Wang, Gary Ernest Georgeson, Jonathan A. Santiago
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Patent number: 11017491Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for generating images. An imaging system comprises a computer system with a controller. The controller is configured to receive from a shearography camera system an unloaded visible light image generated of a coating in an area of a structure while the area is in an unloaded state and a loaded visible light image generated while the area is in a loaded state and receive from an infrared camera system an unloaded thermal image generated while the area is in the unloaded state and a loaded thermal image generated while the area is in the loaded state. The controller is configured to subtract the loaded visible light image from the unloaded visible light image to form a subtracted visible light image. The controller is configured to subtract the loaded thermal image from the unloaded thermal image to form a subtracted thermal image.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Morteza Safai, Gary Ernest Georgeson
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Publication number: 20210078177Abstract: A non-destructive inspection system is presented. The non-destructive inspection system comprises a robotic end effector having an extendable actuator and a flange-mounted roller containing an ultrasonic sensor, the flange-mounted roller connected to the extendable actuator by a pivot connection, the extendable actuator configured to extend the flange-mounted roller until the flange-mounted roller contacts an inspection surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: James J. Troy, Daniel James Wright, Scott Wesley Lea, William Joseph Tapia, Gary Ernest Georgeson
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Publication number: 20210056658Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for generating images. An imaging system comprises a computer system with a controller. The controller is configured to receive from a shearography camera system an unloaded visible light image generated of a coating in an area of a structure while the area is in an unloaded state and a loaded visible light image generated while the area is in a loaded state and receive from an infrared camera system an unloaded thermal image generated while the area is in the unloaded state and a loaded thermal image generated while the area is in the loaded state. The controller is configured to subtract the loaded visible light image from the unloaded visible light image to form a subtracted visible light image. The controller is configured to subtract the loaded thermal image from the unloaded thermal image to form a subtracted thermal image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Morteza Safai, Gary Ernest Georgeson
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Patent number: 10928340Abstract: An infrared camera is directed aft of a compaction roller of a composite laying head. Heat is applied to a substrate by a heater mounted forward of the compaction roller. Infrared images are captured of composite tows laid down on a substrate by the compaction roller. Whether the composite tows have sufficient contact is determined using the infrared images.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Brice A. Johnson, Sayata Ghose, Tyler M. Holmes, Hong Hue Tat, Gary Ernest Georgeson
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Publication number: 20210001571Abstract: Methods of manufacturing composite workpieces that include adding an expandable element to an internal volume of a constraining container proximate to a uncured composite workpiece supported on a rigid form, where the expandable element is configured to expand when a predetermined change is produced in an attribute of the expandable element; expanding the expandable element by producing the predetermined change in the attribute of the expandable element, so that an expansion of the expandable element applies pressure to the workpiece supported on the rigid form within the internal volume, and curing the composite workpiece while the resulting pressure is applied to the workpiece supported on the rigid form.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Jonathan A. Santiago, Xiaoxi Wang, Gary Ernest Georgeson
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Publication number: 20210001519Abstract: Methods of manufacturing composite workpieces that include positioning a heat-generating element proximate to an uncured composite workpiece, triggering the heat-generating element to produce an exothermic chemical reaction or exothermic physical reaction so that the temperature of the uncured composite workpiece is raised to a predetermined first temperature, and curing the composite workpiece while it is at a temperature that is at least the predetermined first temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Xiaoxi Wang, Gary Ernest Georgeson, Jonathan A. Santiago
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Patent number: 10793250Abstract: A composite structure comprises stacked sets of laminated fiber reinforced resin plies and metal sheets. Edges of the resin plies and metal sheets are interleaved to form a composite-to-metal joint connecting the resin plies with the metal sheets.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Gary Ernest Georgeson, Kenneth Harlan Griess