Patents by Inventor Geoffrey P McBroom

Geoffrey P McBroom 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).

  • Method of forming and indirect testing of a bond on or in an aircraft component
    Patent number: 7736452
    Abstract: A method, in which a damaged site of a composite material structure, for example a wing skin on an aircraft, is repaired, includes the steps of repairing the damaged site with repair material, including adhesive, and at the same time bonding a test fixture, for example a button, at a test site next to the repair, by means of material that is the same as the repair material. The conditions to which the damaged site and the test site are subjected are substantially the same. After repair, the strength of the repair bond may be indirectly assessed by applying a torque to the test fixture, so as to assess the bond strength of the test fixture to the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventor: Geoffrey P McBroom