Patents by Inventor Gregory Santini

Gregory Santini 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).

  • Structural composite airfoils with a single spar, and related methods
    Patent number: 11554848
    Abstract: Structural composite airfoils include a primary structural element, a secondary structural element defining the trailing edge of the structural composite airfoil, and a discrete leading edge structure defining the leading edge of the structural composite airfoil. The primary structural element includes an upper skin panel, a lower skin panel, and a middle C-channel spar that is coupled to the upper skin panel and the lower skin panel. The discrete leading edge structure is coupled to the upper leading edge end of the upper skin panel and to the lower leading edge end of the lower skin panel. The upper skin panel may include a first panel bend adjacent the discrete leading edge structure, and the lower skin panel may include a second panel bend adjacent the discrete leading edge structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gregory Santini, Kyle Alexander Johnson, Bryan Gruner, Ross Westermeier, Jan A. Kordel
  • STRUCTURAL COMPOSITE AIRFOILS WITH A SINGLE SPAR, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20210362826
    Abstract: Structural composite airfoils include a primary structural element, a secondary structural element defining the trailing edge of the structural composite airfoil, and a discrete leading edge structure defining the leading edge of the structural composite airfoil. The primary structural element includes an upper skin panel, a lower skin panel, and a middle C-channel spar that is coupled to the upper skin panel and the lower skin panel. The discrete leading edge structure is coupled to the upper leading edge end of the upper skin panel and to the lower leading edge end of the lower skin panel. The upper skin panel may include a first panel bend adjacent the discrete leading edge structure, and the lower skin panel may include a second panel bend adjacent the discrete leading edge structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Gregory Santini, Kyle Alexander Johnson, Bryan Gruner, Ross Westermeier, Jan A. Kordel