Patents by Inventor Guinevere Berg

Guinevere Berg 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).

  • Thermoplastic composite panel systems and methods
    Patent number: 11926110
    Abstract: A method for forming a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic control surface includes forming first and second skins from a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin. The method further includes overmolding fiber-reinforced thermoplastic features onto the first skin and/or second skin, including stiffener structures, sidewalls, and/or hinges. The method further comprises welding or consolidating the first and second skins together, along with the associated internal features overmolded thereon to form a single-piece, stiffened, fiber-reinforced thermoplastic control surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: ROHR, INC.
    Inventors: Samantha Landis, Guinevere Berg, Andrew Cai, Johann Steven Schrell
  • THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE PANEL SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230286226
    Abstract: A method for forming a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic control surface includes forming first and second skins from a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin. The method further includes overmolding fiber-reinforced thermoplastic features onto the first skin and/or second skin, including stiffener structures, sidewalls, and/or hinges. The method further comprises welding or consolidating the first and second skins together, along with the associated internal features overmolded thereon to form a single-piece, stiffened, fiber-reinforced thermoplastic control surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: ROHR, INC.
    Inventors: Samantha Landis, Guinevere Berg, Andrew Cai, Johann Steven Schrell
  • Thermoplastic composite panel systems and methods
    Patent number: 11691357
    Abstract: A method for forming a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic control surface includes forming first and second skins from a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin. The method further includes overmolding fiber-reinforced thermoplastic features onto the first skin and/or second skin, including stiffener structures, sidewalls, and/or hinges. The method further comprises welding or consolidating the first and second skins together, along with the associated internal features overmolded thereon to form a single-piece, stiffened, fiber-reinforced thermoplastic control surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: ROHR, INC.
    Inventors: Samantha Landis, Guinevere Berg, Andrew Cai, Johann Steven Schrell
  • THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE PANEL SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210237373
    Abstract: A method for forming a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic control surface includes forming first and second skins from a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin. The method further includes overmolding fiber-reinforced thermoplastic features onto the first skin and/or second skin, including stiffener structures, sidewalls, and/or hinges. The method further comprises welding or consolidating the first and second skins together, along with the associated internal features overmolded thereon to form a single-piece, stiffened, fiber-reinforced thermoplastic control surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: ROHR, INC.
    Inventors: SAMANTHA LANDIS, Guinevere Berg, Andrew Cai, Johann Steven Schrell