Patents by Inventor Henry Macias

Henry Macias 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).

  • Systems and methods for assembling stiffened composite structures
    Patent number: 9199417
    Abstract: Methods of assembling a stiffened composite structure include loading, with a stiffener loading tool, a respective stiffener from a supply of stiffeners onto an inner mold line layup mandrel; repeating the loading to load a plurality of stiffeners onto the inner mold line layup mandrel; and following the repeating, affixing a respective skin segment from a supply of skin segments to the plurality of stiffeners loaded on the inner mold line layup mandrel to form at least a portion of the stiffened composite structure. Systems for assembling stiffened composite structures include a supply of stiffeners; an inner mold line layup mandrel; and a stiffener loading tool configured to load the respective stiffener onto the inner mold line layup mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Daniel M. Rotter, Jennifer Sue Noel, Brian G. Robins, Kimberlee Madden, Henry Macias, Brad A. Coxon, Stephen K. Kirchmeier, Joseph D. Anderson, Kurtis S. Willden
  • Systems and methods for assembling a skin of a composite structure
    Patent number: 9199418
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assembling a skin of a composite structure on an outer surface of an inner mold line layup mandrel. The systems and methods include receiving a plurality of ply kits, assembling the plurality of ply kits to form a skin segment that defines a portion of the skin, and affixing the skin segment to the outer surface of the layup mandrel. The assembling includes transferring a respective ply kit of the plurality of ply kits to a non-planar transfer tool, compacting the respective ply kit on the non-planar transfer tool, and repeating the transferring and the compacting for each ply kit in the plurality of ply kits to form the skin segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Daniel M. Rotter, Paul Chih-Yung Chang, Brad A. Coxon, Paul E. Nelson, Kimberlee Madden, Henry Macias, Jennifer Sue Noel, Eugene H. Jeppesen, Kurtis S. Willden, Arvid J. Berg, Richard V. Phillips, Stephen Lee Metschan, Stephen K. Kirchmeier, Joseph D. Anderson, Scott A. Boner
  • Systems and methods for assembling a skin of a composite structure
    Patent number: 8974618
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assembling a skin of a composite structure on an outer surface of an inner mold line layup mandrel. The systems and methods include receiving a plurality of ply kits, assembling the plurality of ply kits to form a skin segment that defines a portion of the skin, and affixing the skin segment to the outer surface of the layup mandrel. The assembling includes transferring a respective ply kit of the plurality of ply kits to a non-planar transfer tool, compacting the respective ply kit on the non-planar transfer tool, and repeating the transferring and the compacting for each ply kit in the plurality of ply kits to form the skin segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Daniel M. Rotter, Paul Chih-Yung Chang, Brad A. Coxon, Paul E. Nelson, Kimberlee Madden, Henry Macias, Jennifer Sue Noel, Eugene H. Jeppesen, Kurtis S. Willden, Arvid J. Berg, Richard V. Phillips, Stephen Lee Metschan, Stephen K. Kirchmeier, Joseph D. Anderson, Scott A. Boner