Patents by Inventor Ian C. Burtord

Ian C. Burtord 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).

  • Composite Blade Stringer Edge Protection and Visual Damage Indication
    Publication number: 20160159453
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide for edge protection and visual damage indication for a composite blade stringer. According to one aspect, an edge protection and visual indication system may be an edge treatment provided over an outer edge of a web of a composite blade stringer. The edge treatment may include a number of material layers encompassing the outer edge of the web and extending from a first surface of the web to a second surface of the web. The material layers may include a color contrasting layer and fiberglass layers. The material layers may alternatively include two overlapping, pre-cured angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Brian H. Korenaga, Robert G. Albers, Ian C. Burtord, William M. Sampedro-Thompson, David W. Evans