Patents by Inventor Ian Hawthorn Ashdown

Ian Hawthorn Ashdown 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).

  • Hybrid composite structures with integrated 3-D printed elements
    Patent number: 10836120
    Abstract: An additively manufactured (AM) hybrid composite structure is disclosed. The AM hybrid composite structure includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion includes one or more AM elements which are configured to enable integration of the second portion with the first portion to form an integrated component including both the second portion and the first portion. A method of manufacturing a hybrid composite structure is disclosed. The method includes manufacturing a first portion, and additively manufacturing a second portion. The step of additively manufacturing the second portion includes co-printing one or more AM elements. The method further includes using the one or more AM elements as a part of a tool to integrate the first portion with the second portion, and forming an integrated component including both the first portion and the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC .
    Inventors: Antonio Bernerd Martinez, Richard Winston Hoyle, Ian Hawthorn Ashdown
  • Flexible tooling system and method for manufacturing of composite structures
    Patent number: 10682821
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for manufacturing a composite structure. In an exemplary aspect, the system includes multiple flexible tooling plates that are interlocked to each other to form a tooling surface for forming a composite structure to be manufactured. Moreover, the system includes an actuator array connected to the flexible plates and that can move the flexible plates relative to each other to adjust a contour of the tooling surface to correspond to a design contour of the composite structure to be manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Samuel Bowden, Jr., Jon Paul Gunner, Antonio Bernerd Martinez, Ian Hawthorn Ashdown
  • HYBRID COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WITH INTEGRATED 3-D PRINTED ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20200061935
    Abstract: An additively manufactured (AM) hybrid composite structure is disclosed. The AM hybrid composite structure includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion includes one or more AM elements which are configured to enable integration of the second portion with the first portion to form an integrated component including both the second portion and the first portion. A method of manufacturing a hybrid composite structure is disclosed. The method includes manufacturing a first portion, and additively manufacturing a second portion. The step of additively manufacturing the second portion includes co-printing one or more AM elements. The method further includes using the one or more AM elements as a part of a tool to integrate the first portion with the second portion, and forming an integrated component including both the first portion and the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Antonio Bernerd Martinez, Richard Winston Hoyle, Ian Hawthorn Ashdown
  • FLEXIBLE TOOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20190337245
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for manufacturing a composite structure. In an exemplary aspect, the system includes multiple flexible tooling plates that are interlocked to each other to form a tooling surface for forming a composite structure to be manufactured. Moreover, the system includes an actuator array connected to the flexible plates and that can move the flexible plates relative to each other to adjust a contour of the tooling surface to correspond to a design contour of the composite structure to be manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Samuel Bowden, JR., Jon Paul Gunner, Antonio Bernerd Martinez, Ian Hawthorn Ashdown