Patents by Inventor Jack M. Isenberg

Jack M. Isenberg 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).

  • Apparatus and method for manufacturing laminar flow control aircraft structure
    Patent number: 4296899
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminar flow control aircraft structure, typically a wing or other aerodynamic surface, having an outer skin in which a plurality of spanwise oriented and chordwise spaced recesses have been machined. The method includes the installation of a strip of slot assembly tape in each of said recesses, preferably with an adhesive, and the removal of an element of the tape called a cover plate to expose a spanwise slot through which boundary layer air can be drawn. Also disclosed is a slot assembly tape having a protective cover plate and a pair of sidewalls, and a laminar flow control aircraft structure, typically a wing, in which the slot assembly tape has been employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1981
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Jack M. Isenberg
  • Apparatus and method for manufacturing laminar flow control aircraft structure
    Patent number: 4171785
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminar flow control aircraft structure, typically a wing or other aerodynamic surface, having an outer skin in which a plurality of spanwise oriented and chordwise spaced recesses have been machined. The method includes the installation of a strip of slot assembly tape in each of said recesses, preferably with an adhesive, and the removal of an element of the tape called a cover plate to expose a spanwise slot through which boundary layer air can be drawn. Also disclosed is a slot assembly tape having a protective cover plate and a pair of sidewalls, and a laminar flow control aircraft structure, typically a wing, in which the slot assembly tape has been employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1979
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Jack M. Isenberg