Patents by Inventor James D. Ritter

James D. Ritter 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).

  • Multiple lap-joint for thermoplastic laminates
    Patent number: 4564543
    Abstract: A multiple lap-joint for sheets of thermoplastic laminates, the laminates having edges separated by high temperature removable film separators. The laminate sheets are heated under pressure and formed. The separators are then removed and the feathered edges of two adjoining sheets are interleaved and the sheets are reheated under pressure forming an integrally formed lap-joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1986
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: James D. Ritter
  • Multiple lap-joint for thermoplastic laminates and method of making the lap-joint
    Patent number: 4496412
    Abstract: A multiple lap-joint for sheets of thermoplastic laminates, the laminates having edges separated by high temperature removable film separators. The laminate sheets are heated under pressure and formed. The separators are then removed and the feathered edges of two adjoining sheets are interleaved and the sheets are reheated under pressure forming an integrally formed lap-joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1985
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: James D. Ritter