Patents by Inventor James Daniel Whitt

James Daniel Whitt 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).

  • Segmented film adhesive, method of making the adhesive and method of applying the adhesive to a non-planar surface
    Patent number: 11613680
    Abstract: A method of applying an adhesive to a non-planar surface. The method includes providing a segmented film adhesive. The segmented film adhesive comprises: (i) a liner; and (ii) an adhesive layer on the liner, the adhesive layer comprising a plurality of contiguous, discrete adhesive segments. The segmented film adhesive is positioned on a non-planar surface of a first adherend so that a first portion of the discrete adhesive segments are in contact with the non-planar surface and a second portion of the discrete adhesive segments are not in contact with the non-planar surface. The liner is removed from the non-planar surface, wherein only the first portion of the discrete adhesive segments remain on the non-planar surface of the first adherend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin O'Brien Gaw, James Daniel Whitt, Erdal Bayseckin, Robert Francis McDevitt
  • SEGMENTED FILM ADHESIVE, METHOD OF MAKING THE ADHESIVE AND METHOD OF APPLYING THE ADHESIVE TO A NON-PLANAR SURFACE
    Publication number: 20200010745
    Abstract: A method of applying an adhesive to a non-planar surface. The method includes providing a segmented film adhesive. The segmented film adhesive comprises: (i) a liner; and (ii) an adhesive layer on the liner, the adhesive layer comprising a plurality of contiguous, discrete adhesive segments. The segmented film adhesive is positioned on a non-planar surface of a first adherend so that a first portion of the discrete adhesive segments are in contact with the non-planar surface and a second portion of the discrete adhesive segments are not in contact with the non-planar surface. The liner is removed from the non-planar surface, wherein only the first portion of the discrete adhesive segments remain on the non-planar surface of the first adherend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kevin O'Brien Gaw, James Daniel Whitt, Erdal Bayseckin, Robert Francis McDevitt
  • SEGMENTED FILM ADHESIVE, METHOD OF MAKING THE ADHESIVE AND METHOD OF APPLYING THE ADHESIVE TO A NON-PLANAR SURFACE
    Publication number: 20180112108
    Abstract: A segmented film adhesive comprises a liner having a first major surface and a second major surface opposing the first major surface. An adhesive layer is on the liner. The adhesive layer comprises a plurality of contiguous, discrete adhesive segments on the first major surface of the liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin O'Brien Gaw, James Daniel Whitt, Erdal Bayseckin, Robert Francis McDevitt