Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D. Eichinger

Jeffrey D. Eichinger 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).

  • Methods of internally insulating a fluted core sandwich structure
    Patent number: 9770864
    Abstract: A method of partially insulating an interior space of a pre-formed fluted core panel is disclosed herein. The fluted core panel includes a first facesheet, a second facesheet spaced apart from the first facesheet, and webs between the first facesheet and second facesheet. The interior space is defined between the first facesheet, the second facesheet, and adjacent webs. The method includes positioning a spacer in a first portion of the interior space, positioning a membrane between the spacer and a second portion of the interior space, and positioning insulation in the second portion of the interior space. Additionally, the method includes pressing the membrane against the spacer, curing the membrane, and removing the spacer from the first portion of the interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael L. Hand, Juan C. Guzman, Douglas A. McCarville, Jeffrey D. Eichinger, Keith Chong
  • METHODS OF INTERNALLY INSULATING A FLUTED CORE SANDWICH STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20160361866
    Abstract: A method of partially insulating an interior space of a pre-formed fluted core panel is disclosed herein. The fluted core panel includes a first facesheet, a second facesheet spaced apart from the first facesheet, and webs between the first facesheet and second facesheet. The interior space is defined between the first facesheet, the second facesheet, and adjacent webs. The method includes positioning a spacer in a first portion of the interior space, positioning a membrane between the spacer and a second portion of the interior space, and positioning insulation in the second portion of the interior space. Additionally, the method includes pressing the membrane against the spacer, curing the membrane, and removing the spacer from the first portion of the interior space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Michael L. Hand, Juan C. Guzman, Douglas A. McCarville, Jeffrey D. Eichinger, Keith Chong
  • Apparatus for covering a fastener system
    Patent number: 9140291
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for covering a fastener system. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus comprises a cover. The cover is configured to be placed over a fastener system at a surface of an object in which the fastener system is installed. The cover is comprised of a number of composite materials selected such that the cover is configured to reduce an effect of an electrical discharge, which occurs around the fastener system, on an environment outside the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Ilsop Steven Yoon, Jeffrey D. Eichinger, Kevin Darrell Pate
  • Method and Apparatus for Covering a Fastener System
    Publication number: 20140091175
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for covering a fastener system. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus comprises a cover. The cover is configured to be placed over a fastener system at a surface of an object in which the fastener system is installed. The cover is comprised of a number of composite materials selected such that the cover is configured to reduce an effect of an electrical discharge, which occurs around the fastener system, on an environment outside the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Ilsop Steven Yoon, Jeffrey D. Eichinger, Kevin Darrell Pate
  • Heatshield having strain compliant matrix and method of forming same
    Patent number: 7998295
    Abstract: A method of forming a heat shield that involves thermally stabilizing a plurality of phenolic microspheres; mixing the thermally stabilized phenolic microspheres with a phenolic resin to form a phenolic ablative material; compressing the phenolic ablative material into a honeycomb core; and allowing the phenolic ablative material to cure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Conley S. Thatcher, John S. Jones, Jeffrey D. Eichinger, Brian L. Muench, Tab H. Crooks, Edwin B. Curry