Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Scott Stephens

Jeffrey Scott Stephens 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 for co-curing composite skins and stiffeners in an autoclave
    Patent number: 9738039
    Abstract: A composite skin and composite stiffeners are co-cured in an autoclave. Uncured stiffeners are placed in channels of a tool, and an uncured skin is placed on the tool contacting the stiffeners. The vacuum bag is sealed over the tool. Bladders placed in the stiffeners are exposed to autoclave pressure through a manifold system employing vent tubes that pass through the vacuum bag along a side of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Stephens, Steven Douglas Bye, Dan Day
  • APPARATUS FOR CO-CURING COMPOSITE SKINS AND STIFFENERS IN AN AUTOCLAVE
    Publication number: 20160250813
    Abstract: A composite skin and composite stiffeners are co-cured in an autoclave. Uncured stiffeners are placed in channels of a tool, and an uncured skin is placed on the tool contacting the stiffeners. The vacuum bag is sealed over the tool. Bladders placed in the stiffeners are exposed to autoclave pressure through a manifold system employing vent tubes that pass through the vacuum bag along a side of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Stephens, Steven Douglas Bye, Dan Day
  • Method for co-curing composite skins and stiffeners in an autoclave
    Patent number: 9333713
    Abstract: A composite skin and composite stiffeners are co-cured in an autoclave. Uncured stiffeners are placed in channels of a tool, and an uncured skin is placed on the tool contacting the stiffeners. The vacuum bag is sealed over the tool. Bladders placed in the stiffeners are exposed to autoclave pressure through a manifold system employing vent tubes that pass through the vacuum bag along a side of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Stephens, Steven Douglas Bye, Dan Day