Patents by Inventor Joel L. Robison

Joel L. Robison 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).

  • Material support systems, material support structures, and related methods
    Patent number: 11951582
    Abstract: A core support system includes a support structure. The support structure includes a frame and a support member having a saturatable engagement layer disposed over the frame. A method of machining a core material incudes applying a fluid to an engagement layer of a support structure and saturating the engagement layer with the fluid, disposing a core material on the engagement layer, causing the fluid to freeze to secure to the core material to the support structure, machining the core material, melting the frozen fluid to release the core material from the support structure, and removing the core material from the engagement layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: David R. Machac, Joel L. Robison, Mary A. White
  • MATERIAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MATERIAL SUPPORT STRUCTURES, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20210197330
    Abstract: A core support system includes a support structure. The support structure includes a frame and a support member having a saturatable engagement layer disposed over the frame. A method of machining a core material incudes applying a fluid to an engagement layer of a support structure and saturating the engagement layer with the fluid, disposing a core material on the engagement layer, causing the fluid to freeze to secure to the core material to the support structure, machining the core material, melting the frozen fluid to release the core material from the support structure, and removing the core material from the engagement layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: David R. Machac, Joel L. Robison, Mary A. White
  • Material support systems, material support structures, and related methods
    Patent number: 10946489
    Abstract: A core support system includes a support structure. The support structure includes a frame and a support member having a saturatable engagement layer disposed over the frame. A method of machining a core material includes applying a fluid to an engagement layer of a support structure and saturating the engagement layer with the fluid, disposing a core material on the engagement layer, causing the fluid to freeze to secure to the core material to the support structure, machining the core material, melting the frozen fluid to release the core material from the support structure, and removing the core material from the engagement layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Machac, Joel L. Robison, Mary A. White
  • MATERIAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MATERIAL SUPPORT STRUCTURES, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20200055156
    Abstract: A core support system includes a support structure. The support structure includes a frame and a support member having a saturatable engagement layer disposed over the frame. A method of machining a core material includes applying a fluid to an engagement layer of a support structure and saturating the engagement layer with the fluid, disposing a core material on the engagement layer, causing the fluid to freeze to secure to the core material to the support structure, machining the core material, melting the frozen fluid to release the core material from the support structure, and removing the core material from the engagement layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: David R. Machac, Joel L. Robison, Mary A. White