Patents by Inventor John A. Woleader

John A. Woleader 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).

  • Structural assembly having injection-bonded joint and method of forming
    Patent number: 10458454
    Abstract: A method of forming an injection-bonded joint includes providing a first part and a second part having a second part upper edge and a second part lower edge, and forming a chamber wall within a bondline region between mating surfaces of the first part and the second part. The chamber wall divides a bondline length of the bondline region and defines at least one adhesive chamber. The method further includes forming a bondline dam along each of the second part upper edge and the second part lower edge in a manner such that the chamber wall, the bondline dams, and the mating surfaces collectively enclose the adhesive chamber having a chamber upper edge and a chamber lower edge. The method also includes injecting a structural adhesive into the adhesive chamber through an injection port and discharging excess adhesive from the adhesive chamber through a bleed hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John A. Woleader, Andrew R. Streett
  • INJECTION-BONDED JOINT AND METHOD OF FORMING
    Publication number: 20170097031
    Abstract: A method of forming an injection-bonded joint includes providing a first part and a second part having a second part upper edge and a second part lower edge, and forming a chamber wall within a bondline region between mating surfaces of the first part and the second part. The chamber wall divides a bondline length of the bondline region and defines at least one adhesive chamber. The method further includes forming a bondline dam along each of the second part upper edge and the second part lower edge in a manner such that the chamber wall, the bondline dams, and the mating surfaces collectively enclose the adhesive chamber having a chamber upper edge and a chamber lower edge. The method also includes injecting a structural adhesive into the adhesive chamber through an injection port and discharging excess adhesive from the adhesive chamber through a bleed hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: John A. WOLEADER, Andrew R. STREETT
  • System and method of forming an injection-bonded joint
    Patent number: 9555608
    Abstract: A method of forming an injection-bonded joint may include forming a chamber wall within a bondline region between mating surfaces of a first part and a second part. The chamber wall may divide a bondline length and define at least one adhesive chamber. The method may include injecting a structural adhesive into the adhesive chamber through an injection port, and discharging excess adhesive from the adhesive chamber through a bleed hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John A. Woleader, Andrew R. Streett