Patents by Inventor John Thomas Strunk

John Thomas Strunk 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).

  • Method for bonding honeycomb cores
    Patent number: 8251174
    Abstract: A method for splicing honeycomb core together to form a core structure, such as an acoustic panel for an aircraft. The core structure may comprise a first honeycomb core, a second honeycomb core, and an intermediate bonding part disposed between the first and second honeycomb cores. The intermediate bonding part may comprise a syntactic core wrapped with or sandwiched between a non-foaming film adhesive. The syntactic core sandwiched between a first and second layer of film adhesive and a first and second honeycomb core is then compressed by vacuum and cured to bond the honeycomb cores together, forming the core structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Welch, John Thomas Strunk, Brian R. Kitt
  • METHOD FOR BONDING HONEYCOMB CORES
    Publication number: 20110232991
    Abstract: A method for splicing honeycomb core together to form a core structure, such as an acoustic panel for an aircraft. The core structure may comprise a first honeycomb core, a second honeycomb core, and an intermediate bonding part disposed between the first and second honeycomb cores. The intermediate bonding part may comprise a syntactic core wrapped with or sandwiched between a non-foaming film adhesive. The syntactic core sandwiched between a first and second layer of film adhesive and a first and second honeycomb core is then compressed by vacuum and cured to bond the honeycomb cores together, forming the core structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: John M. Welch, John Thomas Strunk, Brian R. Kitt