Patents by Inventor Johnathan Scott Klincik

Johnathan Scott Klincik 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).

  • System and method for splicing plies in stringer sheets
    Patent number: 10933596
    Abstract: A system and method for splicing multiple plies of material together during the construction of a stringer sheet. A first ply layer is laid onto a portion of a surface of a tool having a contour which defines a stringer, and the first ply layer is pressed down such that an edge of the first ply layer is located on the contour. A second ply layer is laid onto an adjacent portion of the surface, and the second ply layer is pressed down such that the edge of the second ply layer is located on the contour and overlaps the edge of the first ply layer. This process may be repeated for additional ply layers. The system may include an end-effector having a dispenser of the plies of material and a roller for pressing the plies, and a movement mechanism for moving the end-effector over the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Johnathan Scott Klincik, James Edward Westerman, Tobias DiGennaro, Darin Clay Wiley, Blaise Francis Bergmann
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPLICING PLIES IN STRINGER SHEETS
    Publication number: 20190389151
    Abstract: A system and method for splicing multiple plies of material together during the construction of a stringer sheet. A first ply layer is laid onto a portion of a surface of a tool having a contour which defines a stringer, and the first ply layer is pressed down such that an edge of the first ply layer is located on the contour. A second ply layer is laid onto an adjacent portion of the surface, and the second ply layer is pressed down such that the edge of the second ply layer is located on the contour and overlaps the edge of the first ply layer. This process may be repeated for additional ply layers. The system may include an end-effector having a dispenser of the plies of material and a roller for pressing the plies, and a movement mechanism for moving the end-effector over the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Johnathan Scott Klincik, James Edward Westerman, Tobias DiGennaro, Darin Clay Wiley, Blaise Francis Bergmann