Patents by Inventor Joseph Strachila

Joseph Strachila 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 and methods for joining aircraft composite structures
    Patent number: 9580164
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for joining composite structures of aircrafts are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an inboard composite wing panel having a first end portion configured to be coupled to upper and lower inboard fittings composed of a metallic material and an outboard composite wing panel having a first end portion configured to be coupled to upper and lower outboard fittings composed of a metallic material. A side of body rib has a plate shaped first end portion composed of a metallic material. A fuselage frame is configured to be joined at one end of the upper inboard fitting, and the upper and lower inboard fittings and the upper and lower outboard fittings are coupled to the side of body rib at the plate shaped first end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Young Zeon, Gerfried Rudolf Achtner, Joseph Strachila
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR JOINING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES OF AIRCRAFTS
    Publication number: 20150014484
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for joining composite structures of aircrafts are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes an inboard composite wing panel having a first end portion configured to be coupled to upper and lower inboard fittings composed of a metallic material and an outboard composite wing panel having a first end portion configured to be coupled to upper and lower outboard fittings composed of a metallic material. A side of body rib has a plate shaped first end portion composed of a metallic material. A fuselage frame is configured to be joined at one end of the upper inboard fitting, and the upper and lower inboard fittings and the upper and lower outboard fittings are coupled to the side of body rib at the plate shaped first end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Young Zeon, Gerfried Rudolf Achtner, Joseph Strachila