Patents by Inventor Joshua P. Koehn

Joshua P. Koehn 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 and system for co-consolidation of thermoplastic composite material parts
    Patent number: 11279092
    Abstract: A co-consolidation tool, including a heating assembly to receive one or more thermoplastic parts and to apply a consolidation temperature to the one or more thermoplastic parts, a pressure bladder to apply a consolidation pressure to the one or more thermoplastic parts, and a support insert shaped and configured to support and at least partially surround at least one of the one or more thermoplastic parts, wherein at least one of heating assembly and the pressure bladder is shaped to receive and support the support insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Joshua P. Koehn, Marc R. Matsen, Kirk J. Malmquist, David E. Gideon
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CO-CONSOLIDATION OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL PARTS
    Publication number: 20200298500
    Abstract: A co-consolidation tool, including a heating assembly to receive one or more thermoplastic parts and to apply a consolidation temperature to the one or more thermoplastic parts, a pressure bladder to apply a consolidation pressure to the one or more thermoplastic parts, and a support insert shaped and configured to support and at least partially surround at least one of the one or more thermoplastic parts, wherein at least one of heating assembly and the pressure bladder is shaped to receive and support the support insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua P. Koehn, Marc R. Matsen, Kirk J. Malmquist, David E. Gideon