Patents by Inventor Karen Malen-Hogle

Karen Malen-Hogle 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).

  • Splicing fuselage sections without shims
    Patent number: 7957825
    Abstract: Fuselage sections of an aircraft are joined using splice elements that compensate for gaps caused by mismatches between mating surfaces on the fuselage sections. The fuselage sections are virtually assembled using computer models that are based on non-contact measurements of as-built fuselage sections. The virtually assembled fuselage sections are used to map the gaps between the mating surfaces. The mapped gaps are used to produce tool inserts having profiles that reflect the dimensions of the gaps. The tool inserts are used to manufacture splice elements having profiles that fill the gaps when the fuselage sections are assembled and joined, thereby eliminating the need for shims and spaces to fill the gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bobby J. Marsh, Kinson D. VanScotter, Karen Malen-Hogle
  • Splicing Fuselage Sections Without Shims
    Publication number: 20100280648
    Abstract: Fuselage sections of an aircraft are joined using splice elements that compensate for gaps caused by mismatches between mating surfaces on the fuselage sections. The fuselage sections are virtually assembled using computer models that are based on non-contact measurements of as-built fuselage sections. The virtually assembled fuselage sections are used to map the gaps between the mating surfaces. The mapped gaps are used to produce tool inserts having profiles that reflect the dimensions of the gaps. The tool inserts are used to manufacture splice elements having profiles that fill the gaps when the fuselage sections are assembled and joined, thereby eliminating the need for shims and spaces to fill the gaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Bobby J. Marsh, Kinson D. VanScotter, Karen Malen-Hogle
  • Splicing fuselage sections without shims
    Patent number: 7787979
    Abstract: Fuselage sections of an aircraft are joined using splice elements that compensate for gaps caused by mismatches between mating surfaces on the fuselage sections. The fuselage sections are virtually assembled using computer models that are based on non-contact measurements of as-built fuselage sections. The virtually assembled fuselage sections are used to map the gaps between the mating surfaces. The mapped gaps are used to produce tool inserts having profiles that reflect the dimensions of the gaps. The tool inserts are used to manufacture splice elements having profiles that fill the gaps when the fuselage sections are assembled and joined, thereby eliminating the need for shims and spaces to fill the gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bobby J. Marsh, Kinson D. VanScotter, Karen Malen-Hogle
  • Splicing Fuselage Sections without Shims
    Publication number: 20080223985
    Abstract: Fuselage sections of an aircraft are joined using splice elements that compensate for gaps caused by mismatches between mating surfaces on the fuselage sections. The fuselage sections are virtually assembled using computer models that are based on non-contact measurements of as-built fuselage sections. The virtually assembled fuselage sections are used to map the gaps between the mating surfaces. The mapped gaps are used to produce tool inserts having profiles that reflect the dimensions of the gaps. The tool inserts are used to manufacture splice elements having profiles that fill the gaps when the fuselage sections are assembled and joined, thereby eliminating the need for shims and spaces to fill the gaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Bobby J. Marsh, Kinson D. VanScotter, Karen Malen-Hogle