Patents by Inventor Keith A. Stanney

Keith A. Stanney 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).

  • Composite wing structure and methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 10639854
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tiltrotor wing structure including providing a spar mold having a plurality of bores extending from an exterior surface of the mold to an interior surface of the mold, the plurality of bores corresponding to a plurality of primary coordination holes in a spar member, the spar mold having a periphery defined by a top edge, a bottom edge and outboard ends; selecting a plurality of resin impregnated plies to ensure that the plies continuously extend beyond the periphery of the spar mold; laying the plies in the spar mold; curing the plies in the mold to form a cured spar member that extends beyond the periphery of the spar mold; and accurately drilling a plurality of primary coordination holes in the cured spar member in the spar mold using a tool positioned in the plurality of bores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Carlson, John R. McCullough, Douglas K. Wolfe, George R. Decker, Keith A. Stanney
  • COMPOSITE WING STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20170225769
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tiltrotor wing structure including providing a spar mold having a plurality of bores extending from an exterior surface of the mold to an interior surface of the mold, the plurality of bores corresponding to a plurality of primary coordination holes in a spar member, the spar mold having a periphery defined by a top edge, a bottom edge and outboard ends; selecting a plurality of resin impregnated plies to ensure that the plies continuously extend beyond the periphery of the spar mold; laying the plies in the spar mold; curing the plies in the mold to form a cured spar member that extends beyond the periphery of the spar mold; and accurately drilling a plurality of primary coordination holes in the cured spar member in the spar mold using a tool positioned in the plurality of bores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Carlson, John R. McCullough, Douglas K. Wolfe, George R. Decker, Keith A. Stanney