Patents by Inventor Kelsi M. Hays

Kelsi M. Hays 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 with infusion film systems and methods
    Patent number: 11433625
    Abstract: Described are methods and systems for a composite structure that allows for out of autoclave curing. Due to the layout of the composite structure, voids within the composite structure, formed out of autoclave, is reduced. The composite structure includes a composite laminate and one or more infusion films. The composite laminate includes a plurality of fiber tows that each include a plurality of fiber strands and a resin. The resin has a first viscosity within a first temperature range. The infusion film is disposed on a surface of the composite laminate and has a second viscosity lower than the first viscosity within the first temperature range. Methods of curing the composite structure are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: John F. Spalding, Kelsi M. Hays, Derek Huang
  • COMPOSITE WITH INFUSION FILM SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210129455
    Abstract: Described are methods and systems for a composite structure that allows for out of autoclave curing. Due to the layout of the composite structure, voids within the composite structure, formed out of autoclave, is reduced. The composite structure includes a composite laminate and one or more infusion films. The composite laminate includes a plurality of fiber tows that each include a plurality of fiber strands and a resin. The resin has a first viscosity within a first temperature range. The infusion film is disposed on a surface of the composite laminate and has a second viscosity lower than the first viscosity within the first temperature range. Methods of curing the composite structure are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John F. Spalding, Kelsi M. Hays, Derek Huang