Patents by Inventor Kelsi Marie Hurley

Kelsi Marie Hurley 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).

  • Fabrication of composite laminates having thin interlayers
    Patent number: 10688766
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a composite laminate comprises forming a stack including first and second fiber beds and an interlayer between the fiber beds. The fiber beds are impregnated with matrix resin. The interlayer includes a soluble thermoplastic component on an insoluble component. The method further comprises dissolving the soluble thermoplastic component into the matrix resin to reduce thickness of the interlayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark Stewart Wilenski, Kelsi Marie Hurley
  • Method of forming a layered composite assembly
    Patent number: 10457017
    Abstract: A layered composite assembly may include a plurality of composite fiber layers stacked onto one another. Each of the plurality of composite fiber layers may include a main body including a plurality of composite fibers. The main body may be pre-impregnated with at least one resin. Each composite fiber layer also includes a plurality of layer-securing pins secured to the main body. The layer-securing pins are configured to mechanically connect the main body to an adjacent composite fiber layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Keith Daniel Humfeld, Kelsi Marie Hurley
  • Composite laminate including interlayers with through-plane regions fused to fiber beds
    Patent number: 9821530
    Abstract: A composite laminate comprises first and second fiber beds, and an interlayer between the fiber beds. The interlayer includes toughened regions that extend between the fiber beds and are fused to the fiber beds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark Stewart Wilenski, Kelsi Marie Hurley
  • FABRICATION OF COMPOSITE LAMINATES HAVING THIN INTERLAYERS
    Publication number: 20160257104
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a composite laminate comprises forming a stack including first and second fiber beds and an interlayer between the fiber beds. The fiber beds are impregnated with matrix resin. The interlayer includes a soluble thermoplastic component on an insoluble component. The method further comprises dissolving the soluble thermoplastic component into the matrix resin to reduce thickness of the interlayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark Stewart Wilenski, Kelsi Marie Hurley
  • METHOD OF FORMING A LAYERED COMPOSITE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160159036
    Abstract: A layered composite assembly may include a plurality of composite fiber layers stacked onto one another. Each of the plurality of composite fiber layers may include a main body including a plurality of composite fibers. The main body may be pre-impregnated with at least one resin. Each composite fiber layer also includes a plurality of layer-securing pins secured to the main body. The layer-securing pins are configured to mechanically connect the main body to an adjacent composite fiber layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Keith Daniel Humfeld, Kelsi Marie Hurley
  • COMPOSITE LAMINATE INCLUDING INTERLAYERS WITH THROUGH-PLANE REGIONS FUSED TO FIBER BEDS
    Publication number: 20160144595
    Abstract: A composite laminate comprises first and second fiber beds, and an interlayer between the fiber beds. The interlayer includes toughened regions that extend between the fiber beds and are fused to the fiber beds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark Stewart Wilenski, Kelsi Marie Hurley