Patents by Inventor Kenneth L. Pykiet

Kenneth L. Pykiet 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).

  • Patent number: 5469686
    Abstract: A method for forming a structurally reinforced panel member, and the panel itself, is disclosed. The method requires disposing a first set of sheets of curable composite material atop a tool forming surface, wrapping a plurality of mandrels with a second set of sheets of curable composite material, arranging the wrapped mandrels in side by side relation atop the first set of sheets, curing the structural assembly, and then removing the mandrels from the cured structural assembly. In this way, the structural assembly includes interior channels obtained when the mandrels are removed from the cured structural panel member. The material portions defining the channels provide increased strength for the structural assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corp.
    Inventor: Kenneth L. Pykiet