Patents by Inventor Kyle Michael Ithal

Kyle Michael Ithal 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).

  • Methods and systems for forming a mandrel assembly for use with a locating system
    Patent number: 10001365
    Abstract: A method of forming a mandrel assembly for use in fabricating a large scale component includes boring a plurality of cavities into an outer surface of the mandrel assembly and filling the plurality of cavities with a contrast color substrate to form a contrast target on the mandrel assembly. The method also includes curing the contrast color substrate such that an outer surface of the contrast color substrate is substantially flush with the outer surface of the mandrel assembly when the substrate is fully cured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Brian D. Smith, Kyle Michael Ithal, Byron James Autry, David H. Curry, III
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING A MANDREL ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A LOCATING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160069746
    Abstract: A method of forming a mandrel assembly for use in fabricating a large scale component includes boring a plurality of cavities into an outer surface of the mandrel assembly and filling the plurality of cavities with a contrast color substrate to form a contrast target on the mandrel assembly. The method also includes curing the contrast color substrate such that an outer surface of the contrast color substrate is substantially flush with the outer surface of the mandrel assembly when the substrate is fully cured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Brian D. Smith, Kyle Michael Ithal, Byron James Autry, David H. Curry, III