Patents by Inventor Larry Gene Stephens

Larry Gene Stephens 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).

  • Nested manufacturing of composite structures
    Patent number: 11331867
    Abstract: A manufacturing tool for forming composite structures includes at least one interchangeable mold template having a plurality of incorporated part shapes, and a backbone that connects to and supports the at least one interchangeable mold template during a process of laying up prepreg composite material to form a plurality of three-dimensional structures corresponding to the plurality of incorporated part shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Textron Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Arthur Gintert, Isaac William Nelson, Herbert Lee Skidmore, Michael Preston McKown, Larry Gene Stephens
  • NESTED MANUFACTURING OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20220097323
    Abstract: A manufacturing tool for forming composite structures includes at least one interchangeable mold template having a plurality of incorporated part shapes, and a backbone that connects to and supports the at least one interchangeable mold template during a process of laying up prepreg composite material to form a plurality of three-dimensional structures corresponding to the plurality of incorporated part shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Lawrence Arthur Gintert, Isaac William Nelson, Herbert Lee Skidmore, Michael Preston McKown, Larry Gene Stephens
  • NESTED MANUFACTURING OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20180056611
    Abstract: A manufacturing tool for forming composite structures includes at least one interchangeable mold template having a plurality of incorporated part shapes, and a backbone that connects to and supports the at least one interchangeable mold template during a process of laying up prepreg composite material to form a plurality of three-dimensional structures corresponding to the plurality of incorporated part shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Lawrence Arthur Gintert, Isaac William Nelson, Herbert Lee Skidmore, Michael Preston McKown, Larry Gene Stephens