Patents by Inventor Laura Fournier

Laura Fournier 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).

  • Compression molding assembly and methods for molding a thermoplastic blocker door
    Patent number: 10406729
    Abstract: A compression molding assembly for molding a honeycomb core, including a plurality of cells defined by a plurality of walls, of a blocker door is provided. The compression molding assembly includes a ram plate comprising a plurality of openings defined therethrough and a plurality of core inserts coupled to the ram plate such that the plurality of core inserts are configured to form the honeycomb core of the blocker door. Each core insert is removably coupled with a respective opening of the plurality of openings such that each core insert is configured to form a respective cell of the plurality of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kevin O'Brien Gaw, Michael A. Nill, Garry Anthony Booker, Stephen R. Dark, Laura Fournier, Randy J. Grove, David John Barene, Jeston Lingelbach, Kory Shaffer, David W. Foutch, Michael H. Larson
  • COMPRESSION MOLDING ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR MOLDING A THERMOPLASTIC BLOCKER DOOR
    Publication number: 20180056554
    Abstract: A compression molding assembly for molding a honeycomb core, including a plurality of cells defined by a plurality of walls, of a blocker door is provided. The compression molding assembly includes a ram plate comprising a plurality of openings defined therethrough and a plurality of core inserts coupled to the ram plate such that the plurality of core inserts are configured to form the honeycomb core of the blocker door. Each core insert is removably coupled with a respective opening of the plurality of openings such that each core insert is configured to form a respective cell of the plurality of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin O'Brien Gaw, Michael A. Nill, Gary Anthony Booker, Stephen Dark, Laura Fournier, Randy J. Grove, David John Barene, Jeston Lingelbach, Kory Shaffer, David W. Foutch, Michael H. Larson