Patents by Inventor Laura Liou

Laura Liou 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).

  • Method of forming a cure tool and method of forming a textured surface using a cure tool
    Patent number: 11047239
    Abstract: A method of making a master cure tool for applying a texture to an aerodynamic surface includes the steps of: providing a foil which is metallic and has a textured surface; applying the foil to a forming surface of a rigid forming tool which is compound curved, and plastically deforming the foil to conform to the forming surface, so as to define a foil layer; annealing the foil layer using heat or a combination of heat and pressure; and bonding the foil layer to a support body, thereby defining the master cure tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hannah Rice James, Kenneth Paul Zarnoch, Wendy Wenling Lin, Scott Michael Miller, Laura Liou
  • METHOD OF FORMING A CURE TOOL AND METHOD OF FORMING A TEXTURED SURFACE USING A CURE TOOL
    Publication number: 20200173285
    Abstract: A method of making a master cure tool for applying a texture to an aerodynamic surface includes the steps of: providing a foil which is metallic and has a textured surface; applying the foil to a forming surface of a rigid forming tool which is compound curved, and plastically deforming the foil to conform to the forming surface, so as to define a foil layer; annealing the foil layer using heat or a combination of heat and pressure; and bonding the foil layer to a support body, thereby defining the master cure tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Hannah Rice James, Kenneth Paul Zarnoch, Wendy Wenling Lin, Scott Michael Miller, Laura Liou