Patents by Inventor Leo E. Dondlinger

Leo E. Dondlinger 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).

  • Edge preparation for laser welding
    Patent number: 11311969
    Abstract: Provided is a laser-weld manufacturing method. The method includes: providing a first component and a second component that are separated from one another by a gap, the gap having a depth and a width and at least one of the first component and the second component having a sacrificial edge-tab; exposing the sacrificial edge-tab to laser energy, the laser energy being sufficient to melt at least a portion of the sacrificial edge-tab; forming a melt-pool in the gap between the first component and the second component, the melt-pool including material from the melted portion of the sacrificial edge-tab; and solidifying the melt-pool to form a weld that joins the first component and the second component together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Tristan E. Lee, Frederick W. Buldhaupt, Leo E. Dondlinger
  • EDGE PREPARATION FOR LASER WELDING
    Publication number: 20170129050
    Abstract: Provided is a laser-weld manufacturing method. The method includes: providing a first component and a second component that are separated from one another by a gap, the gap having a depth and a width and at least one of the first component and the second component having a sacrificial edge-tab; exposing the sacrificial edge-tab to laser energy, the laser energy being sufficient to melt at least a portion of the sacrificial edge-tab; forming a melt-pool in the gap between the first component and the second component, the melt-pool including material from the melted portion of the sacrificial edge-tab; and solidifying the melt-pool to form a weld that joins the first component and the second component together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Tristan E. Lee, Frederick W. Buldhaupt, Leo E. Dondlinger
  • Automated fiber placement including layup mandrel tool
    Patent number: 8714226
    Abstract: A system comprises an automated fiber placement (AFP) machine and a layup mandrel tool supported by the AFP machine. The mandrel tool includes a truss core and a plurality of mandrel panels attached to the truss core to form a layup surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Simon D. Senibi, Mostafa Rassaian, Richard N. Huizenga, Gilbert L. Lewis, Jeffery L. Waugh, Leo E. Dondlinger
  • AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT INCLUDING LAYUP MANDREL TOOL
    Publication number: 20130220521
    Abstract: A system comprises an automated fiber placement (AFP) machine and a layup mandrel tool supported by the AFP machine. The mandrel tool includes a truss core and a plurality of mandrel panels attached to the truss core to form a layup surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Simon D. Senibi, Mostafa Rassaian, Richard N. Huizenga, Gilbert L. Lewis, Jeffery L. Waugh, Leo E. Dondlinger