Patents by Inventor Manning James Scarfe

Manning James Scarfe 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).

  • Ply location templates for double diaphragm vacuum bagging systems
    Patent number: 10875264
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for securing laminates to mandrels. One embodiment is a method for facilitating layup of preforms, the method including selecting a mandrel that includes at least one receptacle, disposing a first vacuum bag atop the mandrel that covers the receptacle, selecting a Ply Location Template (PLT) that includes a securement element, aligning a portion of the securement element with the receptacle, pressing the portion of the securement element downward into the first vacuum bag and driving the portion of the securement element into the receptacle, and abutting a preform against the PLT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Keith Edward Baddock, Peter Lucas Heintz, Manning James Scarfe
  • Ply location templates for double diaphragm vacuum bagging systems
    Patent number: 10875263
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for securing laminates to mandrels. One embodiment is a method for facilitating layup of preforms, the method including selecting a mandrel that includes at least one receptacle, disposing a first vacuum bag atop the mandrel that covers the receptacle, selecting a Ply Location Template (PLT) that includes a securement element, aligning a portion of the securement element with the receptacle, pressing the portion of the securement element downward into the first vacuum bag and driving the portion of the securement element into the receptacle, and abutting a preform against the PLT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Keith Edward Baddock, Peter Lucas Heintz, Manning James Scarfe
  • PLY LOCATION TEMPLATES FOR DOUBLE DIAPHRAGM VACUUM BAGGING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190389157
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for securing laminates to mandrels. One embodiment is a method for facilitating layup of preforms, the method including selecting a mandrel that includes at least one receptacle, disposing a first vacuum bag atop the mandrel that covers the receptacle, selecting a Ply Location Template (PLT) that includes a securement element, aligning a portion of the securement element with the receptacle, pressing the portion of the securement element downward into the first vacuum bag and driving the portion of the securement element into the receptacle, and abutting a preform against the PLT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Keith Edward Baddock, Peter Lucas Heintz, Manning James Scarfe
  • PLY LOCATION TEMPLATES FOR DOUBLE DIAPHRAGM VACUUM BAGGING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190389155
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for securing laminates to mandrels. One embodiment is a method for facilitating layup of preforms, the method including selecting a mandrel that includes at least one receptacle, disposing a first vacuum bag atop the mandrel that covers the receptacle, selecting a Ply Location Template (PLT) that includes a securement element, aligning a portion of the securement element with the receptacle, pressing the portion of the securement element downward into the first vacuum bag and driving the portion of the securement element into the receptacle, and abutting a preform against the PLT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Keith Edward Baddock, Peter Lucas Heintz, Manning James Scarfe