Patents by Inventor Matthias Van Hove

Matthias Van Hove 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 producing a composite shell element, composite shell element, means of transport and use
    Patent number: 9452561
    Abstract: Systems and methods for fabrication of composite shell elements and to the assembly of large scale structures comprising such composite shell elements are provided. The composite shell elements comprise two regions in which the resin is cured to different levels. As a consequence, the flexibility of the first region is greater than the flexibility of the second region. Since the first region defines a bending line, the composite shell element can be deformed along the bending line during assembly of the large scale structure. Thus, tolerances in fabrication of the composite shell elements may be compensated for in a time-efficient manner without the need for applying a shimming process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Robert Alexander Goehlich, Matthias Van Hove
  • METHOD OF PRODUCING A COMPOSITE SHELL ELEMENT, COMPOSITE SHELL ELEMENT, MEANS OF TRANSPORT AND USE
    Publication number: 20140134377
    Abstract: Systems and methods for fabrication of composite shell elements and to the assembly of large scale structures comprising such composite shell elements are provided. The composite shell elements comprise two regions in which the resin is cured to different levels. As a consequence, the flexibility of the first region is greater than the flexibility of the second region. Since the first region defines a bending line, the composite shell element can be deformed along the bending line during assembly of the large scale structure. Thus, tolerances in fabrication of the composite shell elements may be compensated for in a time-efficient manner without the need for applying a shimming process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Robert Alexander Goehlich, Matthias Van Hove