Patents by Inventor Megan Elizabeth Bliss

Megan Elizabeth Bliss 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).

  • Elongated elastomeric parts and mandrels for facilitating removal of elongated elastomeric parts formed thereon
    Patent number: 10040221
    Abstract: A mandrel configured to facilitate release of an elastomeric part cured thereon may comprise an elongated body having an outer surface, an internal cavity formed in the elongated body, and a passage providing fluid communication between the internal cavity and the outer surface of the body. The passage may be dimensioned so as to permit a flow of a fluid from the internal cavity to the outer surface of the body and to preclude a flow of an uncured elastomer into the passage. The flow of the fluid from the internal cavity to the outer surface may cause the fluid to intervene between the outer surface of the mandrel and the elastomeric part to facilitate the release of the elastomeric part from the mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: William H. Ingram, Jr., Jesse M. Havens, Megan Elizabeth Bliss
  • Elongated Elastomeric Parts and Mandrels for Facilitating Removal of Elongated Elastomeric Parts Formed Thereon
    Publication number: 20170106569
    Abstract: A mandrel configured to facilitate release of an elastomeric part cured thereon may comprise an elongated body having an outer surface, an internal cavity formed in the elongated body, and a passage providing fluid communication between the internal cavity and the outer surface of the body. The passage may be dimensioned so as to permit a flow of a fluid from the internal cavity to the outer surface of the body and to preclude a flow of an uncured elastomer into the passage. The flow of the fluid from the internal cavity to the outer surface may cause the fluid to intervene between the outer surface of the mandrel and the elastomeric part to facilitate the release of the elastomeric part from the mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: William H. Ingram, JR., Jesse M. Havens, Megan Elizabeth Bliss