Patents by Inventor Michael A. Epton

Michael A. Epton 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).

  • Lamination parameter-based method for optimal design and manufacturing options
    Patent number: 10183449
    Abstract: A design process that uses lamination parameter inversion to generate a set of baseline layups having desired stiffness properties. Then the underdetermined Newton's method can be applied to explore solution manifolds describing alternative designs having similar if not identical stiffness properties. The manifold of solutions can be methodically examined to find those with desirable properties. Desirable properties include those that have been traditionally captured by design rules or those that improve manufacturability. Combining lamination parameters as design variables with lamination parameter inversion provides an efficient optimization process for non-traditional laminates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mostafa Rassaian, Michael A. Epton, Evin J. Cramer, Vladimir Balabanov, Olaf Weckner
  • Lamination Parameter-Based Method for Optimal Design and Manufacturing Options
    Publication number: 20170087779
    Abstract: A design process that uses lamination parameter inversion to generate a set of baseline layups having desired stiffness properties. Then the underdetermined Newton's method can be applied to explore solution manifolds describing alternative designs having similar if not identical stiffness properties. The manifold of solutions can be methodically examined to find those with desirable properties. Desirable properties include those that have been traditionally captured by design rules or those that improve manufacturability. Combining lamination parameters as design variables with lamination parameter inversion provides an efficient optimization process for non-traditional laminates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Mostafa Rassaian, Michael A. Epton, Evin J. Cramer, Vladimir Balabanov, Olaf Weckner