Patents by Inventor Michael A. Nill

Michael A. Nill 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).

  • Single-piece extended laminar flow inlet lipskin
    Patent number: 10766626
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for forming metal workpieces made from a heat-treatable metal that has been shaped and tempered according to specified protocols that facilitate formation of large contoured unitary metal structures having welds that are retained in the finished structure, and finished metal structures made according to such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Luis Leon, Michael Nill, Pradip K. Saha, Carol S. Oliver, Ricole A. Johnson
  • Compression molding assembly and methods for molding a thermoplastic blocker door
    Patent number: 10406729
    Abstract: A compression molding assembly for molding a honeycomb core, including a plurality of cells defined by a plurality of walls, of a blocker door is provided. The compression molding assembly includes a ram plate comprising a plurality of openings defined therethrough and a plurality of core inserts coupled to the ram plate such that the plurality of core inserts are configured to form the honeycomb core of the blocker door. Each core insert is removably coupled with a respective opening of the plurality of openings such that each core insert is configured to form a respective cell of the plurality of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kevin O'Brien Gaw, Michael A. Nill, Garry Anthony Booker, Stephen R. Dark, Laura Fournier, Randy J. Grove, David John Barene, Jeston Lingelbach, Kory Shaffer, David W. Foutch, Michael H. Larson
  • Single-Piece Extended Laminar Flow Inlet Lipskin
    Publication number: 20180339783
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for forming metal workpieces made from a heat-treatable metal that has been shaped and tempered according to specified protocols that facilitate formation of large contoured unitary metal structures having welds that are retained in the finished structure, and finished metal structures made according to such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Luis Leon, Michael Nill, Pradip K. Saha, Carol S. Oliver, Ricole A. Johnson
  • COMPRESSION MOLDING ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR MOLDING A THERMOPLASTIC BLOCKER DOOR
    Publication number: 20180056554
    Abstract: A compression molding assembly for molding a honeycomb core, including a plurality of cells defined by a plurality of walls, of a blocker door is provided. The compression molding assembly includes a ram plate comprising a plurality of openings defined therethrough and a plurality of core inserts coupled to the ram plate such that the plurality of core inserts are configured to form the honeycomb core of the blocker door. Each core insert is removably coupled with a respective opening of the plurality of openings such that each core insert is configured to form a respective cell of the plurality of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin O'Brien Gaw, Michael A. Nill, Gary Anthony Booker, Stephen Dark, Laura Fournier, Randy J. Grove, David John Barene, Jeston Lingelbach, Kory Shaffer, David W. Foutch, Michael H. Larson