Patents by Inventor Michael A. Noel

Michael A. Noel 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).

  • Publication number: 20240351297
    Abstract: A scrap collection assembly for use with a fiber placement machine, including a scrap bin configured to receive scrap pieces of composite tape; a first roller assembly, including a roller configured to engage one side of a scrap piece of composite tape, coupled to the scrap bin; a second roller assembly, including another roller configured to engage an opposite side of the scrap piece of composite tape, coupled to the scrap bin, such that the rollers move to engage opposite sides of the scrap piece, pull the scrap piece from a fiber placement machine, and deposit the scrap piece in the scrap bin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventor: Michael A. Noel
  • Patent number: 8919410
    Abstract: A fiber placement system for producing small sized flat laminates having a length and width that extends in the X and Y axes, and a constant height measured in the Z-axis includes a fixed creel for delivering fiber used by the system, and a fixed bracket attached to the creel. A fiber placement head is supported by the fixed bracket and a movable table for supporting a tool is positioned under the fiber placement head. The fiber placement head is fixed in the X, Y, and Z-axis during the application of fiber to the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Fives Machining Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall A. Kappesser, Michael A. Noel, Richard A. Curless, Daniel D. Janka
  • Publication number: 20130233471
    Abstract: A fiber placement system for producing small sized flat laminates having a length and width that extends in the X and Y axes, and a constant height measured in the Z-axis includes a fixed creel for delivering fiber used by the system, and a fixed bracket attached to the creel. A fiber placement head is supported by the fixed bracket and a movable table for supporting a tool is positioned under the fiber placement head. The fiber placement head is fixed in the X, Y, and Z-axis during the application of fiber to the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Randall A. Kappesser, Michael A. Noel, Richard A. Curless, Daniel D. Janka
  • Patent number: 7432729
    Abstract: A method and system of testing an electronic device can be performed by estimating the die temperature using correlation data previously collected for other electronic devices. In one embodiment, correlation data can include (1) die temperatures measured and (2) currents drawn by the electronic devices, testing voltages for the electronic devices, or powers consumed by the electronic devices during the testing. The correlation data can be used to generate an equation or be stored in a table. A method of testing a subsequent electronic device can include testing the subsequent electronic device. The method can also include estimating a die temperature for the subsequent electronic device during testing, wherein the die temperature can be estimated at least in part using a current drawn by the subsequent electronic device, a testing voltage for the subsequent electronic device, or a power consumed by the subsequent electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Noel, Douglas R. Grover