Patents by Inventor Michael D. Borgman

Michael D. Borgman 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).

  • System and method for repairing composite parts
    Patent number: 8218852
    Abstract: A composite repair system and method for assisting in the repair of a cured composite part in which a damaged portion has been cut out and removed, exposing a plurality of composite plies and their corresponding composite ply edges. The composite repair system may comprise a light source to illuminate the ply edges, an image capturing device to obtain an image of the ply edges, and a computing device for processing the image of the ply edges and creating a map of the ply edges based on the image. The map may be used to manufacture filler plies having peripheral edges shaped to correspond with the composite ply edges for replacing the damaged portion of the composite part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Paul Cork, Michael D. Borgman, Darin C. Wiley, Richard Jacobs
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING COMPOSITE PARTS
    Publication number: 20080281554
    Abstract: A composite repair system and method for assisting in the repair of a cured composite part in which a damaged portion has been cut out and removed, exposing a plurality of composite plies and their corresponding composite ply edges. The composite repair system may comprise a light source to illuminate the ply edges, an image capturing device to obtain an image of the ply edges, and a computing device for processing the image of the ply edges and creating a map of the ply edges based on the image. The map may be used to manufacture filler plies having peripheral edges shaped to correspond with the composite ply edges for replacing the damaged portion of the composite part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Glen Paul Cork, Michael D. Borgman, Darin C. Wiley, Richard Jacobs