Patents by Inventor Michael F. Stola

Michael F. Stola 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).

  • Strain Isolation Layer Assemblies and Methods
    Publication number: 20130104966
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided a strain isolation layer assembly. The assembly has a rigid solar layer; a strain isolation layer having a discontinuous configuration, a vertical rigidity, and a horizontal shear flexibility; and an underlying substrate layer. The strain isolation layer is coupled between the rigid solar layer and the underlying substrate layer to form a strain isolation layer assembly, such that the strain isolation layer isolates the rigid solar layer to reduce one or more strains induced on the rigid solar layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Robert Erik Grip, Blaine Knight Rawdon, Tab Hunter Crooks, Michael F. Stola