Patents by Inventor Michael J. Badgley

Michael J. Badgley 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).

  • Method of assembling panels and adhesively bonded joints used therein
    Patent number: 9073267
    Abstract: Panels are assembled using tab and slot joints. The panels are bonded together at the joints by injecting an adhesive through passageways in one of the panels into internal cavities formed between the tabs and the slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael J. Badgley, Aaron G. Coon
  • Apparatus and method for fabricating shear test coupons
    Patent number: 8043449
    Abstract: An apparatus for adhering coupons together for adhesive shear testing may include a first member, a second member, at least one alignment device, and at least one separation device. The first member may have at least one first member cavity for holding at least one first member coupon. The second member may have at least one second member cavity for holding an overlapping area of at least one second member coupon adjacent to and separate from the at least one first member coupon. The overlapping area of the at least one second member coupon may be adhered to the at least one first member coupon. The at least one alignment device may control a size of the overlapping area. The at least one separation device may control a separation distance between the overlapping area of the at least one second member coupon and the at least one first member coupon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Emily Przybelinski, Aaron Coon, Gary David Benham, Michael J. Badgley