Patents by Inventor Michael John Gamble

Michael John Gamble 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).

  • Laminate composite wing structures
    Patent number: 10040537
    Abstract: A wing may include a wing skin, a laminate composite first stringer, a rib, and at least one fastener. A majority of the first stringer may be characterized by a stacked plurality of generally planar plies of reinforcement material structurally joined as a stack to an interior surface of the wing skin and extending generally parallel to the interior surface and a span-wise direction of the wing along a substantial portion of the interior surface. The first stringer may have a generally solid trapezoidal cross section when viewed in a plane that is generally perpendicular to the span-wise direction. The rib may be positioned adjacent the interior surface, and may extend generally perpendicular to the span-wise direction. The trapezoidal cross section may be interfaced with the rib flange. The fastener may extend through the wing skin, the trapezoidal cross section, and the rib flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jordan Charles, William M. Sampedro-Thompson, Jessica L. Watkins, Ryan Christopher Roache, Michael John Gamble, Tyler W. Downey, Wendell C. K. Choy, Gregory M. Santini
  • LAMINATE COMPOSITE WING STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20160207607
    Abstract: A wing may include a wing skin, a laminate composite first stringer, a rib, and at least one fastener. A majority of the first stringer may be characterized by a stacked plurality of generally planar plies of reinforcement material structurally joined as a stack to an interior surface of the wing skin and extending generally parallel to the interior surface and a span-wise direction of the wing along a substantial portion of the interior surface. The first stringer may have a generally solid trapezoidal cross section when viewed in a plane that is generally perpendicular to the span-wise direction. The rib may be positioned adjacent the interior surface, and may extend generally perpendicular to the span-wise direction. The trapezoidal cross section may be interfaced with the rib flange. The fastener may extend through the wing skin, the trapezoidal cross section, and the rib flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jordan Charles, William M. Sampedro-Thompson, Jessica L. Watkins, Ryan Christopher Roache, Michael John Gamble, Tyler W. Downey, Wendell C.K. Choy, Gregory M. Santini