Patents by Inventor Michael P. Renieri
Michael P. Renieri 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).
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Patent number: 9724891Abstract: A beaded composite panel is fabricated using composite plies. An opening is formed in each of plies, and each ply is laid up on a bead feature and drawn down over the bead feature in the area of the opening so as to widen the opening into a gap allowing the ply to conform to the contour of the bead feature. Patches are fabricated and placed on the plies overlying over the openings. The laid-up plies are compacted and cured.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Steven J. Burpo, Michael P. Renieri, Nicholas B. Segobiano, Neal A. Froeschner
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Publication number: 20150079338Abstract: A beaded composite panel is fabricated using composite plies. An opening is formed in each of plies, and each ply is laid up on a bead feature and drawn down over the bead feature in the area of the opening so as to widen the opening into a gap allowing the ply to conform to the contour of the bead feature. Patches are fabricated and placed on the plies overlying over the openings. The laid-up plies are compacted and cured.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Steven J. Burpo, Michael P. Renieri, Nicholas B. Segobiano, Neal A. Froeschner
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Patent number: 8916253Abstract: A beaded composite panel is fabricated using composite plies. An opening is formed in each of plies, and each ply is laid up on a bead feature and drawn down over the bead feature in the area of the opening so as to widen the opening into a gap allowing the ply to conform to the contour of the bead feature. Patches are fabricated and placed on the plies overlying over the openings. The laid-up plies are compacted and cured.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2011Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Steven J. Burpo, Michael P. Renieri, Nicholas B. Segobiano, Neal A. Froeschner
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Patent number: 8583271Abstract: An apparatus may comprise a nondestructive evaluation system and a cutting system. The nondestructive evaluation system may be configured to inspect a processed portion of a structure. The nondestructive evaluation system may be configured to determine whether an inconsistency is present in the processed portion. The nondestructive evaluation system may also be configured to generate information about a location of the inconsistency. The cutting system may be configured to cut a number of parts out of the processed portion of the structure in which the inconsistency may be at least substantially excluded from the number of parts.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2009Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Roger W. Engelbart, Steven J. Burpo, Michael P. Renieri
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Patent number: 8403586Abstract: A determinant assembly feature for a joint assembly and a method of assembly therefor. The joint assembly includes a structure and a web connected thereto. The structure includes a base, a pair of legs extending from the base to define a channel, and one or more location control receiving elements in either leg. The web includes a thickness control element and one or more location control elements correspondingly matched to the location control receiving elements. The method includes providing a structure comprising a base, a pair of legs extending from the base to define a channel and one or more location control receiving elements in either leg; providing a web comprising one or more location control elements and a thickness control element; and inserting the web into the structure, wherein the one or more location control elements is correspondingly matched to the one or more location control receiving elements.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2011Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Jeffrey H. Wood, Michael P. Renieri, Thomas R. Berkel
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Publication number: 20110311778Abstract: A beaded composite panel is fabricated using composite plies. An opening is formed in each of plies, and each ply is laid up on a bead feature and drawn down over the bead feature in the area of the opening so as to widen the opening into a gap allowing the ply to conform to the contour of the bead feature. Patches are fabricated and placed on the plies overlying over the openings. The laid-up plies are compacted and cured.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Steven J. Burpo, Michael P. Renieri, Nicholas B. Segobiano, Neal A. Froeschner
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Patent number: 8052826Abstract: A beaded composite panel is fabricated using composite plies. An opening is formed in each of plies, and each ply is laid up on a bead feature and drawn down over the bead feature in the area of the opening so as to widen the opening into a gap allowing the ply to conform to the contour of the bead feature. Patches are fabricated and placed on the plies overlying over the openings. The laid-up plies are compacted and cured.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Steven J. Burpo, Michael P. Renieri, Nicholas B. Segobiano, Neal A. Froeschner
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Publication number: 20110123254Abstract: A determinant assembly feature for a joint assembly and a method of assembly therefor. The joint assembly includes a structure and a web connected thereto. The structure includes a base, a pair of legs extending from the base to define a channel, and one or more location control receiving elements in either leg. The web includes a thickness control element and one or more location control elements correspondingly matched to the location control receiving elements. The method includes providing a structure comprising a base, a pair of legs extending from the base to define a channel and one or more location control receiving elements in either leg; providing a web comprising one or more location control elements and a thickness control element; and inserting the web into the structure, wherein the one or more location control elements is correspondingly matched to the one or more location control receiving elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2011Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Jeffrey H. Wood, Michael P. Renieri, Thomas R. Berkel
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Patent number: 7914223Abstract: A determinant assembly feature for a joint assembly and a method of assembly therefor. The joint assembly includes a structure and a web connected thereto. The structure includes a base, a pair of legs extending from the base to define a channel, and one or more location control receiving elements in either leg. The web includes a thickness control element and one or more location control elements correspondingly matched to the location control receiving elements. The method includes providing a structure comprising a base, a pair of legs extending from the base to define a channel and one or more location control receiving elements in either leg; providing a web comprising one or more location control elements and a thickness control element; and inserting the web into the structure, wherein the one or more location control elements is correspondingly matched to the one or more location control receiving elements.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2009Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Jeffrey H. Wood, Michael P. Renieri, Thomas R. Berkel
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Publication number: 20100247838Abstract: A beaded composite panel is fabricated using composite plies. An opening is formed in each of plies, and each ply is laid up on a bead feature and drawn down over the bead feature in the area of the opening so as to widen the opening into a gap allowing the ply to conform to the contour of the bead feature. Patches are fabricated and placed on the plies overlying over the openings. The laid-up plies are compacted and cured.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Steven J. Burpo, Michael P. Renieri, Nicholas B. Segobiano, Neal A. Froeschner
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Publication number: 20100234977Abstract: An apparatus may comprise a nondestructive evaluation system and a cutting system. The nondestructive evaluation system may be configured to inspect a processed portion of a structure. The nondestructive evaluation system may be configured to determine whether an inconsistency is present in the processed portion. The nondestructive evaluation system may also be configured to generate information about a location of the inconsistency. The cutting system may be configured to cut a number of parts out of the processed portion of the structure in which the inconsistency may be at least substantially excluded from the number of parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2009Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Roger W. Engelbart, Steven J. Burpo, Michael P. Renieri
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Publication number: 20090123225Abstract: A determinant assembly feature for a joint assembly and a method of assembly therefor. The joint assembly includes a structure and a web connected thereto. The structure includes a base, a pair of legs extending from the base to define a channel, and one or more location control receiving elements in either leg. The web includes a thickness control element and one or more location control elements correspondingly matched to the location control receiving elements. The method includes providing a structure comprising a base, a pair of legs extending from the base to define a channel and one or more location control receiving elements in either leg; providing a web comprising one or more location control elements and a thickness control element; and inserting the web into the structure, wherein the one or more location control elements is correspondingly matched to the one or more location control receiving elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2009Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventors: JEFFREY H. WOOD, Michael P. Renieri, Thomas R. Berkel