Patents by Inventor Patrick Dunleavy

Patrick Dunleavy 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).

  • Patent number: 12214540
    Abstract: A method for continuously manufacturing a complex acoustic multi-element panel for an acoustic attenuation structure, the method including supplying a thermoplastic resin film at the entry of a stamping system including at least one pair of complementary cylinders, a heating of the thermoplastic resin film upstream of the entry of the stamping system, and a passage of the thermoplastic resin film between the at least one pair of complementary cylinders, the pair of complementary cylinders including a male cylinder with teeth radially protruding from the cylinder and a female cylinder with cavities on its radial surface, the cavities of the female cylinder being of shapes complementary to the shapes of the teeth of the male cylinder and a separation of the stamped film at the exit of the stamping system using a separator disposed at the exit of the stamping system between the stamped film and the female cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Nicolas Pierre Lanfant, Hugues Laurent Alglave, Patrick Dunleavy
  • Patent number: 12134919
    Abstract: A security apparatus for securing a portable electronic device for retail display includes a base assembly extending along a base assembly axis and structured to couple to a display fixture. The base assembly includes a base portion structured to move along the base assembly axis. A body extends along a body axis and is structured configured to couple to the base portion. A first securing member is coupled to the body and a second securing member is coupled to the body. At least one of the first and second securing members moves along the body axis relative to the body. The first and second securing members each include a device engagement portion structured to at least partially surround a portion of the portable electronic device. The base portion is structured to move the body along the base assembly axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Scorpion Security Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Franklyn W. Gulick, Gary R. Page, Patrick McEwen, Andy Bartoszewski, Patrick Dunleavy, Adam Bixby
  • Patent number: 12115734
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an acoustic panel by welding of at least two acoustic components made of thermoplastic material, a thermal gradient being applied on the acoustic components during the welding operation so as to apply a temperature higher than the glass transition or melting temperature of the material on the area to be welded and so as to apply a temperature lower than or equal to the geometric stabilization temperature of the material on the parts furthest from the area to be welded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Nicolas Pierre Lanfant, Hugues Laurent Alglave, Patrick Dunleavy
  • Publication number: 20240229516
    Abstract: A security apparatus for securing a portable electronic includes a base assembly and a body pivotally coupled to the base assembly. The body includes a first body portion including two retainers the each have first and second securing members. A first body support configured to slidably couple to the retainers. A second body portion includes first and second body portion elements. The body portion elements are configured to slidably mate with the retainer. When the first securing member is in an unlocked position, a width dimension of the body is enabled to be increased and decreased. When the second securing member is in an unlocked position, a height dimension of the body is enabled to be increased and decreased. When the first and second securing members are in a locked position, the width and height dimensions are inhibited from being increased, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Scorpion Security Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Franklyn W. Gulick, Gary R. Page, Patrick McEwen, Andy Bartoszewski, Patrick Dunleavy, Adam Bixby
  • Publication number: 20230252869
    Abstract: A utility security apparatus includes a body defining a first cavity, a second cavity and a third cavity. A security member including a first end fixedly secured in the third cavity, and an opposing second end. A lock assembly is structured to be at least partially positioned in the first cavity the lock assembly comprising a barrel operatively coupled to a lock pin. A movement of at least a portion of the barrel is configured to control a movement of the lock assembly between a locked position and an unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Scorpion Security Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Franklyn W. Gulick, JR., Patrick McEwen, Patrick Dunleavy, Gary R. Page
  • Publication number: 20230151647
    Abstract: A security apparatus for securing a portable electronic device for retail display includes a base assembly extending along a base assembly axis and structured to couple to a display fixture. The base assembly includes a base portion structured to move along the base assembly axis. A body extends along a body axis and is structured configured to couple to the base portion. A first securing member is coupled to the body and a second securing member is coupled to the body. At least one of the first and second securing members moves along the body axis relative to the body. The first and second securing members each include a device engagement portion structured to at least partially surround a portion of the portable electronic device. The base portion is structured to move the body along the base assembly axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Scorpion Security Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Franklyn W. Gulick, Gary R. Page, Patrick McEwen, Andy Bartoszewski, Patrick Dunleavy, Adam Bixby
  • Publication number: 20220307292
    Abstract: A security apparatus for securing a piece of sports equipment includes a housing and an extension having a first end that extends from the housing and a second end this is positioned within the housing. A lock assembly includes a barrel having a first end and a second end. A lock body is positioned within the housing and is operatively coupled to the barrel. When the lock assembly is in the locked state, the first end of the extension member engages a first portion of the piece of sports equipment, the lock body engages the second end of the extension member to inhibit axial movement of the extension member to secure the first portion of the piece of sports equipment against the extension member, and the lock body extends from the housing to engage a second portion of the piece of sports equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Scorpion Security Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Franklyn W. Gulick, JR., Gary R. Page, Patrick McEwen, Patrick Dunleavy, Andrew Bartoszewski, Grant William Gulick
  • Patent number: 11072432
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing of a part made of composite material including pre-compacting to a predetermined shape of a mixture of a first thermosetting resin with discontinuous long fibers so as to form a first preform, pre-curing the first preform until an intermediate conversion stage corresponding to a solidification of said first resin, contacting the first preform with a second preform including a fiber structure of continuous fibers impregnated with a second thermosetting resin, polymerizing the first and second preforms so as to form a part made of composite material including a body made of composite material including reinforcement made of continuous fibers consolidated by an organic matrix provided with a portion made of composite material including reinforcement made of discontinuous long fibers consolidated by an organic matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Robin Mandel, Patrick Dunleavy, Emilie Trousset
  • Patent number: 10016912
    Abstract: A single-piece woven fiber structure for fabricating an axisymmetric part of varying diameter made out of composite material, the fiber structure having a portion of frustoconical shape with a large diameter and a small diameter, the ratio between the large diameter and the small diameter being not less than 2. The fiber structure is formed by winding layers of warp and weft yarns that are woven on a mandrel having a profile that is defined as a function of the profile of the part to be fabricated with warp yarn take-up. For each layer of yarns, the weft yarns are angularly distributed on a single diameter in a zone of the large diameter of the portion of frustoconical shape and on at least two different diameters in a zone of the small diameter of the portion of frustoconical shape in order to form at least two superposed plies of weft yarns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignees: SAFRAN, AIRCELLE
    Inventors: Patrick Dunleavy, Bertrand Desjoyeaux
  • Patent number: 10017244
    Abstract: Provided is a method of fabricating a force transfer part including at least one lug made of composite material that is to receive a pin for making a pivot connection with another part. The method includes making a fiber preform for a main body of the part and making a preform for a reinforcing ring out of discontinuous long fibers, making the reinforcing ring preform to match the dimensions of at least one bore in the preform of the main body, inserting the reinforcing ring preform in the bore of the preform of the main body, and polymerizing the reinforcing ring and main body preforms in injection tooling. A force transfer part obtained by such a method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Robin Mandel, Patrick Dunleavy, Mathieu Renaud
  • Patent number: 9850939
    Abstract: A method for producing by pultrusion a hollow main body of a rotary movement transmission shaft made of a composite material, the method including: impregnating a reinforcement; arranging a reinforcing fabric around a pultrusion chuck to wrap the pultrusion chuck, the fabric including circumferential fibers arranged in planes orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the chuck; and then depositing the impregnated reinforcement around the reinforcing fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Cedric Thomas, Patrick Dunleavy, Wouter Balk
  • Patent number: 9726186
    Abstract: A method and system improving energy efficiency of a turbojet engine by optimizing rotating speed of a fan and operability of an engine, by freeing the fan from exclusive control of a low-pressure (LP) shaft by providing combined control with a high-pressure (HP) shaft when cruising power has been reached. The turbojet engine include at least one LP turbine and one HP turbine coupled to coaxial LP shafts and HP shafts, respectively, which can drive LP and HP compressors, respectively. The LP compressors include a fan that forms a first primary air-intake compression stage. The LP and HP shafts are mounted on one of two driving mechanisms, an inner ring gear, and a planet carrier for a planetary gear train for driving the fan, the HP shaft being mounted on a disengagement mechanism and the fan being coupled to the planetary gear train via an outer driven ring gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Richard Masson, Patrick Dunleavy, Jean-Pierre Serey
  • Patent number: 9387623
    Abstract: A method of fabricating an aircraft landing gear rocker beam comprising a body having a clevis (24) with two lugs (19, 21) parallel to a direction that is radial relative to the body, the method comprising the steps of: forming a first mandrel; applying one or more first braided fiber layers (11) on the first mandrel; fitting a second mandrel element on the assembly as constituted in this way, the second mandrel element extending between the two lugs (19, 21) of the clevis (24) that is to be formed; applying one or more second braided fiber layers (17) on the assembly as constituted in this way; injecting resin into the various layers (11, 17) and polymerizing the resin; and machining the resulting workpiece blank in order to cut away a region of the second braided layers (17) in order to separate the two lugs (19, 21) of the clevis (24) from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: MESSIER-BURGATTI-DOWTY
    Inventors: Richard Masson, Thierry Rougier, Patrick Dunleavy
  • Publication number: 20160114884
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of fabricating a force transfer part (100) including at least one lug (108) made of composite material that is to receive a pin for making a pivot connection with another part, the method comprising making a fiber preform for a main body of the part and making a preform for a reinforcing ring out of discontinuous long fibers, making the reinforcing ring preform to match the dimensions of at least one bore in the preform of the main body, inserting the reinforcing ring preform in the bore of the preform of the main body, and polymerizing the reinforcing ring and main body preforms in injection tooling. The invention also provides a force transfer part obtained by such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Robin MANDEL, Patrick Dunleavy, Mathieu Renaud
  • Patent number: 9321537
    Abstract: A beam for suspending a turboshaft engine from an aircraft structure, including a first attachment mechanism configured to be secured to the aircraft structure and at least one second attachment mechanism configured to be secured to the engine. The beam is at least partially made from a metal-matrix composite material including reinforcing fibers. In one embodiment, the beam takes a form of a circle arc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Patrick Dunleavy, Guillaume Lefort, Richard Masson, Thibaut Francois Roux, Guilhem Seize
  • Patent number: 9127337
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a mechanical component, and winding device to implementing the method. The component includes at least one insert of metal matrix composite, within which matrix ceramic fibers extend, the composite insert obtained from a plurality of coated filaments each including a ceramic fiber coated with a metal sheath. The method manufactures an insert preform by winding a bonded lap or bundle of coated filaments about a cylindrical component. At least some of the winding is performed in at least one rectilinear direction. The method further inserts the insert preform in a first container; performs hot isostatic compaction of the first container; and machines the first container to form a rectilinear insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignees: SNECMA, MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY
    Inventors: Patrick Dunleavy, Jean-Michel Patrick Maurice Franchet, Gilles Charles Casimir Klein, Richard Masson
  • Patent number: 9056431
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a fitting connected to a body. The fitting has an engagement portion including a channel formed into a peripheral surface of it and an axis. The body includes an axial layer provided around at least some of the peripheral surface of the engagement portion of the end fitting and a hoop layer provided around the axial layer at a location corresponding to at least some of the channel so as to urge at least some of the axial layer into a portion of the channel. The channel is arranged such that at least some of it defines a pathway that is non-orthogonal with respect to the axis of the fitting, such that at least some of the surface area of the channel defines a load bearing surface for the transfer of torque between the fitting and body when a rotational force is applied to one of them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignees: MESSIER-DOWTY LIMITED, MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY
    Inventors: David Bond, Paul Trowbridge, Andrew Smith, Richard Masson, Patrick Dunleavy
  • Patent number: 8980032
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an arm (16) in composite material, this arm comprising a main body incorporating a bearing (22) designed to receive a shaft passing through it transversely, this method comprising the steps of: manufacturing a hub (11) by winding reinforcing fibers around a generally tubular support (12); manufacturing at least one sleeve (14); attaching the hub (11) to one end of the sleeve (14) and transversely to the sleeve (14) in order to form a mandrel; applying one or more layers of braided reinforcing fibers (21) around this mandrel with a machine for braiding reinforcing fibers (19); injecting and polymerizing resin into the layer or layers of braided fibers (21). The invention applies notably to an arm forming an undercarriage rocker arm of an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Messier-Bugatti-Dowty
    Inventors: Richard Masson, Patrick Dunleavy
  • Patent number: 8920935
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a mechanical component, a mechanical component thus obtained, and a winding device designed for implementing the method of manufacture. The mechanical component includes at least one insert made of metal matrix composite, within which matrix ceramic fibers extend, the composite insert being obtained from a plurality of coated filaments each including a ceramic fiber coated with a metal sheath, the method including manufacturing at least one insert by winding a bonded lap or bundle of coated filaments about a component of revolution. At least some of the winding is performed in a rectilinear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignees: SNECMA, Messier-Bugatti-Dowty
    Inventors: Patrick Dunleavy, Jean-Michel Patrick Maurice Franchet, Gilles Charles Casimir Klein, Richard Masson
  • Patent number: 8869397
    Abstract: A method reinforcing an axisymmetric annular metal part by including a winding of composite material. A metal blank for the part is prepared, a cavity is formed therein that opens out into a coaxial inside face thereof, and that presents a right cross-section of axial extent that decreases from the inside towards the outside, a reinforcing yarn is wound in the cavity, the cavity is closed, the assembly is subjected to a hot isostatic compression process, and the blank is machined to obtain a final part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Messier-Bugatti-Dowty
    Inventors: Patrick Dunleavy, Jean-Michel Patrick Maurice Franchet, Gilles Charles Casimir Klein, Richard Masson