Patents by Inventor Patrick Ulysse

Patrick Ulysse 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).

  • Structural members having improved resistance to fatigue crack growth
    Patent number: 6974633
    Abstract: An extruded structural member having improved damage tolerance containing a base section (6); a stiffening section having at least one pair of structural stiffeners (10), the structural stiffeners integral with the base section (6) and projecting outwardly thereof; and at least one intra-stiffener (90) area positioned between the pair of structural stiffeners (10), the intra-stiffener area (90) having a microstructure with intentionally increased amounts of fiber texture to reduce the rate of fatigue crack growth in the extruded structural member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew D. Garratt, Gary H. Bray, Diana K. Denzer, Patrick Ulysse
  • STRUCTURAL MEMBERS HAVING IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH
    Publication number: 20050241735
    Abstract: An extruded structural member having improved damage tolerance containing a base section (6); a stiffening section having at least one pair of structural stiffeners (10), the structural stiffeners integral with the base section (6) and projecting outwardly thereof; and at least one intra-stiffener (90) area positioned between the pair of structural stiffeners (10), the intra-stiffener area (90) having a microstructure with intentionally increased amounts of fiber texture to reduce the rate of fatigue crack growth in the extruded structural member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Matthew Garratt, Gary Bray, Diana Denzer, Patrick Ulysse
  • Structural members having improved resistance to fatigue crack growth
    Publication number: 20030226935
    Abstract: An extruded structural member having improved damage tolerance. The structural member comprising: a base section; a rib stiffening section having at least one pair of structural ribs, the structural ribs integral with the base section and projecting outwardly thereof; and at least one intra-rib area positioned between the pair of structural ribs, the intra-rib area having a microstructure with intentionally increased amounts of fiber texture to reduce the rate of fatigue crack growth in the extruded structural member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Matthew D. Garratt, Gary H. Bray, Diana K. Denzer, Patrick Ulysse