Patents by Inventor RACHEL CARDIN

RACHEL CARDIN 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).

  • Composite structural panels and aircraft fuselages
    Patent number: 8985514
    Abstract: Structural panel assemblies include first and second composite panels positioned in edgewise alignment, with at least one tab extending from a mating edge of the first panel and including an exterior surface in facing registration with a corresponding portion of an interior surface of the second composite panel. The corresponding portion includes a recessed area to interfit with the tab or is otherwise configured to receive the tab. The exterior surface of the tab is spaced from the corresponding portion, to receive a bonding material therebetween for bonding the composite panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Rachel Cardin
  • COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL PANELS AND AIRCRAFT FUSELAGES
    Publication number: 20140224932
    Abstract: Structural panel assemblies include first and second composite panels positioned in edgewise alignment, with at least one tab extending from a mating edge of the first panel and including an exterior surface in facing registration with a corresponding portion of an interior surface of the second composite panel. The corresponding portion includes a recessed area to interfit with the tab or is otherwise configured to receive the tab. The exterior surface of the tab is spaced from the corresponding portion, to receive a bonding material therebetween for bonding the composite panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: RACHEL CARDIN