Patents by Inventor Randy A. Card

Randy A. Card 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).

  • Friction stir weld plugs and methods of using thereof
    Patent number: 9409253
    Abstract: In one aspect of the disclosure, an article for filling an opening in an object includes a plug having a body, a first flange, and a second flange. The plug has a trailing end. The first flange is in contact with the body and extends away from the body. The second flange is in contact with the first flange and extends away from the first flange and the body. The second flange is configured to deform toward the body upon installation of the plug into the opening. This deformation of the second flange rotationally and translationally secures the plug in the opening and consolidates the plug in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mike P. Matlack, Amy M. Helvey, Randy A. Card
  • FRICTION STIR WELD PLUGS AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160136754
    Abstract: In one aspect of the disclosure, an article for filling an opening in an object includes a plug having a body, a first flange, and a second flange. The plug has a trailing end. The first flange is in contact with the body and extends away from the body. The second flange is in contact with the first flange and extends away from the first flange and the body. The second flange is configured to deform toward the body upon installation of the plug into the opening. This deformation of the second flange rotationally and translationally secures the plug in the opening and consolidates the plug in the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mike P. Matlack, Amy M. Helvey, Randy A. Card
  • Friction stir weld plugs and methods of using thereof
    Patent number: 9272362
    Abstract: In one aspect of the disclosure, an article for filling an opening in an object includes a plug having a body, a first flange, and a second flange. The plug has a trailing end. The first flange is in contact with the body and extends away from the body. The second flange is in contact with the first flange and extends away from the first flange and the body. The second flange is configured to deform toward the body upon installation of the plug into the opening. This deformation of the second flange rotationally and translationally secures the plug in the opening and consolidates the plug in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mike P. Matlack, Amy M. Helvey, Randy A. Card
  • FRICTION STIR WELD PLUGS AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150231733
    Abstract: In one aspect of the disclosure, an article for filling an opening in an object includes a plug having a body, a first flange, and a second flange. The plug has a trailing end. The first flange is in contact with the body and extends away from the body. The second flange is in contact with the first flange and extends away from the first flange and the body. The second flange is configured to deform toward the body upon installation of the plug into the opening. This deformation of the second flange rotationally and translationally secures the plug in the opening and consolidates the plug in the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mike P. Matlack, Amy M. Helvey, Randy A. Card
  • Friction stir weld plugs and methods of using thereof
    Patent number: 9056370
    Abstract: In one aspect of the disclosure, an article for filling an opening in an object includes a plug having a body, a first flange, and a second flange. The plug has a trailing end. The first flange is in contact with the body and extends away from the body. The second flange is in contact with the first flange and extends away from the first flange and the body. The second flange is configured to deform toward the body upon installation of the plug into the opening. This deformation of the second flange rotationally and translationally secures the plug in the opening and consolidates the plug in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mike P. Matlack, Amy M. Helvey, Randy A. Card