Patents by Inventor Robert D. Washington

Robert D. Washington 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).

  • Method and apparatus for rapidly generating aerospace tools
    Patent number: 8178033
    Abstract: A method and apparatus may be present for manufacturing. A shell may be formed having a support structure located in a cavity in which the shell and the support structure may be formed using an additive manufacturing system from a design of a tool. The cavity of the shell may be filled with a filler material through an opening in the shell. The shell may be cured with the filler material to form the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David M. Dietrich, John G. Macke, Jr., Robert D. Washington
  • Method and Apparatus for Rapidly Generating Aerospace Tools
    Publication number: 20100314794
    Abstract: A method and apparatus may be present for manufacturing. A shell may be formed having a support structure located in a cavity in which the shell and the support structure may be formed using an additive manufacturing system from a design of a tool. The cavity of the shell may be filled with a filler material through an opening in the shell. The shell may be cured with the filler material to form the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David M. Dietrich, John G. Macke, JR., Robert D. Washington