Patents by Inventor Robert S. Funk

Robert S. Funk 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 INTERSECTION REINFORCEMENT
    Publication number: 20140079906
    Abstract: An assembly and method for manufacturing a composite reinforcement for unitizing a structure are provided. According to one embodiment, the assembly includes a base having a plurality of pins extending outwardly therefrom to define a structure about which a composite fiber is wound to define a composite reinforcement preform. The assembly also includes a plurality of mandrels positioned adjacent to the base and at least a portion of the composite reinforcement preform, and a cap that is positioned over at least a portion of the plurality of mandrels. The cap is configured to engage each of the mandrels to support the mandrels and the composite reinforcement preform during a curing process to form the composite reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David T. Misciagna, Jessica J. Fuhrer, Robert S. Funk, William S. Tolotta
  • Composite intersection reinforcement
    Patent number: 8511360
    Abstract: An assembly and method for manufacturing a composite reinforcement for unitizing a structure are provided. According to one embodiment, the assembly includes a base having a plurality of pins extending outwardly therefrom to define a structure about which a composite fiber is wound to define a composite reinforcement preform. The assembly also includes a plurality of mandrels positioned adjacent to the base and at least a portion of the composite reinforcement preform, and a cap that is positioned over at least a portion of the plurality of mandrels. The cap is configured to engage each of the mandrels to support the mandrels and the composite reinforcement preform during a curing process to form the composite reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David T. Misciagna, Jessica J. Fuhrer, Robert S. Funk, William S. Tolotta
  • Composite Intersection Reinforcement
    Publication number: 20100112327
    Abstract: An assembly and method for manufacturing a composite reinforcement for unitizing a structure are provided. According to one embodiment, the assembly includes a base having a plurality of pins extending outwardly therefrom to define a structure about which a composite fiber is wound to define a composite reinforcement preform. The assembly also includes a plurality of mandrels positioned adjacent to the base and at least a portion of the composite reinforcement preform, and a cap that is positioned over at least a portion of the plurality of mandrels. The cap is configured to engage each of the mandrels to support the mandrels and the composite reinforcement preform during a curing process to form the composite reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David T. Misciagna, Jessica J. Fuhrer, Robert S. Funk, William S. Tolotta
  • Composite intersection reinforcement
    Patent number: 7686908
    Abstract: An assembly and method for manufacturing a composite reinforcement for unitizing a structure are provided. According to one embodiment, the assembly includes a base having a plurality of pins extending outwardly therefrom to define a structure about which a composite fiber is wound to define a composite reinforcement preform. The assembly also includes a plurality of mandrels positioned adjacent to the base and at least a portion of the composite reinforcement preform, and a cap that is positioned over at least a portion of the plurality of mandrels. The cap is configured to engage each of the mandrels to support the mandrels and the composite reinforcement preform during a curing process to form the composite reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David T. Misciagna, Jessica J. Fuhrer, Robert S. Funk, William S. Tolotta
  • COMPOSITE INTERSECTION REINFORCEMENT
    Publication number: 20080023127
    Abstract: An assembly and method for manufacturing a composite reinforcement for unitizing a structure are provided. According to one embodiment, the assembly includes a base having a plurality of pins extending outwardly therefrom to define a structure about which a composite fiber is wound to define a composite reinforcement preform. The assembly also includes a plurality of mandrels positioned adjacent to the base and at least a portion of the composite reinforcement preform, and a cap that is positioned over at least a portion of the plurality of mandrels. The cap is configured to engage each of the mandrels to support the mandrels and the composite reinforcement preform during a curing process to form the composite reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: David T. Misciagna, Jessica J. Fuhrer, Robert S. Funk, William S. Tolotta