Patents by Inventor Robin L. Westberg

Robin L. Westberg 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).

  • Thermoformed cascades for jet engine thrust reversers
    Patent number: 10766207
    Abstract: A cascade for a jet engine thrust reverser is fabricated by co-consolidating pre-consolidated thermoplastic strongbacks and vanes. The strongbacks are reinforced with continuous fibers, and the vanes are reinforced with discontinuous fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Aaron William Bartel, Robert Darel Morrow, Alan James Scott, Alexandre D. Curaudeau, Tunde Abiodun Olaniyan, Leonard Joseph England, Randall Dow Wilkerson, Robin L. Westberg
  • Thermoformed Cascades for Jet Engine Thrust Reversers
    Publication number: 20180236720
    Abstract: A cascade for a jet engine thrust reverser is fabricated by co-consolidating pre-consolidated thermoplastic strongbacks and vanes. The strongbacks are reinforced with continuous fibers, and the vanes are reinforced with discontinuous fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Aaron William Bartel, Robert Darel Morrow, Alan James Scott, Alexandre D. Curaudeau, Tunde Abiodun Olaniyan, Leonard Joseph England, Randall Dow Wilkerson, Robin L. Westberg
  • Thermoformed cascades for jet engine thrust reversers
    Patent number: 9895840
    Abstract: A cascade for a jet engine thrust reverser is fabricated by co-consolidating pre-consolidated thermoplastic strongbacks and vanes. The strongbacks are reinforced with continuous fibers, and the vanes are reinforced with discontinuous fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Aaron William Bartel, Robert Darel Morrow, Alan James Scott, Alexandre D. Curaudeau, Tunde Abiodun Olaniyan, Leonard Joseph England, Randall Dow Wilkerson, Robin L. Westberg
  • MULTI-PIECE REMOVABLE TOOLING INSERT
    Publication number: 20170334096
    Abstract: An improved device, system, and method to produce a molded component with an undercut includes an insert comprised of a plurality of separate pieces individually removable from the molded component. The pieces are arranged and functionally interlocked in an assembled configuration. Removal of a post member or piece from the insert creates a cavity within the same. Thereafter, one or more of the pieces is slidable, movable, or collapsible into the cavity and subsequently removed from the molded component. The remaining pieces are movable, often sequentially and iteratively, into the cavity and subsequently removed. Each of the pieces can have a different geometry. A plurality of the inserts can arranged into an array and connected to a bottom tool structure. The array of inserts can be configured to produce a molded component have a plurality of cells arranged in a matrix, such as a airflow diverter duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Robin L. Westberg, Jijoe K. Joseph
  • Thermoformed Cascades for Jet Engine Thrust Reversers
    Publication number: 20160186689
    Abstract: A cascade for a jet engine thrust reverser is fabricated by co-consolidating pre-consolidated thermoplastic strongbacks and vanes. The strongbacks are reinforced with continuous fibers, and the vanes are reinforced with discontinuous fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Aaron William Bartel, Robert Darel Morrow, Alan James Scott, Alexandre D. Curaudeau, Tunde Abiodun Olaniyan, Leonard Joseph England, Randall Dow Wilkerson, Robin L. Westberg