Patents by Inventor Ross O. Downing

Ross O. Downing 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 plating through holes in graphite composites
    Patent number: 5032235
    Abstract: Improved method and apparatus are disclosed for through hole plating of composite materials. The apparatus of the present invention comprises a plating cell which includes a baffle plate intermediate a plating anode and the material to be plated. The baffle plate acts to distribute the plating material within the plating fluid to provide a resultant plated material of uniform thickness and adhesion. The plating cell also includes a plating fluid supply system which is remote from the plating cell to thereby allow the characteristics of the plating solution to be monitored and controlled. The method which comprises the present invention includes the step of co-curing the composite material with a plating foil prior to plating the material to provide improved adhesion of the plating material to the composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ross O. Downing, David S. Banis
  • Method and apparatus for plating through holes in graphite composites
    Patent number: 4890727
    Abstract: Improved method and apparatus are disclosed for through hole plating of composite materials. The apparatus of the present invention comprises a plating cell which includes a baffle plate intermediate a plating anode and the material to be plated. The baffle plate acts to distribute the plating material within the plating fluid to provide a resultant plated material of uniform thickness and adhesion. The plating cell also includes a plating fluid supply system which is remote from the plating cell to thereby allow the characteristics of the plating solution to be monitored and controlled. The method which comprises the present invention includes the step of co-curing the composite material with a plating foil prior to plating the material to provide improved adhesion of the plating material to the composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1990
    Assignee: Osteo-Dyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross O. Downing, David S. Banis