Patents by Inventor Ross Spoonire

Ross Spoonire 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).

  • Methods and systems for stitching composite materials
    Patent number: 8939099
    Abstract: A composite material includes a composite body having a composite surface, and a reinforcing element extending through the composite body in a first plurality of stitches and a second plurality of stitches. The first plurality of stitches are aligned relative to the composite surface substantially similarly to each other. The second plurality of stitches are aligned relative to the composite surface substantially dissimilarly to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dong-Jin Shim, Ian Francis Prentice, Julian O'Flynn, Ross Spoonire, Wendy Wen-Ling Lin
  • COMPOSITE STRUCTURE WITH LOW DENSITY CORE AND COMPOSITE STITCHING REINFORCEMENT
    Publication number: 20130330496
    Abstract: A composite structure includes: a core having a pair of opposed exterior surfaces and having a first density; a composite layup surrounding the core, the composite layup comprising a plurality of layers of fibers embedded in a matrix and extending along the exterior surfaces of the core, the composite layup having a second density; and stitching comprising fibers extending through the core and at least a portion of the composite layup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Nicholas Joseph Kray, Wendy Wen-Ling Lin, Dong-Jin Shim, Ross Spoonire
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STITCHING COMPOSITE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20130327262
    Abstract: A composite material includes a composite body having a composite surface, and a reinforcing element extending through the composite body in a first plurality of stitches and a second plurality of stitches. The first plurality of stitches are aligned relative to the composite surface substantially similarly to each other. The second plurality of stitches are aligned relative to the composite surface substantially dissimilarly to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Dong-Jin Shim, Ian Francis Prentice, Julian O'Flynn, Ross Spoonire, Wendy Wen-Ling Lin