Patents by Inventor Roy Anthony Eggink

Roy Anthony Eggink 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 for manufacturing and attachment of wing fairings
    Patent number: 8545211
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing and installing a fairing on an aircraft. In one advantageous embodiment, a composite fairing is installed on the aircraft. A composite sheet having a form of the composite fairing is formed. A plurality of cured composite tiles is created from the composite sheet, wherein spaces are present between the plurality of composite tiles. The plurality of composite tiles is cured to form the composite fairing. The composite fairing is attached to a surface of the aircraft. The spaces between the plurality of composite tiles are filled with a flexible filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Roy Anthony Eggink, David Scott Eberhardt
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AND ATTACHMENT OF WING FAIRINGS
    Publication number: 20110212310
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing and installing a fairing on an aircraft. In one advantageous embodiment, a composite fairing is installed on the aircraft. A composite sheet having a form of the composite fairing is formed. A plurality of cured composite tiles is created from the composite sheet, wherein spaces are present between the plurality of composite tiles. The plurality of composite tiles is cured to form the composite fairing. The composite fairing is attached to a surface of the aircraft. The spaces between the plurality of composite tiles are filled with a flexible filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Roy Anthony Eggink, David Scott Eberhardt
  • Method for manufacturing and attachment of wing fairings
    Patent number: 7998392
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing and installing a fairing on an aircraft. In one advantageous embodiment, a composite fairing is installed on the aircraft. A composite sheet having a form of the composite fairing is formed. A plurality of cured composite tiles is created from the composite sheet, wherein spaces are present between the plurality of composite tiles. The plurality of composite tiles is cured to form the composite fairing. The composite fairing is attached to a surface of the aircraft. The spaces between the plurality of composite tiles are filled with a flexible filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Roy Anthony Eggink, David Scott Eberhardt
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AND ATTACHMENT OF WING FAIRINGS
    Publication number: 20090078825
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing and installing a fairing on an aircraft. In one advantageous embodiment, a composite fairing is installed on the aircraft. A composite sheet having a form of the composite fairing is formed. A plurality of cured composite tiles is created from the composite sheet, wherein spaces are present between the plurality of composite tiles. The plurality of composite tiles is cured to form the composite fairing. The composite fairing is attached to a surface of the aircraft. The spaces between the plurality of composite tiles are filled with a flexible filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Roy Anthony Eggink, David Scott Eberhardt