Patents by Inventor Rudy Braun

Rudy Braun 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).

  • Publication number: 20200011463
    Abstract: A hose coupling for attachment to an end portion of a hose. The hose coupling may include a fitting, a termination attachment, and an end termination. The fitting may be attachable to the end portion of the hose. The fitting may include a ferrule and a stem. The ferrule may be attached to the stem. The termination attachment may be attached to the fitting in opposing relationship to the end portion of the hose. The end termination may be associated with the termination attachment. In some examples, the end termination is threaded, welded, integrally formed, integrally machined, or otherwise associated with the termination attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: DONALD R. GILBREATH, RON TRUJILLO, RUDY BRAUN, CHARLES GRAY, Karlton L. Wolf
  • Patent number: 10514120
    Abstract: A hose coupling for attachment to an end portion of a hose. The hose coupling may include a fitting, a termination attachment, and an end termination. The fitting may be attachable to the end portion of the hose. The fitting may include a ferrule and a stem. The ferrule may be attached to the stem. The termination attachment may be attached to the fitting in opposing relationship to the end portion of the hose. The end termination may be associated with the termination attachment. In some examples, the end termination is threaded, welded, integrally formed, integrally machined, or otherwise associated with the termination attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Gates Corporation
    Inventors: Donald R Gilbreath, Ron Trujillo, Rudy Braun, Charles Gray, Karlton Wolf
  • Publication number: 20170173918
    Abstract: A composite component assembly may include a composite core including a plurality of core cells between first and second ends. A connection joint is formed between the first and second ends. An adhesive layer is disposed within the connection joint between the first and second ends. The adhesive layer is configured to bond the first and second ends through a curing process. A peg splice securing joint securely connects the first and second ends together before and during the curing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Bruce Taylor, JR., Geoffrey Gibbings, Rudy Braun, Kyle Christopher Advent
  • Patent number: 9623621
    Abstract: A composite component assembly may include a composite core including a plurality of core cells between first and second ends. A connection joint is formed between the first and second ends. An adhesive layer is disposed within the connection joint between the first and second ends. The adhesive layer is configured to bond the first and second ends through a curing process. A peg splice securing joint securely connects the first and second ends together before and during the curing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bruce Taylor, Geoffrey Gibbings, Rudy Braun, Kyle Christopher Advent
  • Publication number: 20160293153
    Abstract: A composite component assembly may include a composite core including a plurality of core cells between first and second ends. A connection joint is formed between the first and second ends. An adhesive layer is disposed within the connection joint between the first and second ends. The adhesive layer is configured to bond the first and second ends through a curing process. A peg splice securing joint securely connects the first and second ends together before and during the curing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Bruce Taylor, JR., Geoffrey Gibbings, Rudy Braun, Kyle Christopher Advent
  • Publication number: 20150292661
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a hose coupling for attachment to an end portion of a hose. The hose coupling may include a fitting, a termination attachment, and an end termination. The fitting may be attachable to the end portion of the hose. The fitting may include a ferrule and a stem. The ferrule may be attached to the stem. The termination attachment may be attached to the fitting in opposing relationship to the end portion of the hose. The end termination may be associated with the termination attachment. In some examples, the end termination is threaded, welded, integrally formed, integrally machined, or otherwise associated with the termination attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: THE GATES CORPORATION
    Inventors: DONALD R. GILBREATH, RON TRUJILLO, RUDY BRAUN, CHARLES GRAY, KARLTON L. WOLF
  • Patent number: 9126670
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided a panel assembly for joining to a structure and method of making the same. The assembly has a first panel element having at least one first panel nonlinear edge, and has a second panel element having at least one second panel nonlinear edge, wherein the second panel nonlinear edge is designed to interlace with the first panel nonlinear edge to form a panel assembly with interlaced panel edgebands for joining to a structure. A width of the interlaced panel edgebands is reduced as compared to a width of adjacent panel edgebands formed by adjacent panel elements having linear edges, and the reduced width results in an overall reduced weight of the panel assembly and the structure to which the panel assembly is joined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gagan Thable, Michael A. Baschak, Rudy Braun, Marc Storozuk
  • Publication number: 20130084422
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided a panel assembly for joining to a structure and method of making the same. The assembly has a first panel element having at least one first panel nonlinear edge, and has a second panel element having at least one second panel nonlinear edge, wherein the second panel nonlinear edge is designed to interlace with the first panel nonlinear edge to form a panel assembly with interlaced panel edgebands for joining to a structure. A width of the interlaced panel edgebands is reduced as compared to a width of adjacent panel edgebands formed by adjacent panel elements having linear edges, and the reduced width results in an overall reduced weight of the panel assembly and the structure to which the panel assembly is joined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gagan Thable, Michael A. Baschak, Rudy Braun, Marc Storozuk
  • Patent number: 7484593
    Abstract: There is provided an acoustic structure and a method of manufacturing such acoustic structure. The acoustic structure comprises at least one uncured facesheet ply defining a plurality of perforations, an adhesive that includes a corresponding plurality of perforations, and a honeycomb core portion adhered to the facesheet ply by the adhesive. The acoustic structure undergoes a single curing process, advantageously an autoclave curing process, to cure the entire acoustic structure. By adhering at least one uncured facesheet ply to the honeycomb core portion, the curing process is capable of curing both the facesheet ply and the adhesive with a single curing process. The single curing process accordingly obviates additional process steps and a sacrificial adhesive layer typically used in other acoustic structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Rudolf (Rudy) Braun, Clarence P. Terpstra, Loren Hendrickson
  • Publication number: 20060118357
    Abstract: There is provided an acoustic structure and a method of manufacturing such acoustic structure. The acoustic structure comprises at least one uncured facesheet ply defining a plurality of perforations, an adhesive that includes a corresponding plurality of perforations, and a honeycomb core portion adhered to the facesheet ply by the adhesive. The acoustic structure undergoes a single curing process, advantageously an autoclave curing process, to cure the entire acoustic structure. By adhering at least one uncured facesheet ply to the honeycomb core portion, the curing process is capable of curing both the facesheet ply and the adhesive with a single curing process. The single curing process accordingly obviates additional process steps and a sacrificial adhesive layer typically used in other acoustic structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Rudolf (Rudy) Braun, Clarence Terpstra, Loren Hendrickson