Patents by Inventor Ryan Christopher Lucas

Ryan Christopher Lucas 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).

  • End effector for forming prepreg plies on highly contoured surfaces
    Patent number: 11014314
    Abstract: Apparatus including a robotically controlled end effector having a compliant nosepiece that forms plies of a material onto contoured surfaces of a tool. The end effector includes a plurality of individually controllable rotary actuators which respectively control the position and compliancy of individual sections of the nosepiece in order to better conform the plies the contoured tool surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael Robert Anderson, Jeffrey H. Olberg, Ryan Christopher Lucas
  • Method and apparatus for fabricating contoured laminate structures
    Patent number: 10828846
    Abstract: Apparatus for forming composite plies on a contoured tool includes a forming head for forming the composite plies on the tool. The forming head is mounted on a manipulator and includes a compliant nosepiece adapted to conform to the contoured tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael Robert Anderson, Daniel M. McDonagh, Ryan Christopher Lucas, Mark Klewiada, James N. Buttrick
  • End Effector for Forming Prepreg Plies on Highly Contoured Surfaces
    Publication number: 20200001551
    Abstract: Apparatus including a robotically controlled end effector having a compliant nosepiece that forms plies of a material onto contoured surfaces of a tool. The end effector includes a plurality of individually controllable rotary actuators which respectively control the position and compliancy of individual sections of the nosepiece in order to better conform the plies the contoured tool surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Robert Anderson, Jeffrey H. Olberg, Ryan Christopher Lucas
  • Method and Apparatus for Fabricating Contoured Laminate Structures
    Publication number: 20150041048
    Abstract: Apparatus for forming composite plies on a contoured tool includes a forming head for forming the composite plies on the tool. The forming head is mounted on a manipulator and includes a compliant nosepiece adapted to conform to the contoured tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Robert Anderson, Daniel M. McDonagh, Ryan Christopher Lucas, Mark Klewiada, James N. Buttrick