Patents by Inventor Ryan J. Hertel

Ryan J. Hertel 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).

  • Preparing laminate materials for testing
    Patent number: 10377118
    Abstract: Methods of preparing laminate test samples for subsequent testing, including positioning the test sample within a fixture body, securing the test sample within the fixture body, applying a separating force to urge a first layer portion of the test sample away from a second layer portion of the test sample, and separating the first layer portion from the second layer portion to create a predetermined separation length along the test sample, provided that the predetermined separation length is established by an interaction between the fixture body and the test sample as the first layer portion is separating from the second layer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Delconte, Thomas Joseph Gonze, Ryan J. Hertel, Gina M. Miller
  • PREPARING LAMINATE MATERIALS FOR TESTING
    Publication number: 20180154623
    Abstract: Methods of preparing laminate test samples for subsequent testing, including positioning the test sample within a fixture body, securing the test sample within the fixture body, applying a separating force to urge a first layer portion of the test sample away from a second layer portion of the test sample, and separating the first layer portion from the second layer portion to create a predetermined separation length along the test sample, provided that the predetermined separation length is established by an interaction between the fixture body and the test sample as the first layer portion is separating from the second layer portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Delconte, Thomas Joseph Gonze, Ryan J. Hertel, Gina M. Miller