Patents by Inventor Salvador ROMERO ESTEBAN

Salvador ROMERO ESTEBAN 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).

  • Patent number: 11787101
    Abstract: A device for forming a composite laminate (10) for obtaining a Z-shaped profile (1) including: a grip module (5) comprising two plates (6) configured to enclose and grip between the two plates (6) a first portion of the composite laminate (10) that will form a first flange (3), and a feed module (7) comprising two plates (8) configured to enclose between the two plates (8) a second portion of the composite laminate (10), wherein the feed module (7) is configured to heat the portion of the composite laminate (10) located between its two plates (8) and to be movable with respect to the grip module (5) parallel to the plane of the web (2) of the composite profile (1) once formed to a second position in which the two plates (8) enclose the portion of the composite laminate (10) that will form a second flange (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.L.
    Inventors: Salvador Romero Esteban, Augusto Perez-Pastor, Melania Sanchez Perez, Katia Fernandez Horcajo
  • Publication number: 20210138713
    Abstract: A device for forming a composite laminate (10) for obtaining a Z-shaped profile (1) including: a grip module (5) comprising two plates (6) configured to enclose and grip between the two plates (6) a first portion of the composite laminate (10) that will form a first flange (3), and a feed module (7) comprising two plates (8) configured to enclose between the two plates (8) a second portion of the composite laminate (10), wherein the feed module (7) is configured to heat the portion of the composite laminate (10) located between its two plates (8) and to be movable with respect to the grip module (5) parallel to the plane of the web (2) of the composite profile (1) once formed to a second position in which the two plates (8) enclose the portion of the composite laminate (10) that will form a second flange (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Salvador ROMERO ESTEBAN, Augusto PEREZ-PASTOR, Melania SANCHEZ PEREZ, Katia FERNANDEZ HORCAJO