Patents by Inventor Sean HENNESSEE

Sean HENNESSEE 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).

  • Preform charges and fixtures therefor
    Patent number: 12226961
    Abstract: A preform charge is formed by forming an assemblage of preforms, wherein preforms in the assemblage are bonded to a neighboring preform such that the preform charge effectively becomes a single unit. The preform charge can then be added to a mold to fabricate a part via compression molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Arris Composites Inc.
    Inventors: Erick Davidson, Ethan Escowitz, Riley Reese, Sean Hennessee, J. Scott Perkins
  • Method for the design and efficient manufacture of fiber-composite parts
    Patent number: 11645432
    Abstract: A method for designing fiber-composite parts in which part performance and manufacturing efficiency can be traded-off against one another to provide an “optimized” design for a desired use case. In some embodiments, the method involves generating an idealized fiber map, wherein the orientation of fibers throughout the prospective part align with the anticipated load conditions throughout the part, and then modifying the idealized fiber map by various fabrication constraints to generate a process-compensated preform map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Arris Composites Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Escowitz, J. Scott Perkins, Riley Reese, Erick Davidson, Sean Hennessee
  • Method for composite flow molding
    Patent number: 11623370
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding a part includes a plunger cavity, a plunger, and a mold cavity, wherein the plunger is oriented out-of-plane with respect to a major surface of the mold cavity, and first and second vents couples to respective first and second portions of the mold cavity. In a method, resin and fiber are forced into the mold cavity from a plunger cavity, and at least some of the fibers and resin are preferentially flowed to certain region in the mold cavity via the use of vents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Arris Composites Inc.
    Inventors: Erick Davidson, Ethan Escowitz, Sean Hennessee, Riley Reese
  • Method for composite flow molding
    Patent number: 11426956
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding a part includes a plunger cavity, a plunger, and a mold cavity, wherein the plunger is oriented out-of-plane with respect to a major surface of the mold cavity, and first and second vents couples to respective first and second portions of the mold cavity. In a method, resin and fiber are forced into the mold cavity from a plunger cavity, and at least some of the fibers and resin are preferentially flowed to certain region in the mold cavity via the use of vents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Arris Composites Inc.
    Inventors: Erick Davidson, Ethan Escowitz, Sean Hennessee, Riley Reese
  • METHOD FOR THE DESIGN AND EFFICIENT MANUFACTURE OF FIBER-COMPOSITE PARTS
    Publication number: 20220227077
    Abstract: A method for designing fiber-composite parts in which part performance and manufacturing efficiency can be traded-off against one another to provide an “optimized” design for a desired use case. In some embodiments, the method involves generating an idealized fiber map, wherein the orientation of fibers throughout the prospective part align with the anticipated load conditions throughout the part, and then modifying the idealized fiber map by various fabrication constraints to generate a process-compensated preform map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Ethan ESCOWITZ, J. Scott PERKINS, Riley REESE, Erick DAVIDSON, Sean HENNESSEE
  • Preform Charges And Fixtures Therefor
    Publication number: 20220203633
    Abstract: A preform charge is formed by forming an assemblage of preforms, wherein preforms in the assemblage are bonded to a neighboring preform such that the preform charge effectively becomes a single unit. The preform charge can then be added to a mold to fabricate a part via compression molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Erick DAVIDSON, Ethan ESCOWITZ, Riley REESE, Sean HENNESSEE, J. Scott PERKINS
  • Method for the design and efficient manufacture of fiber-composite parts
    Patent number: 11292216
    Abstract: A method for designing fiber-composite parts in which part performance and manufacturing efficiency can be traded-off against one another to provide an “optimized” design for a desired use case. In some embodiments, the method involves generating an idealized fiber map, wherein the orientation of fibers throughout the prospective part align with the anticipated load conditions throughout the part, and then modifying the idealized fiber map by various fabrication constraints to generate a process-compensated preform map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Arris Composites Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Escowitz, J. Scott Perkins, Riley Reese, Erick Davidson, Sean Hennessee
  • Method for Composite Flow Molding
    Publication number: 20210252808
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding a part includes a plunger cavity, a plunger, and a mold cavity, wherein the plunger is oriented out-of-plane with respect to a major surface of the mold cavity, and first and second vents couples to respective first and second portions of the mold cavity. In a method, resin and fiber are forced into the mold cavity from a plunger cavity, and at least some of the fibers and resin are preferentially flowed to certain region in the mold cavity via the use of vents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Erick DAVIDSON, Ethan ESCOWITZ, Sean HENNESSEE, Riley REESE
  • Method for Composite Flow Molding
    Publication number: 20210162684
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding a part includes a plunger cavity, a plunger, and a mold cavity, wherein the plunger is oriented out-of-plane with respect to a major surface of the mold cavity, and first and second vents couples to respective first and second portions of the mold cavity. In a method, resin and fiber are forced into the mold cavity from a plunger cavity, and at least some of the fibers and resin are preferentially flowed to certain region in the mold cavity via the use of vents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Erick DAVIDSON, Ethan ESCOWITZ, Sean HENNESSEE, Riley REESE
  • Method for composite flow molding
    Patent number: 10946595
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding a part includes a plunger cavity, a plunger, and a mold cavity, wherein the plunger is oriented out-of-plane with respect to a major surface of the mold cavity, and first and second vents couples to respective first and second portions of the mold cavity. In a method, resin and fiber are forced into the mold cavity from a plunger cavity, and at least some of the fibers and resin are preferentially flowed to certain region in the mold cavity via the use of vents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Arris Composites Inc.
    Inventors: Erick Davidson, Ethan Escowitz, Sean Hennessee, Riley Reese
  • METHOD FOR THE DESIGN AND EFFICIENT MANUFACTURE OF FIBER-COMPOSITE PARTS
    Publication number: 20210023800
    Abstract: A method for designing fiber-composite parts in which part performance and manufacturing efficiency can be traded-off against one another to provide an “optimized” design for a desired use case. In some embodiments, the method involves generating an idealized fiber map, wherein the orientation of fibers throughout the prospective part align with the anticipated load conditions throughout the part, and then modifying the idealized fiber map by various fabrication constraints to generate a process-compensated preform map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Ethan ESCOWITZ, J. Scott PERKINS, Riley REESE, Erick DAVIDSON, Sean HENNESSEE
  • Method for the design and efficient manufacture of fiber-composite parts
    Patent number: 10800115
    Abstract: A method for designing fiber-composite parts in which part performance and manufacturing efficiency can be traded-off against one another to provide an “optimized” design for a desired use case. In some embodiments, the method involves generating an idealized fiber map, wherein the orientation of fibers throughout the prospective part align with the anticipated load conditions throughout the part, and then modifying the idealized fiber map by various fabrication constraints to generate a process-compensated preform map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Arris Composites Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Escowitz, J. Scott Perkins, Riley Reese, Erick Davidson, Sean Hennessee
  • METHOD FOR THE DESIGN AND EFFICIENT MANUFACTURE OF FIBER-COMPOSITE PARTS
    Publication number: 20200130297
    Abstract: A method for designing fiber-composite parts in which part performance and manufacturing efficiency can be traded-off against one another to provide an “optimized” design for a desired use case. In some embodiments, the method involves generating an idealized fiber map, wherein the orientation of fibers throughout the prospective part align with the anticipated load conditions throughout the part, and then modifying the idealized fiber map by various fabrication constraints to generate a process-compensated preform map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Ethan ESCOWITZ, J. Scott PERKINS, Riley REESE, Erick DAVIDSON, Sean HENNESSEE
  • Preform Charges And Fixtures Therefor
    Publication number: 20200114596
    Abstract: A preform charge is formed by forming an assemblage of preforms, wherein preforms in the assemblage are bonded to a neighboring preform such that the preform charge effectively becomes a single unit. The preform charge can then be added to a mold to fabricate a part via compression molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Erick DAVIDSON, Ethan ESCOWITZ, Riley REESE, Sean HENNESSEE, J. Scott PERKINS
  • Method for Composite Flow Molding
    Publication number: 20200108529
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding a part includes a plunger cavity, a plunger, and a mold cavity, wherein the plunger is oriented out-of-plane with respect to a major surface of the mold cavity, and first and second vents couples to respective first and second portions of the mold cavity. In a method, resin and fiber are forced into the mold cavity from a plunger cavity, and at least some of the fibers and resin are preferentially flowed to certain region in the mold cavity via the use of vents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Erick DAVIDSON, Ethan ESCOWITZ, Sean HENNESSEE, Riley Reese
  • Method for Composite Flow Molding
    Publication number: 20200108568
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding a part includes a plunger cavity, a plunger, and a mold cavity, wherein the plunger is oriented out-of-plane with respect to a major surface of the mold cavity, and first and second vents couples to respective first and second portions of the mold cavity. In a method, resin and fiber are forced into the mold cavity from a plunger cavity, and at least some of the fibers and resin are preferentially flowed to certain region in the mold cavity via the use of vents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Erick DAVIDSON, Ethan ESCOWITZ, Sean HENNESSEE, Riley Reese