Patents by Inventor Stephen Howard Williams

Stephen Howard Williams 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).

  • Common feed system for surface treatment and adhesive application
    Patent number: 10821464
    Abstract: A system for treating a surface and applying adhesive to an already treated portion of the surface concurrently is presented. The system comprises surface treatment equipment, adhesive application equipment, and a common feed system. The surface treatment equipment is configured to treat the surface of an elongated member. The adhesive application equipment is configured to apply adhesive to the already treated portion of the surface. The common feed system feeds the elongated member beneath the surface treatment equipment and the adhesive application equipment concurrently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard Allen Miller, II, Marcus Anthony Belcher, Stephen Howard Williams
  • Compaction method for automated fiber placement
    Patent number: 10717242
    Abstract: A compaction device for use with an automated fiber placement machine includes multiple compaction rollers mounted for independent displacement on a supporting frame. The attitude of the compaction rollers change relative to each other when fiber tows are laid up at an angle over an edge of a tool in order to maintain compaction pressure on the tows and thereby reduce non-compacted areas of the tows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael Robert Chapman, Robert M. Watson, Stephen Howard Williams
  • Common Feed System for Surface Treatment and Adhesive Application
    Publication number: 20180361416
    Abstract: A system for treating a surface and applying adhesive to an already treated portion of the surface concurrently is presented. The system comprises surface treatment equipment, adhesive application equipment, and a common feed system. The surface treatment equipment is configured to treat the surface of an elongated member. The adhesive application equipment is configured to apply adhesive to the already treated portion of the surface. The common feed system feeds the elongated member beneath the surface treatment equipment and the adhesive application equipment concurrently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Allen Miller, II, Marcus Anthony Belcher, Stephen Howard Williams
  • Compaction Method for Automated Fiber Placement
    Publication number: 20180117860
    Abstract: A compaction device for use with an automated fiber placement machine includes multiple compaction rollers mounted for independent displacement on a supporting frame. The attitude of the compaction rollers change relative to each other when fiber tows are laid up at an angle over an edge of a tool in order to maintain compaction pressure on the tows and thereby reduce non-compacted areas of the tows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Robert Chapman, Robert M. Watson, Stephen Howard Williams
  • Compaction method and device for automated fiber placement
    Patent number: 9849635
    Abstract: A compaction device for use with an automated fiber placement machine includes multiple compaction rollers mounted for independent displacement on a supporting frame. The attitude of the compaction rollers change relative to each other when fiber tows are laid up at an angle over an edge of a tool in order to maintain compaction pressure on the tows and thereby reduce non-compacted areas of the tows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Robert Chapman, Robert M. Watson, Stephen Howard Williams
  • Compaction Method and Device for Automated Fiber Placement
    Publication number: 20160332394
    Abstract: A compaction device for use with an automated fiber placement machine includes multiple compaction rollers mounted for independent displacement on a supporting frame. The attitude of the compaction rollers change relative to each other when fiber tows are laid up at an angle over an edge of a tool in order to maintain compaction pressure on the tows and thereby reduce non-compacted areas of the tows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Robert Chapman, Robert M. Watson, Stephen Howard Williams