Patents by Inventor Steven McDonough

Steven McDonough 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).

  • Method for forming a metal beam or stringer
    Patent number: 11014135
    Abstract: A method for forming a metal beam may comprise: clamping first and second portions of the metal beam in a substantially fixed and in a position whereat the metal beam is rotatable about three axes; applying a net bending force to the clamped second portion of the metal beam at a predetermined angle; sensing twisting of the second portion of the metal beam resulting from the net bending force; and modulating the angle at which the net force is applied to reduce the twisting of the metal beam. As a result, the net bending force is moved toward the shear center and toward being along the principal axis of the metal beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: NWI NASHVILLE, LLC
    Inventors: Harold M. Brewer, Jr., Steven McDonough, Charles Phy, David Rose, Brian Travis, Keith Willhite
  • METHOD FOR FORMING A METAL BEAM OR STRINGER
    Publication number: 20180345346
    Abstract: A method for forming a metal beam may comprise: clamping first and second portions of the metal beam in a substantially fixed and in a position whereat the metal beam is rotatable about three axes; applying a net bending force to the clamped second portion of the metal beam at a predetermined angle; sensing twisting of the second portion of the metal beam resulting from the net bending force; and modulating the angle at which the net force is applied to reduce the twisting of the metal beam. As a result, the net bending force is moved toward the shear center and toward being along the principal axis of the metal beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Harold M. Brewer, JR., Steven McDonough, Charles Phy, David Rose, Brian Travis, Keith Willhite
  • Stringer forming device and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 10052670
    Abstract: An apparatus for bending metal beams and methods of using the same are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Triumph Aerostructures, LLC
    Inventors: Harold M. Brewer, Jr., Steven McDonough, Charles Phy, David Rose, Brian Travis, Keith Willhite
  • STRINGER FORMING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170072444
    Abstract: An apparatus for bending metal beams and methods of using the same are provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Harold M. Brewer, JR., Steven McDonough, Charles Phy, David Rose, Brian Travis, Keith Willhite