Patents by Inventor Steven Taylor Tuttle

Steven Taylor Tuttle 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).

  • Process for forming a single piece co-cure composite wing
    Patent number: 7445744
    Abstract: A single piece co-cured composite wing is disclosed. The wing has a flying surface and structural members. In one embodiment the structural members may be a plurality of spars. The spars may have various shapes to increase the buckling strength. The spars may be wave shaped, such as a sinusoidal shape. The flying surface and the structural members are co-cured in order to form a single piece, integral wing structure. A process for manufacturing a single piece co-cured wing is also disclosed. The process may include laying out composite sheets for the flying surface of the wing. Then, the composite material of the spars is arranged around a plurality of pressurizable forms. Finally, the composite material is cured in a clamshell frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Rocky Mountain Composites, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig B. Simpson, Mike Glen Allman, Steven Taylor Tuttle, Larry J. Ashton
  • Single piece co-cure composite wing
    Patent number: 6889937
    Abstract: A single piece co-cured composite wing is disclosed. The wing has a flying surface and structural members. In one embodiment the structural members may be a plurality of spars. The spars may have various shapes to increase the buckling strength. The spars may be wave shaped, such as a sinusoidal shape. The flying surface and the structural members are co-cured in order to form a single piece, integral wing structure. A process for manufacturing a single piece co-cured wing is also disclosed. The process may include laying out composite sheets for the flying surface of the wing. Then, the composite material of the spars is arranged around a plurality of pressurizable forms. Finally, the composite material is cured in a clamshell frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Rocky Mountain Composites, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig B. Simpson, Mike Glen Allman, Steven Taylor Tuttle, Larry J. Ashton
  • Single piece co-cure composite wing
    Publication number: 20040079838
    Abstract: A single piece co-cured composite wing is disclosed. The wing has a flying surface and structural members. In one embodiment the structural members may be a plurality of spars. The spars may have various shapes to increase the buckling strength. The spars may be wave shaped, such as a sinusoidal shape. The flying surface and the structural members are co-cured in order to form a single piece, integral wing structure. A process for manufacturing a single piece co-cured wing is also disclosed. The process may include laying out composite sheets for the flying surface of the wing. Then, the composite material of the spars is arranged around a plurality of pressurizable forms. Finally, the composite material is cured in a clamshell frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Craig B. Simpson, Mike Glen Allman, Steven Taylor Tuttle, Larry J. Ashton
  • Single piece co-cure composite wing
    Publication number: 20030192990
    Abstract: A single piece co-cured composite wing is disclosed. The wing has a flying surface and structural members. In one embodiment the structural members may be a plurality of spars. The spars may have various shapes to increase the buckling strength. The spars may be wave shaped, such as a sinusoidal shape. The flying surface and the structural members are co-cured in order to form a single piece, integral wing structure. A process for manufacturing a single piece co-cured wing is also disclosed. The process may include laying out composite sheets for the flying surface of the wing. Then, the composite material of the spars is arranged around a plurality of pressurizable forms. Finally, the composite material is cured in a clamshell frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Craig B. Simpson, Mike Glen Allman, Steven Taylor Tuttle, Larry J. Ashton