Patents by Inventor Theodore W. Ingram, III

Theodore W. Ingram, III 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 of repairing, splicing, joining, machining, and stabilizing honeycomb core using pourable structural foam and a structure incorporating the same
    Patent number: 9149999
    Abstract: A method of the present disclosure includes of repairing a core stiffened structure with structural foam. Another method includes splicing core members together using structural foam. Another method includes joining a core member to a structure using structural foam. Another method includes using structural foam to stabilize a core member during a machining process. Another method includes stabilizing a core member with structural foam to prevent the core member from crushing in autoclave pressure. The present disclosure further includes a core stiffened structure have a core member with structural foam therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Ramesh Thiagarajan, Theodore W. Ingram, III, John R. McCullough, Suvankar Mishra, Carl May
  • Helicopter rotor yoke
    Patent number: 9073625
    Abstract: A helicopter rotor yoke includes a composite laminate having a plurality of plies of fibers disposed in a polymeric matrix. The polymeric matrix includes a toughened polymer at one of a location or zone that experiences high strain levels during use of the rotor yoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore W. Ingram, III, James L. Braswell, Jr., Dharam J. Reddy
  • Method of Repairing, Splicing, Joining, Machining, and Stabilizing Honeycomb Core Using Pourable Structural Foam and a Structure Incorporating the Same
    Publication number: 20140120298
    Abstract: A method of the present disclosure includes of repairing a core stiffened structure with structural foam. Another method includes splicing core members together using structural foam. Another method includes joining a core member to a structure using structural foam. Another method includes using structural foam to stabilize a core member during a machining process. Another method includes stabilizing a core member with structural foam to prevent the core member from crushing in autoclave pressure. The present disclosure further includes a core stiffened structure have a core member with structural foam therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Ramesh Thiagarajan, Theodore W. Ingram, III, John R. McCullough, Suvankar Mishra, Carl May