Patents by Inventor Thomas BURVILL

Thomas BURVILL 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).

  • Aircraft panel structure and aircraft panel structure manufacturing method for alleviation of stress
    Patent number: 9145195
    Abstract: An aircraft panel assembly comprising a first panel constructed from a first sheet material having a first thermal expansion coefficient, the first panel comprising a first face, a second panel constructed from a second sheet material having a second thermal expansion coefficient different from the first thermal expansion coefficient, the second panel comprising a second face facing the first face, the first and second panels being joined at a first discrete fastening point and a second discrete fastening point, the fastening points being connected by a first notional panel join line describing the shortest distance between the fasteners along the first face, and a second notional panel join line describing the shortest distance between the fasteners along the second face, in which the first panel comprises a stress relief feature between the fastening points such that the first notional panel join line diverges from, and converges with, the second notional panel join line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Burvill, Raymond Bullock
  • AIRCRAFT PANEL STRUCTURE AND AIRCRAFT PANEL STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ALLEVIATION OF STRESS
    Publication number: 20120135200
    Abstract: An aircraft panel assembly comprising a first panel constructed from a first sheet material having a first thermal expansion coefficient, the first panel comprising a first face, a second panel constructed from second sheet material having a second thermal expansion coefficient different to the first thermal expansion coefficient, the second panel comprising a second face facing the first face, the first and second panels being joined at a first discrete fastening point and a second discrete fastening point, the fastening points being connected by a first notional panel join line describing the shortest distance between the fasteners along the first face, and a second notional panel join line describing the shortest distance between the fasteners along the second face, in which the first panel comprises a stress relief feature between the fastening points such that the first notional panel join line diverges from, and converges with, the second notional panel join line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas BURVILL, Raymond Bullock