Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Kain, Jr.

Thomas R. Kain, Jr. 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).

  • Composite honeycomb sandwich panel for fixed leading edges
    Patent number: 6180206
    Abstract: To virtually eliminate core crush in honeycomb sandwich structure for fixed leading edge panels, I rearrange the order of the plies. I use a full surface, facing ply of woven fabric impregnated with resin adjacent the core. This ply passes over an erosion strip at the part margin while lower plies terminate at the erosion strip. The facing ply is in contact with substantially the entire surface of the core along the entire skin-core interface to prevent slipping of the skin relative to the core during curing. I orient the facing ply 0/90.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Thomas R. Kain, Jr.