Patents by Inventor Timothy Emile Brochon

Timothy Emile Brochon 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).

  • Layup tools that facilitate transfer of laminates to cure tools
    Patent number: 11407185
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adjustable tooling. One embodiment is a method that includes laying up a laminate of fiber reinforced material onto a continuous surface that has a convex profile and that comprises a first contoured surface of a fixed mold of a composite layup tool and a second contoured surface of a movable mold of the composite layup tool. The method also includes displacing the movable mold in a direction that is at least partially towards the fixed mold, breaking the continuous surface and releasing the laminate from the composite layup tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Ingram, Timothy Emile Brochon
  • LAYUP TOOLS THAT FACILITATE TRANSFER OF LAMINATES TO CURE TOOLS
    Publication number: 20190184650
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adjustable tooling. One embodiment is a method that includes laying up a laminate of fiber reinforced material onto a continuous surface that has a convex profile and that comprises a first contoured surface of a fixed mold of a composite layup tool and a second contoured surface of a movable mold of the composite layup tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Ingram, Timothy Emile Brochon