Patents by Inventor Tony Dean Hicks

Tony Dean Hicks 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).

  • Identifiable composite rework system and method
    Patent number: 11260611
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a doped composite rework material including a fiber-containing material, a resin-containing material, and a dopant, with the dopant configured to impart an identifying characteristic to the doped composite rework material; and methods for precluding rework of a previously reworked composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Tony Dean Hicks, William B. Nichols, Kathryn Mary Nowicki
  • Identifiable Composite Rework System and Method
    Publication number: 20200207039
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a doped composite rework material including a fiber-containing material, a resin-containing material, and a dopant, with the dopant configured to impart an identifying characteristic to the doped composite rework material; and methods for precluding rework of a previously reworked composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Tony Dean Hicks, William B. Nichols, Kathryn Mary Nowicki