Patents by Inventor Tony MILLAR

Tony MILLAR 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).

  • Methods, precursors, and abrasive blasting masks for manufacturing noise attenuating devices
    Patent number: 11911873
    Abstract: Noise attenuating devices and methods, precursors and abrasive blasting masks for manufacturing noise attenuating devices are disclosed. An exemplary method disclosed herein includes bonding a facing sheet of the noise attenuating device to a cellular core and then perforating the facing sheet. Perforating the facing sheet may be performed by abrasive blasting using a mask configured to prevent the abrasive blasting of an underlying structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Short Brothers PLC
    Inventors: Derek Simpson, Tony Millar
  • METHODS, PRECURSORS, AND ABRASIVE BLASTING MASKS FOR MANUFACTURING NOISE ATTENUATING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20210283747
    Abstract: Noise attenuating devices and methods, precursors and abrasive blasting masks for manufacturing noise attenuating devices are disclosed. An exemplary method disclosed herein includes bonding a facing sheet of the noise attenuating device to a cellular core and then perforating the facing sheet. Perforating the facing sheet may be performed by abrasive blasting using a mask configured to prevent the abrasive blasting of an underlying structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: SHORT BROTHERS PLC
    Inventors: Derek SIMPSON, Tony MILLAR
  • Methods and precursors for manufacturing a perforated composite part
    Patent number: 10946596
    Abstract: Precursors, and methods for manufacturing perforated composite parts, an exemplary precursor including structural fibers embedded in a cured matrix material and interposed between two removable plies, where the precursor may also have a sacrificial fiber extending through the removable plies, the matrix material and between the structural fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SHORT BROTHERS PLC
    Inventors: Robert Samuel Wilson, Tony Millar
  • METHODS AND PRECURSORS FOR MANUFACTURING A PERFORATED COMPOSITE PART
    Publication number: 20190232580
    Abstract: Precursors, and methods for manufacturing perforated composite parts, an exemplary precursor including structural fibers embedded in a cured matrix material and interposed between two removable plies, where the precursor may also have a sacrificial fiber extending through the removable plies, the matrix material and between the structural fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Samuel WILSON, Tony MILLAR
  • Methods and precursors for manufacturing a perforated composite part
    Patent number: 10279548
    Abstract: Precursors and methods for manufacturing perforated composite parts are disclosed. An exemplary precursor (19) comprises structural fibers (24,28) embedded in a cured matrix material (24,26) and interposed between two removable plies (20). The precursor may also comprise a sacrificial fiber (28) extending through the removable plies (20), the matrix material (24,26) and between the structural fibers (24,28). An exemplary method comprises removing the removable plies (20) from the precursor (19) and removing the sacrificial fiber (28) from the precursor after removing the removable plies to form a through hole in the precursor (19) at a location of the sacrificial fiber (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SHORT BROTHERS PLC
    Inventors: Robert Samuel Wilson, Tony Millar
  • METHODS, PRECURSORS AND ABRASIVE BLASTING MASKS FOR MANUFACTURING NOISE ATTENUATING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20180257196
    Abstract: Noise attenuating devices and methods, precursors and abrasive blasting masks for manufacturing noise attenuating devices are disclosed. An exemplary method disclosed herein includes bonding a facing sheet of the noise attenuating device to a cellular core and then perforating the facing sheet. Perforating the facing sheet may be performed by abrasive blasting using a mask configured to prevent the abrasive blasting of an underlying structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Derek SIMPSON, Tony MILLAR
  • METHODS AND PRECURSORS FOR MANUFACTURING A PERFORATED COMPOSITE PART
    Publication number: 20170334153
    Abstract: Precursors and methods for manufacturing perforated composite parts are disclosed. An exemplary precursor (19) comprises structural fibres (24,28) embedded in a cured matrix material (24,26) and interposed between two removable plies (20). The precursor may also comprise a sacrificial fibre (28) extending through the removable plies (20), the matrix material (24,26) and between the structural fibres (24,28). An exemplary method comprises removing the removable plies (20) from the precursor (19) and removing the sacrificial fibre (28) from the precursor after removing the removable plies to form a through hole in the precursor (19) at a location of the sacrificial fibre (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Samuel WILSON, Tony MILLAR