Patents by Inventor Trenton B. Abbott

Trenton B. Abbott 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).

  • Systems and methods for in-situ cure monitoring and defect detection
    Patent number: 11360053
    Abstract: Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) systems and methods are provided for monitoring objects being manufactured during a cure or consolidation process and for detecting defects that occur during the cure or consolidation process or to detect conditions of the process that can lead to the occurrence of defects. Information acquired by the NDE system during the cure or consolidation process can be used to adjust one or more parameters of the process in real-time to prevent defects from occurring or to reduce the number and/or severity of defects that occur during the cure or consolidation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA
    Inventors: Tyler B Hudson, Frank L. Palmieri, Trenton B. Abbott, Jeffrey P. Seebo, Eric R. Burke
  • Systems and Methods for In-Situ Cure Monitoring and Defect Detection
    Publication number: 20200173964
    Abstract: Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) systems and methods are provided for monitoring objects being manufactured during a cure or consolidation process and for detecting defects that occur during the cure or consolidation process or to detect conditions of the process that can lead to the occurrence of defects. Information acquired by the NDE system during the cure or consolidation process can be used to adjust one or more parameters of the process in real-time to prevent defects from occurring or to reduce the number and/or severity of defects that occur during the cure or consolidation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Tyler B. Hudson, Frank L. Palmieri, Trenton B. Abbott, Jeffrey P. Seebo, Eric R. Burke