Patents by Inventor Vincent C. Ku

Vincent C. Ku 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 and apparatus for fabricating panels
    Patent number: 11220064
    Abstract: A composite sandwich panel includes a first composite part and a second composite part. A plurality of stiffeners extend between the first and second composite parts. A fiberglass composite perimeter edge closeout is positioned along one or more edges of the first and second composite parts. The fiberglass composite perimeter edge closeout controls a magnetic flux to bond the first and second composite parts to the plurality of stiffeners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Marc R. Matsen, Bret Alan McGinness Voss, Vincent C. Ku, Christopher J. Hottes
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING PANELS
    Publication number: 20200086582
    Abstract: A composite sandwich panel includes a first composite part and a second composite part. A plurality of stiffeners extend between the first and second composite parts. A fiberglass composite perimeter edge closeout is positioned along one or more edges of the first and second composite parts. The fiberglass composite perimeter edge closeout controls a magnetic flux to bond the first and second composite parts to the plurality of stiffeners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Marc R. Matsen, Bret Alan McGinness Voss, Vincent C. Ku, Christopher J. Hottes