Patents by Inventor Wallace Chi-Hua Chan

Wallace Chi-Hua Chan 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).

  • Joints between a composite skin and a load-bearing component and methods of forming same
    Patent number: 10029777
    Abstract: A method of forming a direct bearing joint includes coupling a first load-bearing structure to a second load-bearing structure. The second load-bearing structure includes a first structural feature comprising a first arcuate shape. The method also includes coupling a composite skin including a second structural feature comprising a second arcuate shape to the second load-bearing structure. The composite skin is coupled to the second load-bearing structure such that the first and second structural features are mated against each other to facilitate distributing compressive loads from the second load-bearing structure into the composite skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard R. Rosman, Bernhard Dopker, Wallace Chi-Hua Chan
  • JOINTS BETWEEN A COMPOSITE SKIN AND A LOAD-BEARING COMPONENT AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME
    Publication number: 20160318596
    Abstract: A method of forming a direct bearing joint includes coupling a first load-bearing structure to a second load-bearing structure. The second load-bearing structure includes a first structural feature comprising a first arcuate shape. The method also includes coupling a composite skin including a second structural feature comprising a second arcuate shape to the second load-bearing structure. The composite skin is coupled to the second load-bearing structure such that the first and second structural features are mated against each other to facilitate distributing compressive loads from the second load-bearing structure into the composite skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Richard R. Rosman, Bernhard Dopker, Wallace Chi-Hua Chan
  • Joints between a composite skin and a load-bearing component and methods of forming same
    Patent number: 9399507
    Abstract: A method of forming a direct bearing joint includes providing a load bearing structure including a first structural feature having an arcuate shape and providing a composite skin including a second structural feature also having an arcuate shape. The method also includes coupling the first structural feature to the second structural feature such that the first and second structural features are mated against each other to facilitate distributing compressive loads induced into the load bearing structure into the composite skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard R. Rosman, Bernhard Dopker, Wallace Chi-Hua Chan
  • JOINTS BETWEEN A COMPOSITE SKIN AND A LOAD-BEARING COMPONENT AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME
    Publication number: 20150203185
    Abstract: A method of forming a direct bearing joint includes providing a load bearing structure including a first structural feature having an arcuate shape and providing a composite skin including a second structural feature also having an arcuate shape. The method also includes coupling the first structural feature to the second structural feature such that the first and second structural features are mated against each other to facilitate distributing compressive loads induced into the load bearing structure into the composite skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard R. Rosman, Bernhard Dopker, Wallace Chi-Hua Chan
  • Joining composite fuselage sections along window belts
    Patent number: 8939406
    Abstract: A fuselage having a longitudinal window belt has a composite outer skin including upper and lower composite skin sections. The skin includes at least one window opening located at the window belt. The upper and lower skin sections are joined together by a longitudinal splice joint located at the window belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bernhard Dopker, Wallace Chi-Hua Chan, Henri Michael Ostroff
  • Joining Composite Fuselage Sections Along Window Belts
    Publication number: 20140001311
    Abstract: A fuselage having a longitudinal window belt has a composite outer skin including upper and lower composite skin sections. The skin includes at least one window opening located at the window belt. The upper and lower skin sections are joined together by a longitudinal splice joint located at the window belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Bernhard Dopker, Wallace Chi-Hua Chan, Henri Michael Ostroff