Patents by Inventor Will George Pfeffer

Will George Pfeffer 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).

  • Bends in composite panels
    Patent number: 9908283
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a bend in composite panel. A method for forming a bend in a composite panel comprises forming a slot having a curved flange in the composite panel, inserting a sheet into the curved flange, and bending the composite panel with the slot and the sheet within the curved flange about a longitudinal axis of the slot to form the bend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen M. Young, Carl Aaron Davison, Will George Pfeffer
  • Bends in Composite Panels
    Publication number: 20160158995
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a bend in composite panel. A method for forming a bend in a composite panel comprises forming a slot having a curved flange in the composite panel, inserting a sheet into the curved flange, and bending the composite panel with the slot and the sheet within the curved flange about a longitudinal axis of the slot to form the bend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen M. Young, Carl Aaron Davison, Will George Pfeffer
  • Bends in composite panels
    Patent number: 9205616
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a bend in composite panel. A method for forming a bend in a composite panel comprises forming a slot having a curved flange in the composite panel, inserting a sheet into the curved flange, and bending the composite panel with the slot and the sheet within the curved flange about a longitudinal axis of the slot to form the bend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen M. Young, Carl Aaron Davison, Will George Pfeffer
  • Bends in Composite Panels
    Publication number: 20150101738
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a bend in composite panel. A method for forming a bend in a composite panel comprises forming a slot having a curved flange in the composite panel, inserting a sheet into the curved flange, and bending the composite panel with the slot and the sheet within the curved flange about a longitudinal axis of the slot to form the bend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen M. Young, Carl Aaron Davison, Will George Pfeffer