Patents by Inventor William Bruce Hopkins Grace

William Bruce Hopkins Grace 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 for fabricating test specimen assembly having weak adhesive bonds
    Patent number: 9103758
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a test specimen assembly. A first material for the test specimen assembly and a witness coupon are positioned relative to each other. A surface treatment is applied onto a first surface of the first material and onto a surface of the witness coupon. An adhesive is applied onto the first surface of the first material. A second surface of a second material for the test specimen assembly is placed onto the first surface of the first material with the adhesive. The adhesive is cured to form the test specimen assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Douglas Allen Frisch, Richard H. Bossi, William Bruce Hopkins Grace, Marc Joel Piehl, Kay Youngdahl Blohowiak, Paul H. Shelley, Jr.