Patents by Inventor William Henry Ingram, JR.

William Henry Ingram, JR. 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).

  • Bladder system for curing composite parts
    Patent number: 11370150
    Abstract: A structure comprising a plurality of walls defining a bladder cavity, the bladder cavity comprises an initial cross section size. A first plurality of wave features provided along at least one of the plurality of walls defining the bladder cavity. In one arrangement, the first plurality of wave features allow the structure to expand from the initial cross section size to a second cross section size after the structure becomes inflated during a composite charge cure, the second cross section size larger than the initial cross sectional size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Amy Elizabeth Bahe, Megan E. Bliss, William Hollensteiner, William Henry Ingram, Jr., John Dempsey Morris, Jonathan Santiago, Benjamin Jeffrey Stephenson, Samuel Ray Stewart, Charles William Thomas
  • Vacuum port base
    Patent number: 10773428
    Abstract: A vacuum port base comprises an upper face, a lower face, a first channel, and a second channel. The upper face is configured to interface with a vacuum port. The lower face is configured to interface with a surface of a tool. The first channel formed in the lower face is configured to receive an edge breather. The second channel formed within the vacuum port base is configured to receive the vacuum port such that the vacuum port is in fluid communication with the first channel and the edge breather to remove gases from a composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Timothy David Aquino, Cody Allan Beagley, John R. Henry, Jordan McHale Edginton, William Henry Ingram, Jr., William S. Hollensteiner, Benjamin Jeffrey Stephenson
  • Bladder System for Curing Composite Parts
    Publication number: 20200223106
    Abstract: A structure comprising a plurality of walls defining a bladder cavity, the bladder cavity comprises an initial cross section size. A first plurality of wave features provided along at least one of the plurality of walls defining the bladder cavity. In one arrangement, the first plurality of wave features allow the structure to expand from the initial cross section size to a second cross section size after the structure becomes inflated during a composite charge cure, the second cross section size larger than the initial cross sectional size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Amy Elizabeth Bahe, Megan E. Bliss, William Hollensteiner, William Henry Ingram, JR., John Dempsey Morris, Jonathan Santiago, Benjamin Jeffrey Stephenson, Samuel Ray Stewart, Charles William Thomas
  • Vacuum Port Base
    Publication number: 20180079115
    Abstract: A vacuum port base comprises an upper face, a lower face, a first channel, and a second channel. The upper face is configured to interface with a vacuum port. The lower face is configured to interface with a surface of a tool. The first channel formed in the lower face is configured to receive an edge breather. The second channel formed within the vacuum port base is configured to receive the vacuum port such that the vacuum port is in fluid communication with the first channel and the edge breather to remove gases from a composite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy David Aquino, Cody Allan Beagley, John R. Henry, Jordan McHale Edginton, William Henry Ingram, Jr., William S. Hollensteiner, Benjamin Jeffrey Stephenson
  • Bladder System for Curing Composite Parts
    Publication number: 20160339682
    Abstract: A structure comprising a plurality of walls defining a bladder cavity, the bladder cavity comprises an initial cross section size. A first plurality of wave features provided along at least one of the plurality of walls defining the bladder cavity. In one arrangement, the first plurality of wave features allow the structure to expand from the initial cross section size to a second cross section size after the structure becomes inflated during a composite charge cure, the second cross section size larger than the initial cross sectional size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Amy Elizabeth Bahe, Megan E. Bliss, William Hollensteiner, William Henry Ingram, JR., John Dempsey Morris, Jonathan Santiago, Benjamin Jeffrey Stephenson, Samuel Ray Stewart, Charles William Thomas