Patents by Inventor William Hollensteiner

William Hollensteiner 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
  • 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
  • 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