Patents by Inventor Willis B. Tolley

Willis B. Tolley 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).

  • Patent number: 5129990
    Abstract: The structural and gas-light bond between a radome and a fuselage in a missile cna be simultaneously fabricated in an improved methodology which reduces the numbers of fixtures required to be utilized, dramatically reduces the time for cure, simplifies the procedure, reduces the cost of fabrication and increases the yield. The fabrication process is comprised of the steps of applying an HT-424 film adhesive on the vertical flange of an etched surface of a fuselage. The film is spaced apart from the butt surface of the flange. A fillet of EA-934 paste adhesive is laid and formed into the corner of the flange between its vertical surface and the radially extending butt surface. The radome is then assembled onto the flange with all the paste adhesive which is extruded from the flange during assembly being immediately removed with a dampened cloth saturated with isopropyl alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: John F. Binnie, Jr., Willis B. Tolley