Patents by Inventor Zachary Skelton

Zachary Skelton 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).

  • SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOMIZING FIBER ADDITIVES IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20210316500
    Abstract: An extrusion system including an extruder screw housed in a barrel, a nozzle heater coupled to the barrel, a printing nozzle coupled to the nozzle heater, and a randomizing element at least partially in the printing nozzle. The randomizing element is configured to randomize the orientation of fiber elements and/or fillers in an extrusion melt traveling through the extrusion system. Increasing the randomization of the fiber orientations in the melt composition improves the physical and thermal properties of a printed bead printed by the extrusion system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Zachary Skelton, Aubrey Jackson, Robert Bedsole
  • Hybrid lay-up mold
    Patent number: 10596730
    Abstract: A hybrid mold includes (a) an Invar® eggcrate structure, (b) an Invar® interim working surface and (c) a CF composite material overlay. The eggcrate and interim working surface are welded or otherwise connected together to form a unitary base mold. The CF overlay is bonded to the interim working surface. The CF overlay is easily reconfigurable and can be replaced without destroying the integrity of the base mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Ascent Aerospace, LLC
    Inventors: Parme G. Anthony, Michael Fox, Zachary Skelton, Daniel Brennan, Randel Dean Moruzzi, Jr.
  • HYBRID LAY-UP MOLD
    Publication number: 20190358860
    Abstract: A hybrid mold includes (a) an Invar® eggcrate structure, (b) an Invar® interim working surface and (c) a CF composite material overlay. The eggcrate and interim working surface are welded or otherwise connected together to form a unitary base mold. The CF overlay is bonded to the interim working surface. The CF overlay is easily reconfigurable and can be replaced without destroying the integrity of the base mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Ascent Aerospace, LLC
    Inventors: Parme G, Anthony, Michael Fox, Zachary Skelton, Daniel Brennan, Randel Dean Moruzzi, JR.
  • Hybrid lay-up mold
    Patent number: 10427330
    Abstract: A hybrid mold includes (a) an Invar® eggcrate structure, (b) an Invar® interim working surface and (c) a CF composite material overlay. The eggcrate and interim working surface are welded or otherwise connected together to form a unitary base mold. The CF overlay is bonded to the interim working surface. The CF overlay is easily reconfigurable and can be replaced without destroying the integrity of the base mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Ascent Aerospace, LLC
    Inventors: Parme G. Anthony, Michael Fox, Zachary Skelton, Daniel Brennan, Randel Dean Moruzzi, Jr.
  • HYBRID LAY-UP MOLD
    Publication number: 20170225362
    Abstract: A hybrid mold includes (a) an Invar® eggcrate structure, (b) an Invar® interim working surface and (c) a CF composite material overlay. The eggcrate and interim working surface are welded or otherwise connected together to form a unitary base mold. The CF overlay is bonded to the interim working surface. The CF overlay is easily reconfigurable and can be replaced without destroying the integrity of the base mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Ascent Aerospace, LLC
    Inventors: Jerry Anthony, Michael Fox, Zachary Skelton, Daniel Brennan, Randel Dean Moruzzi, JR.