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公开(公告)号:US20180090669A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-29
申请号:US15280096
申请日:2016-09-29
Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
Inventor: Keith D. Humfeld , Morteza Safai
IPC: H01L41/193 , H01L41/316
CPC classification number: H01L41/193 , H01L41/314 , H01L41/316
Abstract: A micro electromechanical (mem) device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a shaped carbon nanotube with a first end and a second end. The first end of the shaped carbon nanotube is conductively connected to the first electrode and the second end is conductively connected to the second electrode. A system for making the device includes a plurality of electrodes placed outside the growth region of a furnace to produce a controlled, time-varying electric field. A controller for the system is connected to a power supply to deliver controlled voltages to the electrodes to produce the electric field. A mixture of gases is passed through the furnace with the temperature raised to cause chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of carbon on a catalyst. The sequentially time-varying electric field parameterizes a growing nanotube into a predetermined shape.
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公开(公告)号:US09672594B2
公开(公告)日:2017-06-06
申请号:US14519839
申请日:2014-10-21
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor: Keith D. Humfeld , Morteza Safai
CPC classification number: G06T3/4053 , G06T3/4069 , H04N5/2258 , H04N5/23232 , H04N5/23245 , H04N2013/0088
Abstract: A camera system for producing super resolution images is disclosed. The camera system may include a target scene, a first detector configured to capture a first image of the target scene, and a second detector configured to capture a second image of the target scene. The first detector may include a first pitch, and the second detector may include a second pitch different from the first pitch.
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公开(公告)号:US12138867B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-12
申请号:US17505875
申请日:2021-10-20
Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
Inventor: Keith D. Humfeld , Geoffrey A. Butler , Karl M. Nelson
Abstract: Heating operation control includes obtaining sensor data indicating measured temperatures within a heating vessel during a heating operation; determining sets of thermal stack parameters. Each set of candidate thermal stack parameters is descriptive of a respective configuration of a thermal stack modeled by a first machine learning model to generate one or more estimated tool temperature values. The thermal stack includes the tool and a part coupled to the tool. Heating operation control also includes determining a temperature profile for the heating operation. The temperature profile is determined, via a second machine learning model, based on the plurality of sets of thermal stack parameters and one or more process specifications of the thermal stack.
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公开(公告)号:US20240359411A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-31
申请号:US18768167
申请日:2024-07-10
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor: Matthew K. Fay , Keith D. Humfeld
CPC classification number: B29C70/305 , B29C70/541 , B29L2031/3082 , B29L2031/3085
Abstract: A method for forming composite materials and associated apparatuses is presented, including positioning at least one electronic component on a lay-up surface. The method also includes positioning a composite on the lay-up surface, where the composite comprises resin and fibers. Additionally, the method includes causing a flow of the resin between the lay-up surface and the fibers. Yet further, the method includes curing the resin to form a cured resin, where the electronic component and the fibers are located in the cured resin. The composite material includes a resin having a shape based on a surface of a lay-up system. Additionally, the composite material includes fibers contained within the resin. Further, the composite materials includes at least one electronic component. The electronic component of the composite material is located in the resin based on a flow of the resin around the electronic component on the surface of the lay-up.
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公开(公告)号:US12064927B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-20
申请号:US16184146
申请日:2018-11-08
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor: Matthew K. Fay , Keith D. Humfeld
CPC classification number: B29C70/305 , B29C70/541 , B29L2031/3082 , B29L2031/3085
Abstract: A method for forming composite materials and associated apparatuses is presented, including positioning at least one electronic component on a lay-up surface. The method also includes positioning a composite on the lay-up surface, where the composite comprises resin and fibers. Additionally, the method includes causing a flow of the resin between the lay-up surface and the fibers. Yet further, the method includes curing the resin to form a cured resin, where the electronic component and the fibers are located in the cured resin. The composite material includes a resin having a shape based on a surface of a lay-up system. Additionally, the composite material includes fibers contained within the resin. Further, the composite materials includes at least one electronic component. The electronic component of the composite material is located in the resin based on a flow of the resin around the electronic component on the surface of the lay-up.
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公开(公告)号:US11703472B2
公开(公告)日:2023-07-18
申请号:US16712303
申请日:2019-12-12
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor: Keith D. Humfeld , Joseph A. Bolton
CPC classification number: G01N25/58 , G01N17/002 , G01N25/56 , G01N2033/0083
Abstract: In an example, a method for accelerated conditioning of a composite core sandwich coupon is described. The method includes setting a first temperature and a first relative humidity level of the conditioning apparatus, wherein a combination of the first temperature and the first relative humidity level correspond to a desired relative humidity level of the plurality of cells of the core layer at room temperature. The method includes maintaining the first temperature and the first relative humidity for a first period, wherein during the first period a core humidity of the plurality of cells in the core layer approaches the first relative humidity level. The method includes determining that the core humidity has reached the first relative humidity level. The method includes, based on determining that the core humidity has reached the first relative humidity level, adjusting the first temperature to a second temperature.
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公开(公告)号:US20220178823A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-09
申请号:US17681650
申请日:2022-02-25
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor: Keith D. Humfeld , Morteza Safai
Abstract: An example system for inspecting a surface includes a laser, an optical system, a gated camera, and a control system. The laser is configured to emit pulses of light, with respective wavelengths of the pulses of light varying over time. The optical system includes at least one optical element, and is configured to direct light emitted by the laser to points along a scan line one point at a time. The gated camera is configured to record a fluorescent response of the surface from light having each wavelength of a plurality of wavelengths at each point along the scan line. The control system is configured to control the gated camera such that an aperture of the gated camera is open during fluorescence of the surface but closed during exposure of the surface to light emitted by the laser.
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公开(公告)号:US10942150B2
公开(公告)日:2021-03-09
申请号:US16862887
申请日:2020-04-30
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor: Keith D. Humfeld , Eileen O. Kutscha , Morteza Safai
IPC: G01N29/04 , C09J11/04 , C09J161/06 , B32B7/12 , B32B27/08 , B64F5/60 , G01N29/11 , G01N29/07 , C08K3/26
Abstract: A composite material joined with a curable phenolic resin adhesive, with the phenolic resin adhesive comprising a stiffening agent precursor, and with the stiffening agent precursor selected to react with reaction by-products of the phenolic resin adhesive during curing to produce a reaction product stiffening agent in a cured bonding layer that is detectable by ultrasound, resins comprising the stiffening agent precursor, bonding layers comprising the reaction product stiffening agent, and methods for making the composite material joints and inspecting the composite material joints are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10801836B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-13
申请号:US15621900
申请日:2017-06-13
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor: Keith D. Humfeld , Morteza Safai
IPC: B29C70/30 , G01B17/02 , G01N29/07 , C08J5/04 , B29C70/38 , G01N29/06 , B29C70/54 , B29C70/02 , G01N29/11 , G01N29/04
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for ultrasonic imaging of composite parts. One embodiment is a method that includes providing an object having multiple layers of fibers and resin, inducing ultrasonic waves at locations along the object, and attenuating the ultrasonic waves at the regions due to regions interspersed among the layers that each exhibit an elastic modulus distinct from an elastic modulus of the fibers and distinct from an elastic modulus of the matrix. The method further includes receiving the attenuated ultrasonic waves, and analyzing the attenuated ultrasonic waves to determine depths of the regions.
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公开(公告)号:US20200271623A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-27
申请号:US16862887
申请日:2020-04-30
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor: Keith D. Humfeld , Eileen O. Kutscha , Morteza Safai
Abstract: A composite material joined with a curable phenolic resin adhesive, with the phenolic resin adhesive comprising a stiffening agent precursor, and with the stiffening agent precursor selected to react with reaction by-products of the phenolic resin adhesive during curing to produce a reaction product stiffening agent in a cured bonding layer that is detectable by ultrasound, resins comprising the stiffening agent precursor, bonding layers comprising the reaction product stiffening agent, and methods for making the composite material joints and inspecting the composite material joints are disclosed.
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