Robin L Westberg

20040021250, Feb 5, 2004

Jul 31, 2002

10/210635

Dale Obeshaw - Salt Lake City UT, US
Guy Krowl - Madison Heights MI, US
Robin Westberg - Copperton UT, US

B29C070/46

264/257000, 264/258000

A method of manufacturing a sheet-molded compound (SMC) article having local reinforcement includes the steps of providing a mold for forming the SMC article, filling a portion of the mold with a chopped fiber compound and placing at least one filament-wound reinforcing element in a position in the mold where structural reinforcement of the SMC article is needed. The reinforcing element is formed by winding a resin-coated filament on a mandrel to form coils along a length of the mandrel, where each coil is wound at a predetermined angle relative to an axis of the mandrel. Heat and pressure are applied to the mold to cause the chopped fiber compound to melt such that the melted chopped fiber compound bonds with the reinforcing elements to form the SMC article with local reinforcement. The SMC article with local reinforcement is then removed from the mold.

20180236720, Aug 23, 2018

Jan 16, 2018

15/872556

- Chicago IL, US
Robert Darel Morrow - Milton WA, US
Alan James Scott - Kent WA, US
Alexandre D. Curaudeau - Kirkland WA, US
Tunde Abiodun Olaniyan - Bothell WA, US
Leonard Joseph England - Seattle WA, US
Randall Dow Wilkerson - O'Fallon MO, US
Robin L. Westberg - Ramona CA, US

B29C 65/00
F02K 1/62
B29C 53/82
F01D 5/28
B29C 70/08
F02K 1/72
B29C 33/52
B29C 33/50
F02K 1/64
B29C 70/34
B29C 33/48
B29C 43/14
B29C 43/36
B29K 105/08
B29K 105/12
B29L 31/30
B29K 101/12
B29L 31/00

A cascade for a jet engine thrust reverser is fabricated by co-consolidating pre-consolidated thermoplastic strongbacks and vanes. The strongbacks are reinforced with continuous fibers, and the vanes are reinforced with discontinuous fibers.

20160186689, Jun 30, 2016

May 15, 2014

14/278292

- Chicago IL, US
Robert Darel Morrow - Milton WA, US
Alan James Scott - Kent WA, US
Alexandre D. Curaudeau - Kirkland WA, US
Tunde Abiodun Olaniyan - Bothell WA, US
Leonard Joseph England - Seattle WA, US
Randall Dow Wilkerson - O'Fallon MO, US
Robin L. Westberg - Ramona CA, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

F02K 1/62
B29C 43/14

A cascade for a jet engine thrust reverser is fabricated by co-consolidating pre-consolidated thermoplastic strongbacks and vanes. The strongbacks are reinforced with continuous fibers, and the vanes are reinforced with discontinuous fibers.