William David Moon

20220405438, Dec 22, 2022

Apr 14, 2022

17/720961

- Chicago IL, US
Eric S. Kamila - Edmonds WA, US
Noah J. Stockwell - West Lafayette IN, US
William J. Moon - Bothell WA, US
Jerry D. Chungbin - Kenmore WA, US

G06F 30/20
G06F 30/10
G05B 13/04

A method implemented by a computing system that facilitates formation of an object from a material comprises receiving an object model that specifies a top surface and a side surface connected to an edge of the top surface via a fillet that extends along the edge. At a particular region along the edge, adjacent planar regions of the side surface define an obtuse angle therebetween. The fillet is adjusted along the edge to have a first radius at a particular distance from the particular region and to have a second radius, smaller than the first radius, proximate the particular region. Output data associated with an adjusted model is communicated to equipment configured to form a mandrel that facilitates formation of the object. Adjusting the fillet to have a smaller radius proximate the particular region facilitates elimination of wrinkles in the material when draped over the mandrel to form the object.

20220292233, Sep 15, 2022

Jan 4, 2022

17/568447

- Chicago IL, US
Eric S. Kamila - Edmonds WA, US
William J. Moon - Bothell WA, US
Jerry D. Chungbin - Kenmore WA, US

G06F 30/20

A method performed by a computing system that facilitates formation of an object comprises receiving manufacturing process data associated with an object to be formed via a drape-forming operation. The computing system receives a parametric model of the object. The parametric model facilitates specification of a radius of a fillet within a region associated with the object. The computing system determines, based on the parametric model of the object, a unit vector field associated with a surface of the object and the manufacturing process data. The computing system adjusts the radius of the fillet of the parametric model within the region to reduce an average divergence of the vector field to a minimum amount, and communicates output data associated with an adjusted parametric model to equipment configured to form a mandrel that facilitates formation of the object.

20160288899, Oct 6, 2016

Apr 1, 2015

14/676271

- Chicago IL, US
Matt D. Uhlman - Kirkland WA, US
William J. Moon - Edmonds WA, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

B64C 3/18
B64C 3/26

A rib is disclosed for use in a torque box of a wing structure provided on an aircraft. The wing structure has a skin panel and a stringer coupled to the skin panel. The rib includes a web defining at least one stringer hole sized to receive the stringer, a shear tie coupled to the web and configured to engage the skin panel, and a clip positioned adjacent the at least one stringer hole. The clip has a base coupled to and aligned with the web, a head extending at an angle relative to the base and configured to engage the stringer, and a transition portion extending between the base and the head.