DR. PAUL A NELSON, PH.D.
Psychologist at Union Ave, Tacoma, WA

6314630, Nov 13, 2001

Sep 21, 1998

9/155251

Clayton L. Munk - Maple Valley WA
Paul E. Nelson - University Place WA
David E. Strand - Newcastle WA

The Boeing Company - Seattle WA

B23Q 1700, G01M 1900

2940701

A method and apparatus for manufacturing wings includes a fixture that holds wing panels for drilling and edge trimming by accurate numerically controlled machine tools using original numerical part definition records, utilizing spatial relationships between key features of detail parts or subassemblies as represented by coordination features machined into the parts and subassemblies, thereby making the parts and subassemblies intrinsically determinant of the dimensions and contour of the wing. Spars are attached to the wing panel using the coordination holes to locate the spars accurately on the panel in accordance with the original engineering design, and in-spar ribs are attached to rib posts on the spar using accurately drilled coordination holes in the ends of the rib and in the rib post. The wing contour is determined by the configuration of the spars and ribs rather than by any conventional hard tooling which determines the wing contour in conventional processes.

8336596, Dec 25, 2012

Mar 2, 2006

11/366156

Paul E. Nelson - University Place WA, US
Matthew K. Lum - Mercer Island WA, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

B65B 51/06, B29C 65/00, B32B 37/00, B32B 38/04, B32B 38/10, B44C 7/00, E04D 15/00

156574, 156486, 156523

Aspects of the present disclosure include various exemplary embodiments of systems and methods relating to composite lamination using one or more arrays of parallel material dispensing heads. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating a high aspect ratio composite article generally includes applying a first strip material to a work surface datum at a first angle with a first material dispenser, and applying a plurality of second strip materials to a work surface datum each at a second angle with a plurality of rotatable parallel material dispensers. The method also includes advancing the first material dispenser and the rotatable parallel material dispensers as a unit the width of the second strip material and continuing application of the first strip material by the first material dispenser and a plurality of second strip materials by the rotatable parallel material dispensers until a desired length is reached.

7770477, Aug 10, 2010

Feb 11, 2009

12/369353

Laurance N. Hazlehurst - Seattle WA, US
James N. Buttrick - Seattle WA, US
Darrell D. Jones - Mill Creek WA, US
Kostadinos D. Papanikolaou - Southfield MI, US
David P. Banks - Lake Stevens WA, US
Terrence J. Rowe - Seattle WA, US
Ronald Outous - Shoreline WA, US
Charles H. Glaisyer - Everett WA, US
Harry E. Townsend - Seattle WA, US
Mark Boberg - Bellevue WA, US
Paul Elfes Nelson - University Place WA, US
John R. Porter - Lynnwood WA, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

G01M 19/00

738658

A production system for manufacturing a workpiece comprises an index system including a plurality of index devices removably mounted on the workpiece at known longitudinally spaced locations therealong, and a longitudinally extending index member releasably engaged with at least two of the index devices such that a position and orientation of the index member are fixed relative to the workpiece by the index devices, the index member having position-indicating features distributed therealong. The production system further comprises a machine module mounted for longitudinal movement along the index member and operable to perform an operation, the machine module being operable to detect the position-indicating features on the index member and thereby determine a position of the machine module relative to the workpiece.

2012000, Jan 12, 2012

Aug 31, 2011

13/223188

Paul E. Nelson - University Place WA, US
Peter D. McCowin - Enumclaw WA, US
Worm Lund - Bellevue WA, US

THE BOEING COMPANY - Chicago IL

B32B 37/10, B32B 37/02

156221, 156580

A forming tool and method for its use with flat pre-preg composite laminate assemblies which incorporates a mandrel segmented into multiple forming blocks, the forming blocks sized to receive a draped composite laminate assembly with all portions of the composite laminate assembly spaced from a shaping surface on each block. A spline plate engages the shaping surface of the forming blocks to provide a neutral axis for maintaining the entire composite laminate assembly in tension during forming. In the exemplary embodiments, the draped composite laminate assembly is formed to the forming blocks from the flat composite laminate assembly and maintained in contact with the forming blocks using a vacuum bag. The mandrel forming blocks are then displaced to a desired curvature on the spline plate.

4417463, Nov 29, 1983

Sep 28, 1981

6/305817

Paul E. Nelson - Tacoma WA

The Boeing Company - Seattle WA

B21J 730, B21J 1524

72430

A ram assembly for an electromagnetic work tool which includes a ram shaft, conductive driving plate, and insulator plug, which elements are bonded together to form an integral ram assembly thereby reducing shear stress on the insulator plug since no counterbores or screws are utilized in the ram assembly. The insulator plug utilizes a composite of unidirectional glass fibers in an epoxy matrix, which glass fibers are oriented parallel to the axis of the ram shaft thereby providing superior load distribution of the insulator plug. A reduced number of interfaces in the ram assembly provides less interfaces for reflection of shock waves.

6170157, Jan 9, 2001

Sep 21, 1998

9/155236

Clayton L. Munk - Maple Valley WA
Paul E. Nelson - University Place WA
David E. Strand - Newcastle WA

The Boeing Company - Seattle WA

B21D 5388

298972

A method and apparatus for manufacturing wing spars includes a fixture that holds spar webs for drilling and edge trimming by accurate numerically controlled machine tools using original numerical part definition records, utilizing spatial relationships between key features of detail parts or subassemblies as represented by coordination features machined into the parts and subassemblies, thereby making the parts and subassemblies intrinsically determinant of the dimensions and contour of the wing.

2007028, Dec 20, 2007

Jun 19, 2006

11/455609

Paul E. Nelson - University Place WA, US

B65H 81/00

156193, 156443

The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for preferably producing a two layer off-axis composite prepreg material in tape form that has fiber direction at angles such as plus or minus five degrees to the longitudinal direction of the backing paper. The use of such off-axis prepreg composite material tape is primarily for fabricating high length-to-width ration parts such as composite wing stringers or spars for aircraft.

6029352, Feb 29, 2000

Sep 25, 1997

8/937486

Paul E. Nelson - University Place WA

The Boeing Company - Seattle WA

B23P 1500

298972

A process and apparatus for fabricating wing panels from a plurality of elongated wing planks attached together with splice stringers along adjacent longitudinal edges and stiffened with stringers parallel to each other and to the splice stringers includes a fixture having a series of headers on which the planks can be assembled and held at the desired curvature with attachment devices for holding the planks as assembled on the fixture. An elevator supports the fixture in an elongated pit for precise adjustment in a generally vertical direction of the fixture and the assembled wing planks. A stringer positioning device is mounted along one longitudinal edge of the pit for positioning a stringer loaded thereon against the assembled wing planks accurately in accordance with the wing design. A downwardly opening yoke having two arms depending from a top cross member is suspended over the pit on a support structure. Tools are mounted on opposite arms of the yoke for performing clamp-up, drilling and fastener installation functions to fasten the stringers to the assembled wing panel planks on the fixture.

2013023, Sep 12, 2013

Mar 7, 2012

13/414066

Paul Nordman - Renton WA, US
Paul Nelson - University Place WA, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

B64C 1/06, F16B 1/00

244131, 403286

A method and apparatus for an aircraft structure. In one embodiment, the aircraft structure may have first and second stringers, each having a vertical stringer portion defining a lengthwise gap. The embodiment may include a cruciform fitting having a central rib attachment member and first and second extensions extending in opposite directions from said central rib attachment member. Stringer attachment portions extending up from said first and second extensions are inserted into the lengthwise gaps of the first and second stringer portions, respectively. The rib attachment member may be attached to a side-of-body rib.