Inventor

Keith Daniel Humfeld

Inventor

Federal Way, WA, US

Overview

90→

Patents

2011–2021

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 90 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

B29Cprimary

B29CShaping or joining of plastics8%

B32BLayered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form5%

B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures5%

B29LIndexing scheme associated with subclass b29c, relating to particular articles4%

C08JWorking-up4%

C01BNon-metallic elements4%

Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation4%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties4%

B29KIndexing scheme associated with subclasses b29b, b29c or b29d, relating to moulding materials or to materials for moulds, reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts3%

B64CAeroplanes3%

PatentTitleYear

11,117,359Gradient curing of composite laminate parts2021 11,110,631Systems, cure tools, and methods for thermally curing a composite part2021 11,085,116Engine shaft assembly and method2021 11,073,707Dimmable window apparatus and vehicle including the same2021 11,053,020Electrically conductive patch for indicating a compromised electrical discharge point in an aircraft2021 10,974,467Enhanced systems that facilitate vacuum bag curing of composite parts2021 10,960,631Forming contoured elongate composite structures2021 10,953,575Enhanced systems that facilitate vacuum bag curing of composite parts2021 10,942,150Adhesive additive with enhanced stiffness change and non-destructive inspection method2021 10,933,598Fabrication of composite parts having both continuous and chopped fiber components2021 10,901,228Cavity with curved beam replicator and method of determining a characteristic of a medium therein2021 10,882,608Hydraulic system for a vehicle and method of using the same2021 10,875,986Graphene fiber for aerospace composites2020 10,870,221Gradient tool system for composite parts2020 10,851,215Graphene-augmented composite materials2020 10,848,189Method for curing and embedding an antenna in a composite part2020 10,846,494Radio-frequency identification device for indicating a temperature history of a composite structure2020 10,801,836Composite parts that facilitate ultrasonic imaging of layer boundaries2020 10,786,955Apparatuses and methods for fabricating a composite structure and reacting to a placement force2020 10,787,755Method and apparatus for manufacturing carbon fibers2020 10,782,481Optical fasteners having heads with lenses2020 10,781,753Multi-layer thermal insulator apparatus and methods2020 10,752,336Composite support structures for composite integrated structure2020 10,711,500Permanent magnet damping and generated light2020 10,705,019Multi-wavelength laser inspection2020 10,692,205Generation of aggregate ultrasound images based on detection of constellations in overlapping ultrasound images2020 10,682,822Materials and methods for nucleating aligned thermoplastic crystals while fabricating thermoplastic carbon fiber reinforced polymer structures2020 10,677,759Adhesive additive with enhanced stiffness change and non-destructive inspection method2020 10,670,565Ultrasound inspection system2020 10,641,891Solar enabled aerial deployed radio antenna system2020 10,641,744Methods and systems for determining bond efficacy using metallic reflectors and ultrasonic inspection2020 10,619,246Interwoven Carbon Nanotube Mats2020 10,594,914Paint applied camera system2020 10,557,825Apparatus, controller, and method for inspecting a part2020 10,533,266Layered carbon fiber2020 10,513,057Systems and methods for curing composite structures2019 10,501,595Insertion of catalyst into dry carbon fibers prior to resin impregnation2019 10,497,488Composite materials with improved electrical conductivity and methods of manufacture thereof2019 10,487,245Electronically reversible adhesive methods2019 10,457,410Magnetic carbon nanotube cluster systems and methods2019 10,457,017Method of forming a layered composite assembly2019 10,454,019Anisotropic piezoelectric device, system, and method2019 10,422,428Self-forming fuel tank sealant system2019 10,400,075Graphene-augmented composite materials2019 10,399,400Extended duration autonomous craft2019 10,384,405Methods for making prepreg composite sheets including contoured charges2019 10,337,101System and process for chemical vapor deposition2019 10,315,341Systems and methods for curing composite structures2019 10,309,726Hinged baffle for autoclave that deploys at a target temperature during a run cycle2019 10,272,658System and method for forming a composite part2019 10,266,677Graphene-augmented composite materials2019 10,264,191Calibration of pixels for producing super resolution images2019 10,240,070Electronically reversible adhesive systems2019 10,232,597Methods of forming a thinned prepreg sheet2019 10,227,515Encapsulated catalyst for aerospace grade resin systems2019 10,228,237Non-destructive optical method for determining minimum bond strength and proving bond efficacy2019 10,227,719Interwoven carbon nanotube mats2019 10,201,959Gradient curing of composite laminate parts2019 10,096,396Composite materials with improved electrical conductivity and methods of manufacture thereof2018 10,081,119Systems and methods for making indexed prepreg composite sheets and laminated composite articles2018 10,022,896Controlling the heating of a composite part2018 10,006,123Species controlled chemical vapor deposition2018 10,006,888MEMS transducers in a phased array coupled to a flexible substrate using carbon nanotubes for conformal ultrasound scanning2018 9,963,562Graphene-augmented composite materials2018 9,958,145Lighting device and system and method for making and using the same2018 9,868,638'Methods of making and purifying carbon nanotubes'2018 9,825,210'Growth of carbon nanotube (CNT) leads on circuits in substrate-free continuous chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process'2017 9,815,247'Systems and methods for making prepreg composite sheets including contoured charges'2017 9,816,892'Systems and methods for fuel leak detection'2017 9,758,706'Encapsulated catalyst for aerospace grade resin systems'2017 9,731,453'Co-curing process for the joining of composite structures'2017 9,724,845'Systems and methods for making indexed prepreg composite sheets and laminated composite articles'2017 9,713,820'System and method of forming a nanotube mesh structure'2017 9,688,537'Methods of making and purifying carbon nanotubes'2017 9,672,594'Multiple pixel pitch super resolution'2017 9,604,414'Methods of forming a thinned prepreg sheet'2017 9,544,998'Growth of carbon nanotube (CNT) leads on circuits in substrate-free continuous chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process'2017 9,518,160'Graphene-augmented composite materials'2016 9,434,826'Graphene-augmented carbon fiber for aerospace composites'2016 9,430,814'Move based and sonic based super resolution'2016 9,421,739'Graphene aerospace composites'2016 9,359,207'Augmented reactor for chemical vapor deposition of ultra-long carbon nanotubes'2016 9,301,401'Nanotube electronics templated self-assembly'2016 9,117,883'Nanotube electronics templated self-assembly'2015 8,715,609'Augmented reactor for chemical vapor deposition of ultra-long carbon nanotubes'2014 8,647,548'Method and system to reduce porosity in composite structures'2014 8,455,055'Aligning nanotubes'2013 8,450,202'Nanotube electronics templated self-assembly'2013 8,445,788'Carbon nanotube-enhanced, metallic wire'2013 7,965,219'Patterned optical material and metamaterial for protection from and defeat of directed energy'2011

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2011–2021Patents assigned to BOEING CO (90)· patent assignee history

2011–2016Based in Garden Grove, CA, US· patent location history

2013–2014Patents assigned to HUMFELD KEITH DANIEL (4)· patent assignee history

2013Patents assigned to HUANG JAMES P (1)· patent assignee history

2013Patents assigned to HUMFELD KEITH D (1)· patent assignee history

2013Patents assigned to KIM NAMSOO P (1)· patent assignee history

2014–2021Based in Federal Way, WA, US· patent location history

2018–2021Based in Tukwila, WA, US· patent location history

2021Based in Chicago, IL, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
BOEING CO	90	2011–2021
HUMFELD KEITH DANIELself	4	2013–2014
HUANG JAMES P	1	2013
HUMFELD KEITH Dself	1	2013
KIM NAMSOO P	1	2013

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Federal Way, Washington, US	77	2014–2021
Garden Grove, California, US	7	2011–2016
Tukwila, Washington, US	5	2018–2021
Chicago, Illinois, US	1	2021