Muhammad Zia Ullah

US Patent:

7591294, Sep 22, 2009

Filed:

Nov 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/947358

Inventors:

Robert Ray Wampler - Augusta KS, US
Muhammad Zia Ullah - Wichita KS, US

Assignee:

Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. - Wichita KS

International Classification:

B32B 37/00
B44C 7/00

US Classification:

156523, 156574, 156577

Abstract:

A roller assembly for bidirectionally dispensing and compacting a strip of a material onto a surface without requiring the roller assembly to rotate 180 to dispense the material in the reverse direction. The roller assembly comprises a first guide element, a second guide element, a third guide element, and a compacting roller. When the first guide element is in a first position, the strip of the material is fed to the second guide element. When the first guide element is in a second position, the strip of the material is fed to the third guide element. The compacting roller is malleable and substantially crowned around an outer circumferential surface of the compacting roller to provide even compaction to the strip of the material.

US Patent:

7717151, May 18, 2010

Filed:

Nov 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/947573

Inventors:

Robert Ray Wampler - Augusta KS, US
Muhammad Zia Ullah - Wichita KS, US

Assignee:

Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. - Wichita KS

International Classification:

B32B 37/00
B44C 7/00

US Classification:

156523, 156574, 156577

Abstract:

A material placement head for dispensing and compacting a plurality of strips of a material onto a surface with a plurality of independently movable roller assemblies. Each roller assembly of the placement head comprises a compacting roller and may be rotatably and linearly moved in six-degrees of freedom independent of the other roller assemblies of the placement head. The roller assemblies may be arranged in a staggered configuration and substantially simultaneously apply the plurality of strips of the material to the surface, such that the strips of the material are applied to adjacent paths on the surface. Each compacting roller may be malleable and substantially crowned around its outer circumferential surface to provide even compaction to the strips of the material.

US Patent:

7974732, Jul 5, 2011

Filed:

Apr 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/110897

Inventors:

Robert R. Wampler - Augusta KS, US
Muhammad Zia Ullah - Wichita KS, US

Assignee:

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. - Wichita KS

International Classification:

G06F 19/00
B23Q 3/155
B23B 31/117

US Classification:

700179, 700159, 700180, 700186, 700187, 700 96, 483 1, 483 31, 483 51, 408226

Abstract:

A control system for a modular reconfigurable numerically controlled machine comprising at least one memory storage device associated with each of a plurality of detachable modular components to store kinematic and connection information about the modular component. The information in the memory storage devices is read and processed by a main processing unit when the modular component is attached to a primary structure of the numerically controlled machine. The control system further comprises a plurality of component actuators, which receive control signals from the main processing unit, to actuate the modular components attached to the numerically controlled machine. A hardware component connector may provide at least one of a physical, electrical, communications, and pneumatic connection between the primary structure of the numerically controlled machine and the modular components.

US Patent:

8087441, Jan 3, 2012

Filed:

Sep 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/570250

Inventors:

Robert Ray Wampler - Augusta KS, US
Muhammad Zia Ullah - Wichita KS, US

Assignee:

Spirit AeroSy$tems, Inc. - Wichita KS

International Classification:

B32B 37/00
B44C 7/00

US Classification:

156523, 156574, 156577

Abstract:

A material placement head for dispensing and compacting a plurality of strips of a material onto a surface with a plurality of independently movable roller assemblies. Each roller assembly of the placement head comprises a compacting roller and may be rotatably and linearly moved in six-degrees of freedom independent of the other roller assemblies of the placement head. The roller assemblies may be arranged in a staggered configuration and substantially simultaneously apply the plurality of strips of the material to the surface, such that the strips of the material are applied to adjacent paths on the surface. Each compacting roller may be malleable and substantially crowned around its outer circumferential surface to provide even compaction to the strips of the material.

US Patent:

8296923, Oct 30, 2012

Filed:

Nov 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/947488

Inventors:

Robert Ray Wampler - Augusta KS, US
Muhammad Zia Ullah - Wichita KS, US

Assignee:

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. - Wichita KS

International Classification:

B23P 23/00
B29C 70/34
B29C 70/38

US Classification:

29560, 483 16, 483901, 409212, 409230, 409201, 408239 A, 33556, 425375, 156433

Abstract:

A reconfigurable system having at least one detachable component and at least one detachable head assembly. The reconfigurable system may be a numerically controlled (NC) machine for manufacturing processes, such as milling or automatic fiber placement (AFP). The reconfigurable system may further comprise a gantry structure comprised of movably attached beams on which detachable components may be movably attached. The detachable components may include a concave component and a convex component. At least one detachable head assembly may be movably attached to at least one of the detachable components. The detachable components and head assemblies may be at least one of physically, electrically, and pneumatically connected to a connecting assembly attached to the gantry structure.

US Patent:

20130292861, Nov 7, 2013

Filed:

May 2, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/462376

Inventors:

Raymond Curtis Welch - Greenville NC, US
Muhammad Zia Ullah - Winterville NC, US
Gregorio Balandran - Wichita KS, US

Assignee:

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC. - Wichita KS

International Classification:

B29C 33/12

US Classification:

264 401, 425150

Abstract:

A system for changing a dimension of manufactured composite material parts may comprise a male tool, a female tool, a removable material, and a retainable material. The male tool may include a convex outer surface configured to receive composite material placed thereon to form a new part. The female tool may include a concave inner surface configured to receive the male tool such that the outer surface of the male tool faces the inner surface. The removable material may be placed on the composite material in a first area corresponding to a wide area on a previously manufactured part where an outer dimension was measured to be greater than a designed value. The retainable material may be placed on the composite material in a second area corresponding to a narrow area on the previously manufactured part where the outer dimension was measured to be less than the designed value.