Patents Represented by Attorney Mary Porter
  • Patent number: 5733611
    Abstract: A porous preform is densified by heating while emersed in a precursor liquid. Heating is achieved by passing a current through the preform or by an induction coil immersed in the liquid. Ways to control the densification process are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Textron Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Garrett S. Thurston, Raymond J. Suplinskas, Thomas J. Carroll, Donald F. Connors, Jr., David T. Scaringella, Richard C. Krutenat