Patents by Inventor Joe Wintergerst

Joe Wintergerst has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Deformable sandwich panel
    Patent number: 7897225
    Abstract: A deformable sandwich panel is disclosed according to one embodiment. The deformable sandwich panel may include first and second face sheets. These face sheets may each comprise a first and second surface and be substantially flat. The deformable sandwich panel also includes a shape memory material sandwiched between the first face sheet and the second face sheet. The shape memory material may be in continuous contact with a substantial portion of the first surface of the first face sheet and with a substantial portion of the first surface of the second face sheet. The deformable sandwich panel may be fabricated with a first shape, deformed into a second shape and then deployed back to the first shape. The first and second shapes may be maintained without mechanical loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Composite Technology Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Campbell, Michael Terifay, Robert Taylor, Will Francis, Joe Wintergerst, Dana Turse
  • Highly Deformable Shape Memory Polymer Core Composite Deformable Sandwich Panel
    Publication number: 20090206504
    Abstract: A deformable sandwich panel is disclosed according to one embodiment. The deformable sandwich panel may include first and second face sheets. These face sheets may each comprise a first and second surface and be substantially flat. The deformable sandwich panel also includes a shape memory material sandwiched between the first face sheet and the second face sheet. The shape memory material may be in continuous contact with a substantial portion of the first surface of the first face sheet and with a substantial portion of the first surface of the second face sheet. The deformable sandwich panel may be fabricated with a first shape, deformed into a second shape and then deployed back to the first shape. The first and second shapes may be maintained without mechanical loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Composite Technology Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Campbell, Michael Terifay, Robert Taylor, Will Francis, Joe Wintergerst, Dana Turse