Patents by Inventor Kipplan Hunter

Kipplan Hunter 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).

  • Composite material with improved damping characteristics and method of making same
    Patent number: 6764754
    Abstract: A composite laminate structure formed from at least one high-strength, high-stiffness fiber-resin composite structural lamina laminated to at least one fiber-resin composite damping lamina, wherein the resin matrix of the structural lamina resides below its glassification temperature (Tg) and wherein the resin matrix of the damping lamina resides above its glassification temperature during normal use temperatures, thereby providing a high-strength laminate with improved damping properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kipplan Hunter, Salvatore L. Liguore