Patents by Inventor Lawrence K. Jones
Lawrence K. Jones 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).
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Patent number: 11186061Abstract: A composite article is provided for use as a heat spreader, a cooling element or as part of the heating system for a wide variety of items. The composite article can include at least one sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite or graphiiized polymer. A protective coating may be aligned or adhered with a surface of the sheet. The article may also include at least one of a fiber reinforced polymer, a fiber weave or fiber mat or combinations thereof, aligned with at least one of the first surface of the sheet or a second surface of the sheet. The composite article can include a plurality of strips of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite, of graphiiized polymer or combinations thereof, which are woven together and/or it can Include cut outs, slits or other perforations to provide flexibility, stretehabi Kiy, and breathability.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: NEOGRAF SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Deanna J. Burwell, Helen K. Mayer, Martin D. Smalc, Lawrence K. Jones, Gerald F. Hoffert, Mark A. Sullivan, Andrew D. Wild, Craig A. Butrick
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Publication number: 20200338852Abstract: A composite article is provided for use as a heat spreader, a cooling element or as part of the heating system for a wide variety of items. The composite article can include at least one sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite or graphiiized polymer. A protective coating may be aligned or adhered with a surface of the sheet. The article may also include at least one of a fiber reinforced polymer, a fiber weave or fiber mat or combinations thereof, aligned with at least one of the first surface of the sheet or a second surface of the sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Deanna J. Burwell, Helen K. Mayer, Martin D. Smalc, Lawrence K. Jones, Gerald F. Hoffert, Mark A. Sullivan, Andrew D. Wild, Craig A. Butrick
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Patent number: 10744736Abstract: A composite article is provided for use as a heat spreader, a cooling element or as part of the heating system for a wide variety of items. The composite article can include at least one sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite or graphitized polymer. A protective coating may be aligned or adhered with a surface of the sheet. The article may also include at least on of a fiber reinforced polymer, a fiber weave or fiber mat or combinations thereof, aligned with at least one of the first surface of the sheet or a second surface of the sheet. The composite article can include a plurality of strips of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite, of graphitized polymer or combinations thereof, which are woven together and/or it can include cut outs, slits or other perforations to provide flexibility, stretchability, and breathability.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: NeoGraf Solutions, LLCInventors: Deanna J. Burwell, Helen K. Mayer, Martin D. Smalc, Lawrence K. Jones, Gerald F. Hoffert, Mark A. Sullivan, Andrew D. Wild, Craig A. Butrick
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Publication number: 20180169994Abstract: A composite article is provided for use as a heat spreader, a cooling element or as part of the heating system for a wide variety of items. The composite article can include at least one sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite or graphitized polymer. A protective coating may be aligned or adhered with a surface of the sheet. The article may also include at least on of a fiber reinforced polymer, a fiber weave or fiber mat or combinations thereof, aligned with at least one of the first surface of the sheet or a second surface of the sheet. The composite article can include a plurality of strips of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite, of graphitized polymer or combinations thereof, which are woven together and/or it can include cut outs, slits or other perforations to provide flexibility, stretchability, and breathability.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Deanna J. Burwell, Helen K. Mayer, Martin D. Smalc, Lawrence K. Jones, Gerald F. Hoffert, Mark A. Sullivan, Andrew D. Wild, Craig A. Butrick
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Publication number: 20160013497Abstract: An electrode for a flow battery includes a carbonized felt having a bulk density of from between about 0.05 g/cc and about 0.2 g/cc and a dry weight and an equilibrium weight after submersion in an electrolyte. The carbon felt receives a treatment that enables an equilibrium weight at least 20 times the dry weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2014Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Lawrence K. Jones, Haiming Xiao
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Patent number: 8916269Abstract: A method for preparing resin-impregnated graphite articles, including providing a sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite having two major surfaces; impregnating the sheet with a first resin system to form a resin-impregnated sheet; surface treating the resin-impregnated sheet to form at least one structure on at least one of the major surfaces of the sheet to form a surface treated sheet; and treating the sheet with a second resin system.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2011Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: GrafTech International Holdings Inc.Inventors: Zdenka Brunovska, Bradley E. Reis, Jeffrey J. Gough, Lawrence K. Jones, Thomas W. Weber, David J. Stuart, Suha M. Yazici, Jeremy Klug, Franco Frate
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Publication number: 20120040141Abstract: A method for preparing resin-impregnated graphite articles, including providing a sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite having two major surfaces; impregnating the sheet with a first resin system to form a resin-impregnated sheet; surface treating the resin-impregnated sheet to form at least one structure on at least one of the major surfaces of the sheet to form a surface treated sheet; and treating the sheet with a second resin system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: GrafTech International Holdings Inc.Inventors: Zdenka Brunovska, Bradley E. Reis, Jeffrey J. Gough, Lawrence K. Jones, Thomas W. Weber, David J. Stuart, Suha M. Yazici, Jeremy Klug, Franco Frate
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Patent number: 8067091Abstract: A method for preparing resin-impregnated graphite articles, including providing a sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite having two major surfaces; impregnating the sheet with a first resin system to form a resin-impregnated sheet; surface treating the resin-impregnated sheet to form at least one structure on at least one of the major surfaces of the sheet to form a surface treated sheet; and treating the sheet with a second resin system.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2006Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: GrafTech International Holdings Inc.Inventors: Zdenka Brunovska, Bradley E. Reis, Jeffrey J. Gough, Lawrence K. Jones, Thomas W. Weber, David J. Stuart, Suha M. Yazici, Jeremy Klug, Franco Frate
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Publication number: 20080152917Abstract: A method for preparing resin-impregnated graphite articles, including providing a sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite having two major surfaces; impregnating the sheet with a first resin system to form a resin-impregnated sheet; surface treating the resin-impregnated sheet to form at least one structure on at least one of the major surfaces of the sheet to form a surface treated sheet; and treating the sheet with a second resin system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2006Publication date: June 26, 2008Inventors: Zdenka Brunovska, Bradley E. Reis, Jeffrey J. Gough, Lawrence K. Jones, Thomas W. Weber, David J. Stuart, Suha M. Yazici, Jeremy Klug, Franco Frate
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Patent number: 7241409Abstract: A process for preparing a gas permeable flexible graphite sheet is presented. The process includes providing graphite flakes; admixing the graphite flakes with a sacrificial additive to form a graphite mixture; compressing the graphite mixture into a sheet having sacrificial additive dispersed therethrough; and treating the sheet to at least partially remove the sacrificial additive to form a permeable flexible graphite sheet.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2004Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Advanced Energy Technology Inc.Inventors: Paul Calarco, Robert Angelo Mercuri, Matthew George Getz, Lawrence K. Jones, Thomas William Weber, Mehmet Suha Yazici, Jeremy H. Klug
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Publication number: 20040025476Abstract: An in-line, continuously operating stand-up pouch forming, filling and sealing apparatus and process contemplates a continuously moving web and pouch train operating at rates in excess of 150 pouches or 500 to 600 web inches per minute, and at to at least about 1500 pouches or 4000 web inches per minute. Seal facilitating holes are continuously punched in a continuously moving web and side seams are formed by continuously sealing a continuous web. The stand-up pouches are positively opened by a continuous Coanda-Effect application or alternately by a combined vacuum/mechanical operation. Stand-up pouches are continuously formed, filled and sealed without intermittent web stops for web or pouch operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2003Publication date: February 12, 2004Inventors: Frank G. Oliverio, Boris E. Makutonin, David P. Hizer, Lawrence K. Jones, Robert J. Burkhardt