Patents by Inventor Scott Alfred ROGERS
Scott Alfred ROGERS 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: 11491748Abstract: A deformable, coated radius filler composed of a continuous or elongated fibrous structure and a tacky, resin surface coating formed by pulling a dry, continuous or elongated fibrous structure through a heated resin bath. The coated radius filler has an inner portion that is substantially free of resin and the resin surface coating has a substantially uniform thickness.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP.Inventors: Dominique Ponsolle, Scott Alfred Rogers, Robert Blackburn, Jonathan Meegan
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Patent number: 11214019Abstract: A prepared mold tool having a thermoplastic surface layer polymer coating on the mold surface of the mold tool or prepared prepreg having a thermoplastic surface layer polymer coating on the surface of the thermoplastic fiber reinforced prepreg are described that enhance first ply laydown of thermoplastic fiber reinforced composite prepregs onto mold tools for prepreg forming or in situ tape placement. Resulting thermoplastic fiber reinforced composite parts from a thermoplastic fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material having structural reinforcement fibers with one or more high performance polymers, and a thermoplastic surface layer polymer coating which forms a polymer blend with the high performance polymers of the thermoplastic fiber reinforced composite material thereby imparting improved properties, and methods for making and using same, are provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Inventors: James Francis Pratte, Scott Alfred Rogers
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Patent number: 11123936Abstract: A resin infusion method that incorporates a melt-on-demand approach. The method includes: (a) providing a curable resin composition in the form of a block of frozen resin (20); (b) coupling the block of frozen resin (20) to an inlet port of a heated extruder (22), which comprises at least one rotating screw (24) housed within a heated barrel (25); (c) progressively melting the block of frozen resin (20) at the inlet port and concurrently feeding the melt resin through the heated barrel (25) to produce a liquid resin having a viscosity suitable for resin infusion; (d) continuously feeding the liquid resin exiting from the extruder to a mold, which contains a fibrous preform; and (e) introducing the liquid resin into the fibrous preform, wherein the block of frozen resin (20) provides an amount of resin composition sufficient for infusing the entire fibrous preform.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC.Inventors: Jonathan Edward Meegan, Michael Alexander Smith, Scott Alfred Rogers, Jeffrey Jon Rose
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Publication number: 20190210307Abstract: A deformable, coated radius filler composed of a continuous or elongated fibrous structure and a tacky, resin surface coating formed by pulling a dry, continuous or elongated fibrous structure through a heated resin bath. The coated radius filler has an inner portion that is substantially free of resin and the resin surface coating has a substantially uniform thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP.Inventors: Dominique Ponsolle, Scott Alfred Rogers, Robert Blackburn, Jonathan Meegan
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Patent number: 10272621Abstract: A deformable, coated radius filler composed of a continuous or elongated fibrous structure and a tacky, resin surface coating formed by pulling a dry, continuous or elongated fibrous structure through a heated resin bath. The coated radius filler has an inner portion that is substantially free of resin and the resin surface coating has a substantially uniform thickness.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2012Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP.Inventors: Dominique Ponsolle, Scott Alfred Rogers, Robert Blackburn, Jonathan Meegan
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Publication number: 20180272628Abstract: A resin infusion method that incorporates a melt-on-demand approach. The method includes: (a) providing a curable resin composition in the form of a block of frozen resin (20); (b) coupling the block of frozen resin (20) to an inlet port of a heated extruder (22), which comprises at least one rotating screw (24) housed within a heated barrel (25); (c) progressively melting the block of frozen resin (20) at the inlet port and concurrently feeding the melt resin through the heated barrel (25) to produce a liquid resin having a viscosity suitable for resin infusion; (d) continuously feeding the liquid resin exiting from the extruder to a mold, which contains a fibrous preform; and (e) introducing the liquid resin into the fibrous preform, wherein the block of frozen resin (20) provides an amount of resin composition sufficient for infusing the entire fibrous preform.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Jonathan Edward MEEGAN, Michael Alexander SMITH, Scott Alfred ROGERS, Jeffrey Jon ROSE
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Publication number: 20160221223Abstract: A prepared mold tool having a thermoplastic surface layer polymer coating on the mold surface of the mold tool or prepared prepreg having a thermoplastic surface layer polymer coating on the surface of the thermoplastic fiber reinforced prepreg are described that enhance first ply laydown of thermoplastic fiber reinforced composite prepregs onto mold tools for prepreg forming or in situ tape placement. Resulting thermoplastic fiber reinforced composite parts from a thermoplastic fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material having structural reinforcement fibers with one or more high performance polymers, and a thermoplastic surface layer polymer coating which forms a polymer blend with the high performance polymers of the thermoplastic fiber reinforced composite material thereby imparting improved properties, and methods for making and using same, are provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: Cytec Industries Inc.Inventors: James Francis PRATTE, Scott Alfred ROGERS
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Publication number: 20140110633Abstract: A prepared mold tool having a thermoplastic surface layer polymer coating on the mold surface of the mold tool or prepared prepreg having a thermoplastic surface layer polymer coating on the surface of the thermoplastic fiber reinforced prepreg are described that enhance first ply laydown of thermoplastic fiber reinforced composite prepregs onto mold tools for prepreg forming or in situ tape placement. Resulting thermoplastic fiber reinforced composite parts from a thermoplastic fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material having structural reinforcement fibers with one or more high performance polymers, and a thermoplastic surface layer polymer coating which forms a polymer blend with the high performance polymers of the thermoplastic fiber reinforced composite material thereby imparting improved properties, and methods for making and using same, are provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Cytec Industries Inc.Inventors: James Francis PRATTE, Scott Alfred ROGERS
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Publication number: 20140034223Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to the targeted deposition of particles below 100 microns onto a substrate such as a film, tape, adhesive, fabric, fibers or a combination thereof. The targeted deposition may be accomplished by a dual-component electro-static deposition process. In one embodiment, the substrate having at least one layer of particles thereon may be combined with a prepreg. Prepregs manufactured according to embodiments of the invention may be used to manufacture composites with more robust mechanical and strength characteristics relative to conventional composites manufactured using conventional prepregs in addition to providing improved processed performance during the manufacture of the particle-coated substrate. In another embodiment, targeted deposition may be applied directly to a composite article to achieve similar benefits.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Cytec Technology Corp.Inventors: Scott Alfred Rogers, Mark Roman, Abdel Qader Abusafieh
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Patent number: 8490253Abstract: Apparatus for producing spread fiber bundles by strategic use of tension control throughout the device and use of higher differential speeds between driven rollers and line speed of the running fiber bundle are provided herein, along with methods for producing spread fibers, prepregs, and articles of manufacture therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Cytec Technology Corp.Inventors: Shawn W. Junker, Shaun Michael Poh, Ping Yee, Scott Alfred Rogers, Thomas A. VanHorne
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Publication number: 20130052897Abstract: Some embodiments herein are directed to a thermoplastic composite structure having at least one structural layer of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin and at least one toughening layer adjacent to a surface of the structural layer. The toughening layer is configured to create an interlaminar region in a composite laminate and may take the form of a polymer film, a woven or non-woven fibrous material free particles, a polymer layer or non-woven veil with toughening particles dispersed therein, metal mesh or toll.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP.Inventors: Scott Alfred Rogers, James Francis Pratte
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Publication number: 20120308817Abstract: A deformable, coated radius filler composed of a continuous or elongated fibrous structure and a tacky, resin surface coating formed by pulling a dry, continuous or elongated fibrous structure through a heated resin bath. The coated radius filler has an inner portion that is substantially free of resin and the resin surface coating has a substantially uniform thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP.Inventors: Dominique Ponsolle, Scott Alfred Rogers, Robert Blackburn, Jonathan Meegan
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Publication number: 20120102678Abstract: Apparatus for producing spread fiber bundles by strategic use of tension control throughout the device and use of higher differential speeds between driven rollers and line speed of the running fiber bundle are provided herein, along with methods for producing spread fibers, prepregs, and articles of manufacture therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP.Inventors: Shawn W. JUNKER, Shaun Michael POH, Ping YEE, Scott Alfred ROGERS, Thomas A. VANHORNE
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Publication number: 20120107560Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to the targeted deposition of particles below 100 microns onto a substrate such as a film, tape, adhesive, fabric, fibers or a combination thereof. The targeted deposition may be accomplished by a dual-component electro-static deposition process. In one embodiment, the substrate having at least one layer of particles thereon may be combined with a prepreg. Prepregs manufactured according to embodiments of the invention may be used to manufacture composites with more robust mechanical and strength characteristics relative to conventional composites manufactured using conventional prepregs in addition to providing improved processed performance during the manufacture of the particle-coated substrate. In another embodiment, targeted deposition may be applied directly to a composite article to achieve similar benefits.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP.Inventors: Scott Alfred Rogers, Mark Roman, Abdel Qader Abusafieh