Patents by Inventor Zsolt Rumy

Zsolt Rumy 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).

  • Spliced carbon fiber tow and splicing method
    Patent number: 9193559
    Abstract: A spliced fiber tow (40) having a uniform density along its entire length is provided. The spliced fiber tow is manufactured by rarefying the ends (22, 32) of the two fiber tow segments to be joined, aligning the rarefied regions (26, 36) and then applying pressurized gas to entangle the filaments in the rarefied regions. An apparatus (50) for forming the spliced fiber tow includes a pair of rarefying blades (86, 92) and an entanglement element (58).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Zoltek Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Zsolt Rumy, Gabor Kovacs
  • SPLICED CARBON FIBER TOW AND SPLICING METHOD
    Publication number: 20120321888
    Abstract: A spliced fiber tow (40) having a uniform density along its entire length is provided. The spliced fiber tow is manufactured by rarefying the ends (22, 32) of the two fiber tow segments to be joined, aligning the rarefied regions (26, 36) and then applying pressurized gas to entangle the filaments in the rarefied regions. An apparatus (50) for forming the spliced fiber tow includes a pair of rarefying blades (86, 92) and an entanglement element (58).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: Zsolt Rumy, Gabor Kovacs