Patents Assigned to Composite LLC
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Publication number: 20240181808Abstract: A bicycle drive assembly may include an axle, a hub shell rotatably mounted on the axle by a first bearing, a free hub rotatably mounted on the axle by a second bearing, and a ratchet mechanism releasably coupling the free hub to the hub shell to transmit torque from the free hub to the hub. The ratchet mechanism may include a first ratchet ring having an inner surface joined to the hub shell for rotation with the hub shell and a second ratchet ring having an inner surface joined to the free hub for rotation with the free hub. The first ratchet ring and the second ratchet ring encircle and radially overlap the first bearing and the second bearing, respectively. At least one spring resiliently biases the first ratchet face and the second ratchet face into engagement to transmit torque from the free hub to the hub shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: ENVE Composites, LLCInventor: Kevin E. Nelson
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Publication number: 20240181807Abstract: A bicycle drive assembly may include an axle, a hub shell rotatably mounted on the axle by a first bearing, a free hub rotatably mounted on the axle by a second bearing, and a ratchet mechanism releasably coupling the free hub to the hub shell to transmit torque from the free hub to the hub. The ratchet mechanism may include a first ratchet ring having an inner surface joined to the hub shell for rotation with the hub shell and a second ratchet ring having an inner surface joined to the free hub for rotation with the free hub. The first ratchet ring and the second ratchet ring encircle and radially overlap the first bearing and the second bearing, respectively. At least one spring resiliently biases the first ratchet face and the second ratchet face into engagement to transmit torque from the free hub to the hub shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: ENVE Composites, LLCInventor: Kevin E. Nelson
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Publication number: 20240181809Abstract: A bicycle drive assembly may include an axle, a hub shell rotatably mounted on the axle by a first bearing, a free hub rotatably mounted on the axle by a second bearing, and a ratchet mechanism releasably coupling the free hub to the hub shell to transmit torque from the free hub to the hub. The ratchet mechanism may include a first ratchet ring having an inner surface joined to the hub shell for rotation with the hub shell and a second ratchet ring having an inner surface joined to the free hub for rotation with the free hub. The first ratchet ring and the second ratchet ring encircle and radially overlap the first bearing and the second bearing, respectively. At least one spring resiliently biases the first ratchet face and the second ratchet face into engagement to transmit torque from the free hub to the hub shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: ENVE Composites, LLCInventors: Kevin E. Nelson, Jerome Fantin
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Patent number: 11999191Abstract: A bicycle drive assembly may include an axle, a hub shell rotatably mounted on the axle by a first bearing, a free hub rotatably mounted on the axle by a second bearing, and a ratchet mechanism releasably coupling the free hub to the hub shell to transmit torque from the free hub to the hub. The ratchet mechanism may include a first ratchet ring having an inner surface joined to the hub shell for rotation with the hub shell and a second ratchet ring having an inner surface joined to the free hub for rotation with the free hub. The first ratchet ring and the second ratchet ring encircle and radially overlap the first bearing and the second bearing, respectively. At least one spring resiliently biases the first ratchet face and the second ratchet face into engagement to transmit torque from the free hub to the hub shell.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: ENVE Composites, LLCInventor: Kevin E. Nelson
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Patent number: 11999192Abstract: A bicycle drive assembly may include an axle, a hub shell rotatably mounted on the axle by a first bearing, a free hub rotatably mounted on the axle by a second bearing, and a ratchet mechanism releasably coupling the free hub to the hub shell to transmit torque from the free hub to the hub. The ratchet mechanism may include a first ratchet ring having an inner surface joined to the hub shell for rotation with the hub shell and a second ratchet ring having an inner surface joined to the free hub for rotation with the free hub. The first ratchet ring and the second ratchet ring encircle and radially overlap the first bearing and the second bearing, respectively. At least one spring resiliently biases the first ratchet face and the second ratchet face into engagement to transmit torque from the free hub to the hub shell.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: ENVE Composites, LLCInventors: Kevin E. Nelson, Jerome Fantin
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Patent number: 11969275Abstract: The present application relates to a heatable system suitable for use in a patient contacting plate used in medical imaging. The system comprises a heatable laminated structure with a plurality of layers each of which is transparent to imaging radiation and allows for thermal transfer. A heater layer, located between two of the plurality of layers, comprises an electrically resistive material and is transparent to imaging radiation. The laminated structure further includes a conductive path suitable for use in coupling a voltage source to the electrically resistive material in the heatable laminated structure, whereby the laminated structure is heated when current is passing through the conductive path. Also disclosed is a compression plate system and an imaging medical device comprising the heatable system. Methods of making the heatable system and of using it in medical imaging are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: XCA COMPOSITES LLCInventor: Frank Burzesi
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Publication number: 20240108386Abstract: The claimed material relates to a silicate fiber and polymer composite having enhanced modulus, viscoelastic and rheological properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: Tundra Composites LLCInventors: Adam Bartel, Kurt Heikkila
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Publication number: 20240085599Abstract: A polymer compatible retroreflective bead. The bead can be used in typical retroreflective uses such as paints tapes and films in highway marking and signs having high retroreflectivity both when initially installed and over the bead lifetime, allowing vehicle drivers to see highway marking lines at night and in adverse conditions during nighttime. When installed the retroreflective beads essentially retroreflect the base color of the highway marking material in which the retroreflective beads are embedded.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Tundra Composites LLCInventors: Kurt Heikkila, John Kroll
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Publication number: 20240066644Abstract: A method is provided for designing and producing fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) pistons. Pistons made with FRP have a lower mass than prior art metal pistons conferring advantageous engine efficiency and stability. FRP pistons also increase the thermal efficiency of engines by having a lower thermal conductivity, with tighter piston-to-bore clearance, and/increased air-fuel ratio than pistons of metal. The technical parameters of the piston are identified, and a piston body blank is produced. The blank is then machined, a bearing surface for the pin bore is created, the piston blank is optionally coated, is optionally subjected to Heavy Metal Ion Implantation (HMII) treatment and is subjected to sodium silicate impregnation to produce the final pistons.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: AWA FORGED COMPOSITES, LLCInventors: Bryan Gill, Brennan C. Lieu, Aaron Guo
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Publication number: 20240033970Abstract: A brick of cementitious fiber reinforced building material comprising may comprise a core surrounded by a mixture consisting essentially of about 40 wt % sand, about 5 wt % polymer, about 10 wt % water, about 32 wt % cement, about 8 wt % of a siliceous material, and about 3 wt % glass fiber. In some implementations, the core may be comprised of an expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam. The brick may optionally comprise at least one of a fiber glass mesh, a raceway, and a bonding agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Composite LLCInventor: Michael Jeremy Pollock
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Patent number: 11884824Abstract: A thermoplastic acrylonitrile containing copolymer/lignin blend, e.g., thermoplastic acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer/lignin blend, is provided, whereas the blend comprises (i) an amount of thermoplastic acrylonitrile containing copolymer (e.g., acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer); (ii) an amount of lignin; (iii) an amount of compatibilizing agent, such as phthalic anhydride, capable of imparting improved ductility and impact strength to the resultant blend and (iv) optionally an amount of at least one additive to impart specific properties including, but not limited, to resistance to ultraviolet radiation, resistance to oxidation, flame retardance, color, surface friction, or surface static charge accumulation. Methods of improving impact strength and/or ductility of, for example, a thermoplastic acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer/lignin blend and articles made therefrom are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Prisma Renewable Composites, LLCInventors: Christopher D. Webb, Adam A. McCall, William M. Sanford, Deborah Burkwit, Darren Baker
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Publication number: 20240026136Abstract: The claimed material relates to a composite of an interfacial modified fiber and mixed or combined polymer composite having enhanced impact, and modulus properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Tundra Composites, LLCInventors: Kurt Heikkila, Michael Deaner
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Patent number: 11860388Abstract: A polymer compatible retroreflective bead. The bead can be used in typical retroreflective uses such as paints tapes and films in highway marking and signs having high retroreflectivity both when initially installed and over the bead lifetime, allowing vehicle drivers to see highway marking lines at night and in adverse conditions during nighttime. When installed the retroreflective beads essentially retroreflect the base color of the highway marking material in which the retroreflective beads are embedded.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Tundra Composites, LLCInventors: Kurt Heikkila, John Kroll
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Patent number: 11860389Abstract: A retroreflective composite bead for highway marking having high retroreflectivity both when initially installed and over the bead lifetime, allowing vehicle drivers to see highway marking lines at night and in adverse conditions during nighttime. When installed the retroreflective beads essentially retroreflect the base color of the highway marking material in which the retroreflective beads are embedded. The beads comprise a larger bead with a coating of smaller particles heat bonded to its surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Tundra Composites, LLCInventor: Kurt Heikkila
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Publication number: 20230416522Abstract: Curable acrylate-epoxy resin blends comprising an epoxy resin, a crosslinking accelerator, a latent hardener, an acrylate monomer component, and a free radical initiator are provided. Such curable acrylate-epoxy resin blends have a low viscosity and a long pot life. Such curable acrylate-epoxy resin blends are mixed with a fiber component and optionally fillers and then heated to polymerize the acrylate monomer component to form semi-solid molding compounds having a long shelf life. Such molding compounds are molded and further heated to crosslink the epoxy resin to form shaped articles of substantially rigid composite materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: LYONDELLBASELL COMPOSITES LLCInventor: KRISHNAN KARUNAKARAN
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Publication number: 20230406433Abstract: A bicycle may include a frame comprising a hollow tube having an interior, a cable passing through the interior, and a cable retainer within the interior. The cable retainer may include a flexible panel, in a closed state, wrapped about the cable, and a connector releasably securing the flexible panel in the closed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: ENVE Composites, LLCInventors: Navarro Peña Guerra, Scott M. Neperud, Kevin E. Nelson, Clint L. Child
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Patent number: 11840842Abstract: A latch assembly includes a latch body having a longitudinal wall portion extending from a front wall portion to a rear hinge portion, first and second latch members assembled with the longitudinal wall portion and laterally movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and a hinge bracket. The hinge bracket defines a mounting surface and is hingedly attached to the rear hinge portion of the latch body for angular adjustment of the latch body with respect to the mounting surface. When the latch body is oriented at a first angle, first and second mounting apertures in the front wall portion align with first and second mounting apertures in the hinge bracket, such that installation of mounting fasteners through the corresponding first and second mounting apertures of the front wall portion and the hinge bracket secures the latch body at the first angle.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Fiber Composites, LLCInventors: Patrick Michael Kaplan, Kyle Robert Wilkinson, Petros D. Kotiadis, Rick Allan Lappin, Richard Rex Bottles, Eric Douglas Sanford, Mark Beckner, Kai Chen
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Patent number: 11840845Abstract: An improved butt jointed siding system.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Tundra Composites, LLCInventor: Kurt Heikkila
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Publication number: 20230382484Abstract: A bicycle may include a frame, a cover and a latch. The frame may include a hollow tube having an interior and an access opening to the interior, wherein the cover closes the access opening. The latch is slidably coupled to the tube and releasably secures the cover to the tube. The latch is movable relative to the tub and the cover between a latched state and an unlatched state, wherein the latch remains coupled to the tube and is disconnected from the cover in the unlatched state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: ENVE Composites, LLCInventors: Scott M. Neperud, Navarro Peña Guerra, Kevin E. Nelson, Clint L. Child
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Patent number: 11806946Abstract: Methods of designing and producing a connecting rod using carbon fiber reinforced epoxy molding compound composite material are provided, such that the method allows connecting rod designer to machine several different connecting rod designs, lengths, and beams. The material is molded into a near-net shape. After molding, the blank is machined into the final shape of a connecting rod and the material is sealed.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: AWA FORGED COMPOSITES, LLCInventor: Bryan Gill