Patents Assigned to Courtaulds Aerospace
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Patent number: 6069211Abstract: A non-curing sealant composition includes a monoepoxy compound, a polysulfide, and a tertiary amine catalyst, and optionally a liquid polythioether polymer having a functionality between about 2 and about 3. The composition is substantially free of chromates.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 1998Date of Patent: May 30, 2000Assignee: Courtaulds Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Alfredo Reyes, Jr., Frank Campbell
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Patent number: 5959071Abstract: A polythioether has the formulaR.sup.1 --?--R.sup.2 --S--CH(CH.sub.3)--S--!.sub.n --R.sup.2 --R.sup.1whereinR.sup.1 denotes a thiol group, a hydroxyl group, an unsubstituted amine group, a monoalkyl-substituted amine group, a monovalent radical substituted with at least one hydroxyl group, unsubstituted amine group or monoalkyl-substituted amine group, or a group that is non-reactive in the presence of an acid catalyst,R.sup.2 denotes a divalent radical, andn is an integer from 1 to 60.The polythioether is a liquid at room temperature and pressure.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1998Date of Patent: September 28, 1999Assignee: Courtaulds Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Suzanna Elaine DeMoss, Jonathan Doherty Zook
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Patent number: 5951747Abstract: A non-chromate, corrosion-inhibiting coating composition for metal surfaces includes at least one inhibitor selected from the group consisting of phosphates, phosphosilicates, silicates, and mixtures thereof, at least one inhibitor selected from the group consisting of titanates, zinc salts, and mixtures thereof, and a carrier for these inhibitors, the carrier capable of placing the inhibitors in proximity with the metal surface. In a preferred embodiment, the coating composition further includes a borate such as boric acid, and a succinate. A preferred phosphate includes calcium dihydrogen phosphate, and sodium titanium oxide is a preferred titanate. The zinc salt can include zinc phosphate or zinc cyanamide.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 1996Date of Patent: September 14, 1999Assignee: Courtaulds AerospaceInventors: Kathrine J. Lewis, Jak Aklian
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Patent number: 5912319Abstract: A polythioether includes a structure having the formula I--R.sup.1 --?--S--(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --O--?--R.sup.2 --O--!.sub.m --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --S--R.sup.1 --!.sub.n --whereinR.sup.1 denotes a divalent C.sub.2-6 n-alkyl, C.sub.3-6 branched alkyl, C.sub.6-8 cycloalkyl or C.sub.6-10 alkylcycloalkyl group, --?(--CH.sub.2 --).sub.p --X--!.sub.q --(--CH.sub.2 --).sub.r --, or --?(--CH.sub.2 --).sub.p --X--!.sub.q --(--CH.sub.2 --).sub.r -- in which at least one --CH.sub.2 -- unit is substituted with a methyl group,R.sup.2 denotes methylene, a divalent C.sub.2-6 n-alkyl, C.sub.2-6 branched alkyl, C.sub.6-8 cycloalkyl or C.sub.6-10 alkylcycloalkyl group, --?(--CH.sub.2 --).sub.p --X--!.sub.q --(--CH.sub.2 --).sub.r --, or --?(--CH.sub.2 --).sub.p --X--!.sub.q --(--CH.sub.2 --).sub.r -- in which at least one --CH.sub.2 -- unit is substituted with a methyl group,X denotes one selected from the group consisting of O, S and --NR.sup.6,R.sup.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 1997Date of Patent: June 15, 1999Assignee: Courtaulds Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Doherty Zook, Suzanna Gibson, David Weldon Jordan, Chandra B. Rao
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Patent number: 5849832Abstract: This invention relates generally to sealants for insulating glass units. More specifically, this invention is a one-component, hot applied, chemically curing sealant for edge sealing insulating glass units. The sealant contains a thermoplastic hot melt resin blended with an atmospheric curing resin. The hot melt resin functions as the meltable component during the initial application, and supplies strength immediately upon cooling. The polymer phase then begins to cure by reaction with atmospheric oxygen and/or moisture to form a cross-linked thermoset elastomer which is temperature resistant. At this point, the hot melt resin functions as an inert plasticizer within the cured polymer phase. The sealant of the present invention may additionally include plasticizers, fillers, pigments, catalysts and the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1995Date of Patent: December 15, 1998Assignee: Courtaulds AerospaceInventors: Bruce Virnelson, Pat Niega
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Patent number: 5718357Abstract: A syringe as disclosed having an elongated cylindrical tube open at both a first and second end. The first open end of the tube provides both a filling and dispensing opening for the contents of the tube. A cylindrical piston is slidably mounted within the tube and has a first axial end facing the fill and dispensing opening and a second axial end facing the opposite or second opening. The piston has an outside diameter slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the tube so that an annular clearance space is formed between the tube and the piston. A wiper extends radially outwardly from the second end of the piston and frictionally engages the cylindrical internal surface of the tube. In practice, when the syringe is filled, air is compressed through the annular opening and deflects the wiper such that the air escapes out of the syringe tube.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 1996Date of Patent: February 17, 1998Assignee: Courtaulds AerospaceInventor: Nguyen Thai Dang
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Patent number: 5680967Abstract: A dispensing cartridge is provided for viscous liquids, such as sealants. The cartridge includes an elongated tubular cylindrical housing defining an elongated interior chamber having a cylindrical interior wall. A dispensing nozzle is formed at one end of the housing and this dispensing nozzle has an opening open to the housing chamber which is less in cross-sectional size than the cross-sectional size of the housing chamber. A substantially semi-spherical wall portion extends between the cylindrical wall of the housing and the nozzle opening while at least one reinforcing rib extends outwardly from an outer surface of the semi-spherical wall portion. This reinforcing rib not only reinforces the semi-spherical wall portion of the housing but also enables the cartridge to be used in a standard caulking gun.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 1996Date of Patent: October 28, 1997Assignee: Courtaulds Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Nguyen Thai Dang, David Paul Morris
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Patent number: 5568988Abstract: A two or more part dispenser is provided having an elongated flexible housing which defines an interior chamber. A disc(s) is contained within the chamber and is movable from a closed to an open position. In its closed position, the disc(s) divides the chamber into two or more subchambers, each of which contains a different liquid. A collar is slidably mounted to the housing and coaxially disposed around each disc to maintain the disc in its closed position. Upon displacement of the collar away from the disc, a finger on the collar compresses the housing an displaces the disc to its open position thus allowing the two or more liquids in the subchambers to intermix together. A dispensing nozzle assembly having an outlet is fluidly connected by a fluid passageway to the housing chamber. A normally closed valve is positioned in series with this passageway so that, when the valve is moved to its open position, liquid within the housing chamber is dispensed out through the nozzle outlet.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1995Date of Patent: October 29, 1996Assignee: Courtaulds Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Gary Knox, Nguyen T. Dang, John S. Frost, Stan Shofner
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Patent number: 5531710Abstract: A closure is provided for a syringe of the type having a housing with a substantially tubular and cylindrical neck with a through bore through which the contents of the syringe are dispensed. The closure includes an elongated probe having a free end and a cross-sectional area substantially the same as the syringe through bore. The closure further includes a first and second tubular and cylindrical sealing ring. The first tubular and cylindrical ring has an inner diameter substantially the same as the outer diameter of the syringe neck while the second sealing ring is positioned concentrically around the first sealing ring. The sealing rings and probe are dimensioned so that, upon insertion of a free end of the probe into the syringe through bore, the probe and first sealing ring sealingly engage both the internal and external surfaces of the syringe neck. Simultaneously, the free ends of the first and second sealing ring sealingly engage the outer surface of the syringe housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 1995Date of Patent: July 2, 1996Assignee: Courtaulds Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Nguyen T. Dang, Lawrence B. Martin, Richard Jerrard
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Patent number: 5395684Abstract: A thermal insulating material comprising a double-faced knitted glass fibre fabric in which the faces (16, 17) of the fabric are interconnected by at least one linking thread (18) which passes from one face (16) to the other (17).Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1993Date of Patent: March 7, 1995Assignee: Courtaulds Aerospace LimitedInventors: Frank Robinson, Patricia A. Solomon
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Patent number: 5225472Abstract: A method and composition for decreasing the viscosity of mercaptan terminated polymers. The method involves adding thiol terminated trithio-orthoformate polycondensates to the mercaptan terminated polymer to achieve desired decreases in viscosities without adversely affecting other physical properties. The polycondensates have the formula(HS--R--S--).sub.2 CH--S--R'--S[--CH(--S--R"--S).sub.2 --].sub.n (H).sub.xwherein R, R', and R" are alkylene, arylene, alkylene thioether, or alkylene ether, either the same or different; n is 0-10; and x is n+1.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1992Date of Patent: July 6, 1993Assignee: Courtaulds Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Randy Cameron, Jonathan Zook
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Patent number: D376539Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1995Date of Patent: December 17, 1996Assignee: Courtaulds Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Stan Shofner
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Patent number: D408148Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1996Date of Patent: April 20, 1999Assignee: Courtaulds Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: John Steven Frost, Nguyen Thai Dang