Patents Assigned to Triton Systems, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6905772
    Abstract: Disclosed are abrasion and impact resistant coating compositions, and substrates coated therewith. These coating compositions provide high abrasion and impact resistance, chemical protection to the substrate, and exhibit enhanced stability to high temperature and high humidity conditions. Coating compositions may also be tailored to provide a balanced combination of abrasion resistance, impact resistance, and weatherability. These coatings may be transparent or not, depending on the intended applications. These coatings may also comprise additives such as UV absorbers, corrosion inhibitors, and electrically conductive materials. Substrates for use herein may be plastic or metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Triton Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Shoup, Norman Rice, Dorette Simes, Jon Nebo, George T. Georges
  • Patent number: 6861499
    Abstract: Disclosed are branched polyphosphonates produced via a superior transesterification process, and methods related thereto. These branched polyphosphonates exhibit a unique and advantageous combination of properties, such as outstanding fire resistance, improved heat stability, improved toughness, and superior processing characteristics. Also disclosed are polymer compositions that comprise these branched polyphosphonates and at least one other polymer, wherein the resulting polymer compositions exhibit flame retardant properties. Further disclosed are articles of manufacture produced from these polymers, such as fibers, films, coated substrates, moldings, foams, fiber-reinforced articles, or any combination thereof; these articles may be coated with a moisture barrier to enhance their moisture resistance properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Triton Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Vinciguerra, Dieter Freitag, Norman Rice, Richard Lusignea
  • Publication number: 20030010409
    Abstract: Disclosed are reinforced metal matrix composites and methods of shaping powder materials to form such composites. Articles of manufacture are formed in layers by a laser fabrication process. In the process, powder is melted and cooled to form successive layers of a discontinuously reinforced metal matrix. The matrix exhibits fine grain structure with enhanced properties over the unreinforced metal, including higher tensile modulus, higher strength, and greater hardness. In some preferred embodiments, an in-situ alloy powder, a powder metallurgy blend, or independently provided powders are reinforced with boron and/or carbon to form the composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: Triton Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Kunze, Horst Gigerenzer, Chaolin Hu
  • Patent number: 6056844
    Abstract: The present invention provides new polymer induction bonding technology. Induction heating technologies are utilized to weld, forge, bond or set polymer materials. The invention provides controlled-temperature induction heating of polymeric materials by mixing ferromagnetic particles in the polymer to be heated. Temperature control is obtained by selecting ferromagnetic particles with a specific Curie temperature. The ferromagnetic particles will heat up in an induction field, through hysteresis losses, until they reach their Curie temperature. At that point, heat generation through hysteresis loss ceases. This invention is applicable to bonding thermoplastic materials, wherein only the area to be bonded has ferromagnetic particles in it; bonding of thermoset composites, which have been processed with a layer of thermoplastic material on one side; curing of thermoset adhesives or composite resins; or consolidating thermoplastic composites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Triton Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Marvin A. Guiles, Ross Haghighat, Anant Singh, Rochelle Lerner
  • Patent number: 6057035
    Abstract: The invention provides new high-use temperature, lightweight polymer/inorganic nanocomposite materials with enhanced thermal stability and performance characteristics. The invention provides two techniques that enhance the thermal stability of the nanocomposite systems from their current limits of 100-150.degree. C. to over 250.degree. C. The two unique approaches are based on innovative chemical design of the organic-inorganic interface using (i) more thermally stable surfactants/compatibility agents, and (ii) more thermally stable synthetic organically-modified layered-silicate reinforcements to create unique nanocomposites. These approaches offer processibility through both solution techniques, as well as solvent-free direct melt intercalation technique. The use of synthetic organically-modified layered silicates (having built-in surfactants) eliminates the poisonous alkyl ammonium surfactants that limit the applications of nanocomposites as food packaging materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Triton Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Anant Singh, Ross Haghighat