Patents by Inventor Alan R. Harrison

Alan R. Harrison 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).

  • Molding a reinforced plastics component
    Patent number: 5266259
    Abstract: In order to mold structural components where a resin is introduced into a mold containing a fibrous preform 24, the mold or tool halves 10, 12 are made as shells and have individually controllable heating circuits 34, 38, 52 around the mold surface. Different parts of the mold can therefore be held at different temperatures in order to ensure adequate resin flow to wet the whole of the preform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Alan R. Harrison, Kenneth Kendall