Patents by Inventor ANN LIVINGSTON-PETERS

ANN LIVINGSTON-PETERS 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).

  • Method for removing matrix from a composite material using a laser
    Patent number: 9701092
    Abstract: A method for removing matrix from a composite material comprising reinforcement embedded in a matrix and having a thickness bounded by the first surface and a second surface of the composite material. A laser is oriented with a beam axis of the laser approximately perpendicular to the first surface of the composite material. The laser travels over a region of the first surface of the composite material, wherein the laser removes a portion of or the entire thickness of the composite matrix at the region while leaving the reinforcement of the composite material intact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Inventors: Ann Livingston-Peters, Gabriel Mountjoy
  • Composite structure with a flexible section forming a hinge
    Patent number: 9205629
    Abstract: A composite structure includes a first composite section including a fiber reinforcement and a composite matrix, a second composite section including the fiber reinforcement and the composite matrix, and a flexible section interposed between the first composite section and the second composite section. The flexible section may include the fiber reinforcement and a reduced portion of the composite matrix or no portion of the composite matrix. The composite structure is bendable at the flexible section to permit repeated rotation of the first composite section relative to the second composite section by more than 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Inventors: Ann Livingston-Peters, Gabriel Mountjoy
  • COMPOSITE STRUCTURE WITH A FLEXIBLE SECTION FORMING A HINGE
    Publication number: 20150328858
    Abstract: A composite structure includes a first composite section including a fiber reinforcement and a composite matrix, a second composite section including the fiber reinforcement and the composite matrix, and a flexible section interposed between the first composite section and the second composite section. The flexible section may include the fiber reinforcement and a reduced portion of the composite matrix or no portion of the composite matrix. The composite structure is bendable at the flexible section to permit repeated rotation of the first composite section relative to the second composite section by more than 90 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: ANN LIVINGSTON-PETERS, GABRIEL MOUNTJOY
  • COMPOSITE STRUCTURE WITH A FLEXIBLE SECTION FORMING A HINGE
    Publication number: 20140272245
    Abstract: A composite structure includes a first composite section including a fiber reinforcement and a composite matrix, a second composite section including the fiber reinforcement and the composite matrix, and a flexible section interposed between the first composite section and the second composite section. The flexible section may include the fiber reinforcement and a reduced portion of the composite matrix or no portion of the composite matrix. The composite structure is bendable at the flexible section to permit repeated rotation of the first composite section relative to the second composite section by more than 90 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: ANN LIVINGSTON-PETERS, GABRIEL MOUNTJOY