Patents by Inventor Benjamin D. Pilpel, JR.

Benjamin D. Pilpel, JR. 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).

  • Thermoplastic rotor blade
    Patent number: 9523280
    Abstract: A blade comprises a lightweight core, a composite material disposed on the core, and a skin located on the composite material. The composite material comprises fibers incorporated into a thermoplastic resin matrix in the form of a prepreg sheet or wet layup. The rotor blade may also comprise a front edge member attached along at least a portion of a leading edge of the core, a rear edge member attached along at least a portion of a trailing edge of the core, and a skin located over the core, the front edge member, and the rear edge member. The rotor blade may also comprise a spar extending through the core along a longitudinal axis of the rotor blade, and a skin located over the core and the spar. The edge members and the spars may be fabricated from thermoplastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: PolyOne Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Pilpel, Benjamin D. Pilpel, Jr.
  • THERMOPLASTIC ROTOR BLADE
    Publication number: 20140023512
    Abstract: A blade comprises a lightweight core, a composite material disposed on the core, and a skin located on the composite material. The composite material comprises fibers incorporated into a thermoplastic resin matrix in the form of a prepreg sheet or wet layup. The rotor blade may also comprise a front edge member attached along at least a portion of a leading edge of the core, a rear edge member attached along at least a portion of a trailing edge of the core, and a skin located over the core, the front edge member, and the rear edge member. The rotor blade may also comprise a spar extending through the core along a longitudinal axis of the rotor blade, and a skin located over the core and the spar. The edge members and the spars may be fabricated from thermoplastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Gordon Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Pilpel, Benjamin D. Pilpel, JR.