Patents by Inventor Bland A. Stein

Bland A. Stein 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).

  • Hot melt adhesive attachment pad
    Patent number: 4488335
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hot melt adhesive attachment pad for releasably securing distinct elements together and particularly useful in the construction industry or a spatial vacuum environment. The attachment pad consists primarily of a cloth 11 selectively impregnated with a charge of hot melt adhesive 12, a thermo-foil heater 13 and a thermo-cooler 14. These components are securely mounting in a mounting assembly 17 and 18. In operation, the operator activates the heating cycle transforming the hot melt adhesive to a substantially liquid state, positions the pad against the attachment surface, and activates the cooling cycle solidifying the adhesive and forming a strong, releasable bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Robert L. Fox, Alan W. Frizzill, Bruce D. Little, Donald J. Progar, Robert H. Coultrip, Richard H. Couch, John R. Gleason, Bland A. Stein, John D. Buckley, Terry L. St. Clair