Patents by Inventor Brian C. Howells

Brian C. Howells 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).

  • COMPOSITE FRICTION MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20160138213
    Abstract: A textile-reinforced composite friction material is provided by the present invention that includes a nonwoven needlepunched fiber mat, a resin matrix impregnated within and onto the fiber mat, and an inorganic nanomaterial such as a carbide nanomaterial dispersed within the resin matrix. The carbide nanomaterial is preferably tungsten, silicon or titanium carbide nanomaterial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: David N. Bortz, Brian C. Howells, Erik M. Tobin