Patents by Inventor Christopher Kirkpatrick

Christopher Kirkpatrick 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).

  • NEEDLED BRAKE DISKS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200109752
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fibrous preform, comprising an annulus having at least one of an outer diameter portion or an inner diameter portion, the outer diameter portion extending radially inward from an outer diameter of the fibrous preform and the inner diameter portion extending radially outward from an inner diameter of the fibrous preform. In various embodiments, the fibrous preform further comprises a medial diameter portion disposed between the outer diameter and the inner diameter, wherein the medial diameter portion comprises a first needling profile, and the at least one of the outer diameter portion or the inner diameter portion comprises a second needling profile. In various embodiments, the first needling profile is less than the second needling profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventor: CHRISTOPHER KIRKPATRICK
  • Needled brake disks and methods
    Patent number: 10533620
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fibrous preform, comprising an annulus having at least one of an outer diameter portion or an inner diameter portion, the outer diameter portion extending radially inward from an outer diameter of the fibrous preform and the inner diameter portion extending radially outward from an inner diameter of the fibrous preform. In various embodiments, the fibrous preform further comprises a medial diameter portion disposed between the outer diameter and the inner diameter, wherein the medial diameter portion comprises a first needling profile, and the at least one of the outer diameter portion or the inner diameter portion comprises a second needling profile. In various embodiments, the first needling profile is less than the second needling profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Christopher Kirkpatrick
  • NEEDLED BRAKE DISKS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20190301552
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fibrous preform, comprising an annulus having at least one of an outer diameter portion or an inner diameter portion, the outer diameter portion extending radially inward from an outer diameter of the fibrous preform and the inner diameter portion extending radially outward from an inner diameter of the fibrous preform. In various embodiments, the fibrous preform further comprises a medial diameter portion disposed between the outer diameter and the inner diameter, wherein the medial diameter portion comprises a first needling profile, and the at least one of the outer diameter portion or the inner diameter portion comprises a second needling profile. In various embodiments, the first needling profile is less than the second needling profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Christopher KIRKPATRICK
  • Needled brake disks and methods
    Patent number: 10371222
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fibrous preform, comprising an annulus having at least one of an outer diameter portion or an inner diameter portion, the outer diameter portion extending radially inward from an outer diameter of the fibrous preform and the inner diameter portion extending radially outward from an inner diameter of the fibrous preform. In various embodiments, the fibrous preform further comprises a medial diameter portion disposed between the outer diameter and the inner diameter, wherein the medial diameter portion comprises a first needling profile, and the at least one of the outer diameter portion or the inner diameter portion comprises a second needling profile. In various embodiments, the first needling profile is less than the second needling profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Kirkpatrick
  • NEEDLED BRAKE DISKS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170184166
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fibrous preform, comprising an annulus having at least one of an outer diameter portion or an inner diameter portion, the outer diameter portion extending radially inward from an outer diameter of the fibrous preform and the inner diameter portion extending radially outward from an inner diameter of the fibrous preform. In various embodiments, the fibrous preform further comprises a medial diameter portion disposed between the outer diameter and the inner diameter, wherein the medial diameter portion comprises a first needling profile, and the at least one of the outer diameter portion or the inner diameter portion comprises a second needling profile. In various embodiments, the first needling profile is less than the second needling profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Kirkpatrick