Patents by Inventor Christopher Marc Oberste

Christopher Marc Oberste 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).

  • Patent number: 12110616
    Abstract: A machine and method are presented for continuously forming a woven composite with controllable internal fabric geometry. The machine may include one or more spools for dispensing one or more warp filaments, a roller assembly configured to receive a composite weave, a warp rack having warp heads for engaging the warp filaments and vertically adjusting position to dynamically create a weave pattern in response to the insertion of one or more weft filaments by a weft inserter stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Marc Oberste, Phillip Sung Tse Cheng, Ben Wang
  • Publication number: 20220403564
    Abstract: A machine and method are presented for continuously forming a woven composite with controllable internal fabric geometry. The machine may include one or more spools for dispensing one or more warp filaments, a roller assembly configured to receive a composite weave, a warp rack having warp heads for engaging the warp filaments and vertically adjusting position to dynamically create a weave pattern in response to the insertion of one or more weft filaments by a weft inserter stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Marc Oberste, Phillip Sung Tse Cheng, Ben Wang
  • Patent number: 11473223
    Abstract: A machine and method are presented for continuously forming a woven composite with controllable internal fabric geometry. The machine may include one or more spools for dispensing one or more warp filaments, a roller assembly configured to receive a composite weave, a warp rack having a plurality of warp heads for engaging the warp filaments and vertically adjusting position to dynamically create a weave pattern in response to the insertion of one or more weft filaments by a weft inserter stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Marc Oberste, Phillip Sung Tse Cheng, Ben Wang
  • Patent number: 11111626
    Abstract: A machine for fabricating three-dimensional interlaced composite components including a frame, a deposition surface, a first set of two or more warp heads, a second set of two or more of warp heads, and a weft inserter. An interlaced composite component including a first set of two or more warp filaments parallel to each other and a first set of two or more weft filaments parallel to each other. Warp filaments are interlaced with, and bonded to, weft filaments. Warp filaments and weft filaments are interlaced in at least two different weave patterns. Warp filaments and weft filaments are continuous, and the weave patterns transition from one pattern to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Marc Oberste, Ben Wang, Kan Wang
  • Publication number: 20190284731
    Abstract: A machine and method are presented for continuously forming a woven composite with controllable internal fabric geometry. The machine may include one or more spools for dispensing one or more warp filaments, a roller assembly configured to receive a composite weave, a warp rack having a plurality of warp heads for engaging the warp filaments and vertically adjusting position to dynamically create a weave pattern in response to the insertion of one or more weft filaments by a weft inserter stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Marc Oberste, Phillip Sung Tse Cheng, Ben Wang
  • Publication number: 20180038045
    Abstract: A machine for fabricating three-dimensional interlaced composite components including a frame, a deposition surface, a first set of two or more warp heads, a second set of two or more of warp heads, and a weft inserter. An interlaced composite component including a first set of two or more warp filaments parallel to each other and a first set of two or more weft filaments parallel to each other. Warp filaments are interlaced with, and bonded to, weft filaments s. Warp filaments and weft filaments are interlaced in at least two different weave patterns. Warp filaments and weft filaments are continuous, and the weave patterns transition from one pattern to another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Marc Oberste, Ben Wang, Kan Wang
  • Patent number: 9809926
    Abstract: A machine and method are presented for producing interlaced composite components. The method includes: depositing a first one or more warp filaments onto a deposition surface in a first linear direction, inserting, on top of the first one or more warp filaments, a first one or more weft filaments in a second linear direction, where the second direction is in the same plane as the first one or more warp filaments but is not parallel to the direction of the first one or more warp filaments, depositing, on top of the one or more first weft filaments, one or more second warp filaments in first linear direction, where the second one or more warp filaments are not collinear with the first one of more warp filaments, and inserting, on top of the second one or more warp filaments, a second one or more weft filaments in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Marc Oberste, Ben Wang, Kan Wang
  • Publication number: 20160305051
    Abstract: A machine and method are presented for producing interlaced composite components. The method includes: depositing a first one or more warp filaments onto a deposition surface in a first linear direction, inserting, on top of the first one or more warp filaments, a first one or more weft filaments in a second linear direction, where the second direction is in the same plane as the first one or more warp filaments but is not parallel to the direction of the first one or more warp filaments, depositing, on top of the one or more first weft filaments, one or more second warp filaments in first linear direction, where the second one or more warp filaments are not collinear with the first one of more warp filaments, and inserting, on top of the second one or more warp filaments, a second one or more weft filaments in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Marc Oberste, Ben Wang, Kan Wang