Patents by Inventor Courtney T. Thurau

Courtney T. Thurau 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).

  • Impact resistive composite materials and methods for making same
    Patent number: 7608322
    Abstract: A composite material that is suitable for the protection of personnel and/or property from impact due to ballistic projectiles and method for making same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, there is provided composite for resisting impact from an oncoming projectile having a front strike face and a back wear face comprising: an elastomer; and an impact resistive substrate wherein at least a portion of the impact resistive substrate is coated by the elastomer to provide the composite having a front strike face coating and a back wear face coating and wherein a ratio of weight of front strike face coating to back wear face coating ranges from 1:1.2 to 1:100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Courtney T. Thurau, Mark David Conner
  • Impact Resistive Composite Materials and Methods For Making Same
    Publication number: 20090145288
    Abstract: A composite material that is suitable for the protection of personnel and/or property from impact due to ballistic projectiles and method for making same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, there is provided composite for resisting impact from an oncoming projectile having a front strike face and a back wear face comprising: an elastomer; and an impact resistive substrate wherein at least a portion of the impact resistive substrate is coated by the elastomer to provide the composite having a front strike face coating and a back wear face coating and wherein a ratio of weight of front strike face coating to back wear face coating ranges from 1:1.2 to 1:100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Courtney T. Thurau, Mark David Conner