Patents by Inventor Curt Goodwyn Wilkinson

Curt Goodwyn Wilkinson 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).

  • Pliable tackified fiber tow and method of producing same
    Patent number: 5837372
    Abstract: A pliable tackified tow comprises a plurality of fibers having a tackifier present at about 1-15 per cent by weight uniformly distributed among the fibers. The tackifier is a solid material which has been fractured through fiber displacement such, as by physical bending, to produce a fiber tow that is pliable. The pliable tackified tow can be used in braiding, weaving, or filament winding operations to produce dry fabric which contains a tackifier between the individual fibers such that preforms produced using the tackified tow can be readily shaped and hardened to retain that shape prior to molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Curt Goodwyn Wilkinson, Mark Oldham, Ronald David Gross