Patents by Inventor David Diesen

David Diesen 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: 5547629
    Abstract: One piece hollow airfoils are manufactured from molded carbon filament materials, with internal support structures integrally formed in a single closed mold operation. The outer skins and the internal reinforcement structure all are cured together as an integral unit. To accomplish this, a mold having a cavity defining the outer shape of the airfoil is opened. Precut, pre-preg fiber material and core material then is placed in the mold halves. At least two adjacent elongated resilient mandrels are placed in contact with the precut sheets of pre-preg fiber to press the sheets and core into contact with the mold upon subsequent closure thereof. An elongated web of pre-preg fiber material is placed between the adjacent mandrels, and in contact with them, to cause said edges of the web to contact the sheets of pre-preg fiber material on opposite sides of the mold cavity. The mold is closed; and heat is applied to cure the pre-preg fiber material and to bond the web with the precut sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: Competition Composites, Inc.
    Inventors: David Diesen, William R. Olsen, Jr.