Patents by Inventor David Kasper
David Kasper 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).
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Publication number: 20230151513Abstract: A fabric for use in arc and flame protection, and a process for producing a fire resistant fabric are provided. The fabric is comprised of: more than 15% aramids; less than 50% modacrylic; less than 50% cellulose; and less than 15% nylon. The process comprises shredding recycled fire resistant garments into fibers; creating yarn from the shredded fibers; weaving the yarn into fabric; and knitting the yarn to produce new garments. The fabric may be used to produce fire-resistant garments worn by workers in many industries such as the oil and gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: General RecycledInventors: Edward (Ted) PARKER, David KASPER
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Patent number: 11585017Abstract: A fabric for use in arc and flame protection, and a process for producing a fire resistant fabric are provided. The fabric includes at least 70 wt % aramid fiber; less than 40 wt % modacrylic; 8 wt % nylon; and 2 wt % anti-static. The process includes shredding recycled fire resistant garments into fibers; creating yarn from the shredded fibers; weaving the yarn into fabric; and knitting the yarn to produce new garments. The fabric may be used to produce fire-resistant garments worn by workers in many industries such as the oil and gas.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: General RecycledInventors: Edward (Ted) Parker, David Kasper
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Publication number: 20200347528Abstract: A fabric for use in arc and flame protection, and a process for producing a fire resistant fabric are provided. The fabric is comprised of at least 70 weight percent (wt %) aramid fiber; less than 40 wt % modacrylic; 8 wt % nylon; and 2 wt % anti-static. The process comprises shredding recycled fire resistant garments into fibers; creating yarn from the shredded fibers; weaving the yarn into fabric; and knitting the yarn to produce new garments. The fabric may be used to produce fire-resistant garments worn by workers in many industries such as the oil and gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: General RecycledInventors: Edward (Ted) PARKER, David KASPER
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Patent number: 10760189Abstract: A fabric for use in arc and flame protection, and a process for producing a fire resistant fabric are provided. The fabric is made from at least 70 weight percent (wt %) aramid fiber; less than 40 wt % modacrylic; 8 wt % nylon; and 2 wt % anti-static. The aramid fiber is made from recycled aramid fiber from recycled fire resistant garments, and virgin aramid fiber. The fabric may be used to produce fire-resistant garments worn by workers in many industries such as the oil and gas.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Inventors: Edward (Ted) Parker, David Kasper
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Patent number: 10726171Abstract: A system and method for determining a remaining useful life of a component, includes providing a usage and configuration information associated with the component, determining if a preexisting spall condition exists for the component, executing a spall initiation model for the component if the preexisting spall condition does not exist, wherein the spall initiation model provides a spall initiation life associated with the component by analyzing the usage and configuration information, executing a spall propagation model for the component, wherein the spall propagation model provides a spall propagation life associated with the component by analyzing the usage and configuration information, and providing a remaining useful life by integrating the spall initiation life and the spall propagation life.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONInventors: Jeremy Sheldon, David Kasper, Garrett Argenna
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Patent number: 10360737Abstract: A method of drive system diagnostics of an aircraft includes capturing high load drivetrain component vibration data at select steady-state and/or high-load transient operating conditions of the aircraft and processing the captured vibration data to improve reliability and/or accuracy of captured vibration data. The processed vibration data is utilized to provide a health assessment of the drivetrain components and achieve earlier detection of incipient faults. A health monitoring system for drivetrain components of an aircraft includes a plurality of vibration sensors positioned at drivetrain components of an aircraft to capture drivetrain component vibration data at transient operating conditions of the aircraft. One or more processing modules process the captured vibration data to improve reliability and/or accuracy of the captured data, and a fault reasoning module calculates a health indicator of the drivetrain components.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONInventors: Jeremy Sheldon, David Kasper, Mark W. Davis
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Patent number: 10190942Abstract: Embodiments are directed to obtaining data based on samples of a vibration signal, processing, by at least one processor, the data to obtain a qualitative and quantitative assessment of a health of the one or more components based on an application of the data to at least one model, and outputting the assessment. Embodiments of the disclosure may be applied to one or more components of a drive shaft of an aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONInventors: Jeremy Sheldon, Matthew James Watson, David Kasper, Avinash Sarlashkar, Jeffrey Steele, Mark W. Davis
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Publication number: 20180096084Abstract: A system and method for determining a remaining useful life of a component, includes providing a usage and configuration information associated with the component, determining if a preexisting spall condition exists for the component, executing a spall initiation model for the component if the preexisting spall condition does not exist, wherein the spall initiation model provides a spall initiation life associated with the component by analyzing the usage and configuration information, executing a spall propagation model for the component, wherein the spall propagation model provides a spall propagation life associated with the component by analyzing the usage and configuration information, and providing a remaining useful life by integrating the spall initiation life and the spall propagation life.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2016Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Jeremy Sheldon, David Kasper, Garrett Argenna
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Publication number: 20170306534Abstract: A fabric for use in arc and flame protection, and a process for producing a fire resistant fabric are provided. The fabric is comprised of at least 70 weight percent (wt%) aramid fiber; less than 40 wt% modacrylic; 8 wt% nylon; and 2 wt% anti-static. The process comprises shredding recycled fire resistant garments into fibers; creating yarn from the shredded fibers; weaving the yarn into fabric; and knitting the yarn to produce new garments. The fabric may be used to produce fire-resistant garments worn by workers in many industries such as the oil and gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Edward (Ted) PARKER, David KASPER
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Publication number: 20170089805Abstract: Embodiments are directed to obtaining data based on samples of a vibration signal, processing, by at least one processor, the data to obtain a qualitative and quantitative assessment of a health of the one or more components based on an application of the data to at least one model, and outputting the assessment. Embodiments of the disclosure may be applied to one or more components of a drive shaft of an aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Jeremy Sheldon, Matthew James Watson, David Kasper, Avinash Sarlashkar, Jeffrey Steele, Mark W. Davis
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Publication number: 20170011560Abstract: A method of drive system diagnostics of an aircraft includes capturing high load drivetrain component vibration data at select steady-state and/or high-load transient operating conditions of the aircraft and processing the captured vibration data to improve reliability and/or accuracy of captured vibration data. The processed vibration data is utilized to provide a health assessment of the drivetrain components and achieve earlier detection of incipient faults. A health monitoring system for drivetrain components of an aircraft includes a plurality of vibration sensors positioned at drivetrain components of an aircraft to capture drivetrain component vibration data at transient operating conditions of the aircraft. One or more processing modules process the captured vibration data to improve reliability and/or accuracy of the captured data, and a fault reasoning module calculates a health indicator of the drivetrain components.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2015Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONInventors: Jeremy Sheldon, David Kasper, Mark W. Davis
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Publication number: 20100035217Abstract: A method and system for real-time laser designation scoring is disclosed. The method begins with capturing laser illumination image data of a target that has an active region corresponding to areas of the target reflecting a laser beam and an inactive region. Then, the active regions are encoded into a set of first order vectors, where each first order vector is correlated to a pixel column in the image. A plurality of adjacent first order vectors are then decimated into a second order vector. Thereafter, the method includes transmitting the second order vectors to a remote viewer, and then displaying the second order vectors overlaid on a model of the target.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2008Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventor: David Kasper