Patents by Inventor Deborah Mielewski

Deborah Mielewski 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: 11542379
    Abstract: A closed loop recycling process of manufacturing a foam part includes dispersing a filler material recycled from an additive manufacturing (AM) process in at least one foam reactant and pouring or injecting the at least one foam reactant with the filler material into a mold and forming the foam part. The foam part has a foam matrix with between 2.5 wt. % and 30 wt. % of the filler material. The filler material can be a recycled powder from a selective laser sintering process that is not graded (i.e., sized) before being dispersed in the at least one foam reactant. For example, the recycled powder can be a recycled polyamide 12 (rPA12) powder with an average particle diameter of less than 100 micrometers. Also, the least one foam reactant can be a polyol reactant and an isocyanate reactant such that a polyurethane foam matrix with recycled rPA12 filler material is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alper Kiziltas, Zachary Dowling, Matthew Linden Bedell, Deborah Mielewski
  • Publication number: 20210363317
    Abstract: A closed loop recycling process of manufacturing a foam part includes dispersing a filler material recycled from an additive manufacturing (AM) process in at least one foam reactant and pouring or injecting the at least one foam reactant with the filler material into a mold and forming the foam part. The foam part has a foam matrix with between 2.5 wt. % and 30 wt. % of the filler material. The filler material can be a recycled powder from a selective laser sintering process that is not graded (i.e., sized) before being dispersed in the at least one foam reactant. For example, the recycled powder can be a recycled polyamide 12 (rPA12) powder with an average particle diameter of less than 100 micrometers. Also, the least one foam reactant can be a polyol reactant and an isocyanate reactant such that a polyurethane foam matrix with recycled rPA12 filler material is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Alper KIZILTAS, Zachary DOWLING, Mathew Linden BEDELL, Deborah MIELEWSKI
  • Patent number: 9321891
    Abstract: A cellular material. The cellular material can be the reaction product of a vegetable-based polyol made from a vegetable oil exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light, wherein a free radical oxidation reaction is catalyzed by the UV light and the vegetable oil is converted into the vegetable-based polyol; and an isocyanate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christine Perry, Cynthia Flanigan, Deborah Mielewski
  • Publication number: 20120295998
    Abstract: A cellular material. The cellular material can be the reaction product of a vegetable-based polyol made from a vegetable oil exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light, wherein a free radical oxidation reaction is catalyzed by the UV light and the vegetable oil is converted into the vegetable-based polyol; and an isocyanate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Christine Perry, Cynthia Flanigan, Deborah Mielewski
  • Publication number: 20070123597
    Abstract: A cellular material. The cellular material can be the reaction product of a vegetable-based polyol made from a vegetable oil exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light, wherein a free radical oxidation reaction is catalyzed by the UV light and the vegetable oil is converted into the vegetable-based polyol; and an isocyanate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Christine Perry, Cynthia Flanigan, Deborah Mielewski
  • Publication number: 20050282921
    Abstract: The present invention, in at least certain aspects, provides a cellular material, a method of making cellular material, and a composition for making the cellular material. The cellular material comprises the reaction product of soy-based polyol, petro-based blowing agent, cross-linking agent, a combination of silicone surfactants and isocyanate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Cynthia Flanigan, Deborah Mielewski, Christine Perry
  • Publication number: 20050122834
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for dispersing and exfoliating fillers in a thermoplastic polymer by sonicating a mixture of the thermoplastic polymer and the filler. The method of the present invention is particularly useful in dispersing layered silicate clays in thermoplastic polymers. A reinforced composite comprising a filler dispersed in a thermoplastic polymer is also disclosed. In another variation, the method of the invention is incorporated into conventional plastic extruder and injection molding equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Ellen Lee, Deborah Mielewski