Patents by Inventor Don C. Carson

Don C. Carson 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).

  • Method for improving moisture barrier protection and electrostatic discharge protection of a composite material cased rocket motor
    Patent number: 5021270
    Abstract: The moisture or water vapor barrier protection of a composite pressure vessel suitable for use as a composite cased solid propellant rocket motor is improved by immersing the pressure vessel, during pressure testing thereof, in a curable liquid polymer solution, optionally containing electrically conductive material such as metallic flakes or powder, so that the solution may flow into open voids, cracks or fractures in the pressure vessel and subsequently curing the curable liquid polymer in said voids, cracks or fractures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Thiokol Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Black, Jr., Don C. Carson, Frederick W. Van Name