Patents by Inventor Emily C. Warman

Emily C. Warman 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: 7077167
    Abstract: A bias-weaving machine is provided. In one embodiment, the bias-weaving machine includes a plurality of yarn carriers, each holding a yarn under tension that extends in a downstream direction towards a woven product. The yarn carriers are translatable in at least one direction other than the downstream direction. The apparatus further includes a plurality of reeds disposed to comb the yarns in a downstream direction. The reeds have a range of motion extending between positions upstream and downstream of the yarn carriers. Embodiment of this invention may advantageously be utilized to weave three-dimensional woven products, such as textile preforms for aerospace composites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Samir A. Nayfeh, Jonathan D. Rohrs, Osamah Rifai, Sappinandana Akamphon, Mauricio Diaz, Emily C. Warman