Patents by Inventor Eric D. Cassidy
Eric D. Cassidy 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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Patent number: 9809007Abstract: A hybrid composite panel suitable for forming a container includes a wood layer and a fiber-reinforced polymer composite layer having a sensor system embedded therein. The wood layer is laminated plywood that includes at least one of hard and soft wood, solid-sawn tongue-and-groove hardwood planks, and partially laminated solid-sawn hardwood.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: University of Maine System Board of TrusteesInventors: Habib J. Dagher, Eric D. Cassidy, Anthony M. Viselli, Bruce Segee
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Publication number: 20170043559Abstract: A hybrid composite panel suitable for forming a container includes a wood layer and a fiber-reinforced polymer composite layer having a sensor system embedded therein. The wood layer is laminated plywood that includes at least one of hard and soft wood, solid-sawn tongue-and-groove hardwood planks, and partially laminated solid-sawn hardwood.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: University of Maine System Board of TrusteesInventors: Habib J. Dagher, Eric D. Cassidy, Anthony M. Viselli, Bruce Segee
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Patent number: 9406209Abstract: A container includes a plurality of weldable hybrid composite panels. Each panel includes a four sided composite panel element, wherein each of the four sides defines a side edge and the composite panel element is formed of fibrous reinforcement layers encased in a resin matrix. Weldable metallic elongated edge elements extend along and are either fixed to the side edges of an outside surface of the panel element or extend from a periphery of the panel element, such that each of the weldable elongated edge elements has a profile that is the same as a profile of its respective side edge. The weldable elongated edge elements are structured to enable the composite panel to be welded at its peripheral edges. The container also includes a plurality of metal rails attached together and defining a rectangular parallelepiped frame having six sides.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: University of Maine System Board of TrusteesInventors: Habib J. Dagher, Eric D. Cassidy, Anthony M. Viselli, Bruce Segee
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Patent number: 9396635Abstract: A weldable hybrid composite panel suitable for forming a container includes a four sided composite panel element wherein each side defines a side edge. The composite panel element is formed of fibrous reinforcement layers encased in a resin matrix. Weldable metallic elongated edge elements extend along and are either fixed to the side edges of an outside surface of the panel element or extend from a periphery of the panel element. Each of the weldable elongated edge elements has a profile that is the same as a profile of its respective side edge and is structured to enable the composite panel to be welded at its peripheral edges. The panel element also includes a sensor system embedded therein.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: University of Maine System Board of TrusteesInventors: Habib J. Dagher, Eric D. Cassidy, Anthony M. Viselli, Bruce Segee
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Publication number: 20150206404Abstract: A weldable hybrid composite panel suitable for forming a container includes a four sided composite panel element wherein each side defines a side edge. The composite panel element is formed of fibrous reinforcement layers encased in a resin matrix. Weldable metallic elongated edge elements extend along and are either fixed to the side edges of an outside surface of the panel element or extend from a periphery of the panel element. Each of the weldable elongated edge elements has a profile that is the same as a profile of its respective side edge and is structured to enable the composite panel to be welded at its peripheral edges. The panel element also includes a sensor system embedded therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEESInventors: Habib J. Dagher, Eric D. Cassidy, Anthony M. Viselli, Bruce Segee
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Publication number: 20150034635Abstract: A container includes a plurality of weldable hybrid composite panels. Each panel includes a four sided composite panel element, wherein each of the four sides defines a side edge and the composite panel element is formed of fibrous reinforcement layers encased in a resin matrix. Weldable metallic elongated edge elements extend along and are either fixed to the side edges of an outside surface of the panel element or extend from a periphery of the panel element, such that each of the weldable elongated edge elements has a profile that is the same as a profile of its respective side edge. The weldable elongated edge elements are structured to enable the composite panel to be welded at its peripheral edges. The container also includes a plurality of metal rails attached together and defining a rectangular parallelepiped frame having six sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: University of Maine System Board of TrusteesInventors: Habib J. Dagher, Eric D. Cassidy, Anthony M. Viselli, Bruce Segee
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Patent number: 8865285Abstract: A panel having a central panel element formed of a composite material, having peripheral edges formed of a weldable material, such as steel. In one form, the panel element is rectangular, and the panel element on two of its opposite edges have a corrugated profile, while the other two of its opposite edges have a linear profile. Multiple panels may be joined together by welding at the peripheral edges, to form a secure container. The composite material of the panel element in some forms, includes intrusion sensors, for example including optical fiber pathways at electrically conductive pathways, as well as processors for effecting data transfer and analyzes and secure communications. In some embodiments, the electrically conductive pathways include one or more bypass resistors to produce a different circuit resistance upon interruption of one or more of the pathways.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2007Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: University of Maine System Board of TrusteesInventors: Habib J. Dagher, Eric D. Cassidy, Anthony M. Viselli
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Patent number: 8596018Abstract: A blast resistant coated wood member includes a wood member having a compression side and a tension side. A coating layer of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) is adhered to the tension side of the wood member.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2008Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: University of Maine System Board of TrusteesInventors: Habib J. Dagher, Eric D. Cassidy, Laurent R. Parent, Anthony J. Dumais, Edwin N. Nagy, Robert T. O'Neil, Richard F. Nye
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Publication number: 20120180633Abstract: A blast resistant coated wood member includes a wood member having a compression side and a tension side. A coating layer of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) is adhered to the tension side of the wood member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2008Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventors: Habib J. Dagher, Eric D. Cassidy, Laurent R. Parent, Anthony J. Dumais, Edwin N. Nagy, Robert T. O'Neil, Richard F. Nye
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Patent number: 7685921Abstract: A ballistic and blast protective composite panel includes a first composite layer and a second composite layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2007Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: University of Maine System Board of TrusteesInventors: Habib J. Dagher, Keenan M. Goslin, Eric D. Cassidy, Laurent R. Parent, Edwin N. Nagy
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Publication number: 20080211669Abstract: A panel having a central panel element formed of a composite material, having peripheral edges formed of a weldable material, such as steel. In one form, the panel element is rectangular, and the panel element on two of its opposite edges have a corrugated profile, while the other two of its opposite edges have a linear profile. Multiple panels may be joined together by welding at the peripheral edges, to form a secure container. The composite material of the panel element in some forms, includes intrusion sensors, for example including optical fiber pathways at electrically conductive pathways, as well as processors for effecting data transfer and analyses and secure communications. In some embodiments, the electrically conductive pathways include one or more bypass resistors to produce a different circuit resistance upon interruption of one or more of the pathways.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2007Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: Habib J. Dagher, Fred Hewitt Smith, Eric D. Cassidy, Anthony M. Viselli, Bruce Segee
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Publication number: 20070180982Abstract: A ballistic and blast protective composite panel includes a first composite layer and a second composite layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2007Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventors: Habib J. Dagher, Keenan M. Goslin, Eric D. Cassidy, Laurent R. Parent, Edwin N. Nagy