Patents by Inventor Estaban Vilalon

Estaban Vilalon 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).

  • Process for prolonging the processing window of thermosetting resins
    Patent number: 8747720
    Abstract: The processing window for thermosetting resins that contain particulate hardeners is prolonged using the combined steps of heat-treating the resin to form a low-viscosity resin mixture in which the particles are dissolved and then molding the low-viscosity resin mixture at temperatures below the dissolution temperature of the particles to infuse a fibrous preform. The infused resin preform is heated to the curing temperature of the resin to provide final curing of the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: Hexcel Composites, S.A.S., Hexcel Composites, Ltd.
    Inventors: Stephen Mortimer, Neal Patel, Estaban Vilalon
  • PROCESS FOR PROLONGING THE PROCESSING WINDOW OF THERMOSETTING RESINS
    Publication number: 20120146256
    Abstract: The processing window for thermosetting resins that contain particulate hardeners is prolonged using the combined steps of heat-treating the resin to form a low-viscosity resin mixture in which the particles are dissolved and then moulding the low-viscosity resin mixture at temperatures below the dissolution temperature of the particles to infuse a fibrous preform. The infused resin preform is heated to the curing temperature of the resin to provide final curing of the resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicants: HEXCEL COMPOSITES, S.A.S, HEXCEL COMPOSITES, LTD.
    Inventors: Stephen Mortimer, Neal Patel, Estaban Vilalon