Patents by Inventor Gary Dale Shives

Gary Dale Shives 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).

  • Composite Tooling
    Publication number: 20120107555
    Abstract: A carbon foam article useful for, inter alia, composite tooling or other high temperature applications, which includes a substrate, wherein the substrate includes at least one material selected from carbon foam, extruded graphite, graphite foam, and isomolded graphite. The tool may also include a skin as a working surface and a filler disposed below the skin. The tool has a surface roughness of no more than about 63 micro-inches. Such a tool may be used to make a composite prototype part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Douglas J. Miller, Robert A Mercuri, Irwin C. Lewis, Richard L. Shao, Gary Dale Shives, Gerald F. Hoffert, David M. Kaschak, John Lichtenberg
  • Coated Carbon Foam Article
    Publication number: 20110020631
    Abstract: A carbon foam article useful for, inter alia, composite tooling or other high temperature applications, which includes a carbon foam substrate, an intermediate material on a surface of the carbon foam substrate, and a tool facing material on an outer surface of the article such that the intermediate material is positioned between the tool facing material and the carbon foam substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Douglas J Miller, Robert A. Mercuri, Irwin C. Lewis, Richard L. Shao, Gary Dale Shives, Gerald F. Hoffert, David M. Kaschak
  • Battery Electrode
    Publication number: 20100291440
    Abstract: A material suitable for use as an electrode for a battery, comprising an article which comprises carbonized fabric having an impregnant therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Douglas J Miller, Gary Dale Shives, Terence A. Pirro