Patents by Inventor George K. Layden, Jr.

George K. Layden, Jr. 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 producing binderless carbon or graphite articles
    Patent number: 4571317
    Abstract: A process for producing binderless, single phase bulk carbon or graphite articles having a fibrillar microstructure comprising the steps of assembling a plurality of polymer fibers into a preselected pattern, subjecting them to a temperature and pressure sufficient to cause heat distortion flow and concomitant self-bonding of contiguous fibers and pyrolyzing the fibers in a nonoxidizing atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1986
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: George K. Layden, Jr., Romeo G. Bourdeau, Roscoe A. Pike
  • Binderless carbon or graphite articles
    Patent number: 4350672
    Abstract: A process for producing binderless, single phase bulk carbon or graphite articles having a fibrillar microstructure comprising the steps of assembling a plurality of polymer fibers into a preselected pattern, subjecting them to a temperature and pressure sufficient to cause heat distortion flow and concomitant self-bonding of contiguous fibers and pyrolyzing the fibers in a nonoxidizing atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1982
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: George K. Layden, Jr., Romeo G. Bourdeau, Roscoe A. Pike