Patents by Inventor Heather L Chamblee

Heather L Chamblee 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).

  • Carbon nanotube polymer composite hose wall
    Patent number: 8760973
    Abstract: An acoustic array hose is provided for towing behind a marine vessel. The acoustic array includes acoustic sensors, a hydraulic fill-fluid circumferentially surrounding the acoustic sensors, and an array hose wall of polyurethane with single wall carbon nanotubes embedded therein. The hose wall circumferentially surrounds the hydraulic fill fluid along a length of the array hose. When an electrical current is applied to the towed array, the nanotubes align with the hose wall with the effect of strengthening the hose wall of the towed array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Heather L Chamblee, William L Keith