Patents by Inventor J. Robert Klinger

J. Robert Klinger 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).

  • Apparatus for monitoring the cure profile along a pultrusion die
    Patent number: 6408915
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring the cure of a resin-impregnated material includes a pultrusion die; a plurality of first electrodes mounted in the pultrusion die; a plurality of insulators surrounding the plurality of first electrodes, respectively, in the pultrusion die; a resin-impregnated preform that includes a second electrode therein, the resin-impregnated preform being inserted into the pultrusion die; a constant contact electrode that contacts the second electrode; and a power supply connected to the constant contact electrode wherein electric current flows from the power supply to the constant contact electrode then to the second electrode then through the resin-impregnated preform to the plurality of first electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: William O. Ballata, David Spagnuolo, J. Robert Klinger