Patents by Inventor James A. Rippe, Jr.

James A. Rippe, 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).

  • Composite thermal protective system and method
    Patent number: 6855401
    Abstract: A composite system capable of protecting a substrate from a jet fire including a lower layer of an active fire protective material and an upper layer of a fire protective material. The upper layer forms an open cell matrix when exposed to a jet fire to permit passage of gasses from the lower layer to ambient. The upper layer comprises a fill of refractory material and protects the system during initial exposure to a hyperthermal condition. The upper layer swells on exposure to hyperthermal conditions, but swells less than the lower layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Nu-Chem, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward W. Taylor, Jr., Rubin Feldman, James A. Rippe, Jr.