Patents by Inventor James E. Rhoads

James E. Rhoads 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).

  • Anti-ballistic nanotube structures
    Patent number: 7041372
    Abstract: A structure arrangement and method for the protection of a host system against an impacting ballistic element and for providing ease of mobility. The structure arrangement includes a composite. The composite includes a matrix and a multiplicity of single-walled carbon nanotubes. The single-walled carbon nanotubes are arranged with respect to the matrix so as to define an array for engagement with an impacting ballistic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: James E. Rhoads, Frederick J. Herman, John O. Yanaros, Jr., David S. Henn