Patents by Inventor Jean Ann Skiles
Jean Ann Skiles 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).
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Patent number: 10094027Abstract: A methods, apparatus and compositions for producing colored, self-cleaning substrates by roll coating are provided. The roll coated, colored, self-cleaning substrates retain the predetermined color and a predetermined gloss of the colored coating, thereby facilitating their use in architectural applications. The roll coated, colored, self-cleaning substrates may be iridescent-free.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: ARCONIC INC.Inventors: Jay A. Kahn, Grant Nintzel, Yves Biehlmann, Craig Belnap, Clinton Zediak, John Keener, James Bell, Albert L. Askin, Paula L. Kolek, Jean Ann Skiles
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Patent number: 9939241Abstract: An apparatus, comprising: a substrate configured into a casing, a propellant configured between a projectile positioned/configured within the casing and an end of the casing, the propellant configured to expand upon a firing event and project the projectile from the casing; and a coating comprising a conformal coating layer having a particulate boron nitride dispersed therein, wherein the coating is configured to cover at least one of the inner sidewall and the outer sidewall, such that at least one side of the substrate is covered by the coating.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: ARCONIC INC.Inventors: Jean Ann Skiles, Charles Warren, Heather Drieling, John McAllister, Tom Murphy, James Wiswall
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Publication number: 20170322487Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards resin compositions and methods of making and using the same, where the resulting resins (e.g. SLA resins) can be utilized in conjunction with additive manufacturing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Cary Baur, Albert Askin, David Cook, Jennifer Giocondi, Jean Ann Skiles, Shawn Sullivan, Rick Kniffel, John T. Siemon
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Publication number: 20160131461Abstract: An apparatus, comprising: a substrate configured into a casing, a propellant configured between a projectile positioned/configured within the casing and an end of the casing, the propellant configured to expand upon a firing event and project the projectile from the casing; and a coating comprising a conformal coating layer having a particulate boron nitride dispersed therein, wherein the coating is configured to cover at least one of the inner sidewall and the outer sidewall, such that at least one side of the substrate is covered by the coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2015Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Jean Ann Skiles, Charles Warren, Heather Drieling, John McAllister, Tom Murphy, James Wiswall
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Patent number: 8814125Abstract: A tie down assembly adapted to be installed within a structure includes a cup and a crossbar that is fastened removably to the cup by a plurality of fasteners. The cup includes a recess forming an interior surface, and a plurality of seats extending from the interior surface. The crossbar includes a central portion and a plurality of elongated members extending therefrom. Each of the members includes a head that engages a corresponding one of the seats of the cup and is secured to the seat by one of the fasteners. The central portion of the crossbar may include a central aperture that receives one of the fasteners for an additional attachment point to the cup. The crossbar is adapted to receive tie down hooks, connectors, and the like. When the crossbar requires repair or replacement, it may be removed from the cup by unfastening the fasteners without the need to remove the cup from the structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2013Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Franklin David Silvio, James T. Burg, Robert J. Speer, Brett P. Conner, Jean Ann Skiles
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Publication number: 20140106074Abstract: A methods, apparatus and compositions for producing colored, self-cleaning substrates by roll coating are provided. The roll coated, colored, self-cleaning substrates retain the predetermined color and a predetermined gloss of the colored coating, thereby facilitating their use in architectural applications. The roil coated, colored, self-cleaning substrates may be iridescent-free.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Jay A. Kahn, Grant Nintzel, Yves Biehlmann, Craig Belnap, Clinton Zediak, John Keener, James Bell, Albert L. Askin, Paula L. Kolek, Jean Ann Skiles
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Publication number: 20140042290Abstract: A tie down assembly adapted to be installed within a structure includes a cup and a crossbar that is fastened removably to the cup by a plurality of fasteners. The cup includes a recess forming an interior surface, and a plurality of seats extending from the interior surface. The crossbar includes a central portion and a plurality of elongated members extending therefrom. Each of the members includes a head that engages a corresponding one of the seats of the cup and is secured to the seat by one of the fasteners. The central portion of the crossbar may include a central aperture that receives one of the fasteners for an additional attachment point to the cup. The crossbar is adapted to receive tie down hooks, connectors, and the like. When the crossbar requires repair or replacement, it may be removed from the cup by unfastening the fasteners without the need to remove the cup from the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: ALCOA INC.Inventors: Franklin David Silvio, James T. Burg, Robert J. Speer, Brett P. Conner, Jean Ann Skiles
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Patent number: 8617665Abstract: A methods, apparatus and compositions for producing colored, self-cleaning substrates by roll coating are provided. The roll coated, colored, self-cleaning substrates retain the predetermined color and a predetermined gloss of the colored coating, thereby facilitating their use in architectural applications. The roll coated, colored, self-cleaning substrates may be iridescent-free.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Alcoa, Inc.Inventors: Jay A. Kahn, Grant Nintzel, Yves Biehlmann, Craig Belnap, Clinton Zediak, John Keener, James Bell, Albert L. Askin, Paula L. Kolek, Jean Ann Skiles
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Publication number: 20130243678Abstract: Apparatus suited for removing carbon dioxide from gases are disclosed. The apparatus may employ bodies having a photocatalytic film. Associated methods and compositions are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: ALCOA INC.Inventors: Jean Ann Skiles, Paula L. Kolek, Carroll D. Davis, Albert L. Askin, Robert J. Speer, Weizong Xu, Lori A. Barrage, Luis H. Espinoza, Verne Bergstrom
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Patent number: 8505868Abstract: A tie down assembly adapted to be installed within a structure includes a cup and a crossbar that is fastened removably to the cup by a plurality of fasteners. The cup includes a recess forming an interior surface, and a plurality of seats extending from the interior surface. The crossbar includes a central portion and a plurality of elongated members extending therefrom. Each of the members includes a head that engages a corresponding one of the seats of the cup and is secured to the seat by one of the fasteners. The central portion of the crossbar may include a central aperture that receives one of the fasteners for an additional attachment point to the cup. The crossbar is adapted to receive tie down hooks, connectors, and the like. When the crossbar requires repair or replacement, it may be removed from the cup by unfastening the fasteners without the need to remove the cup from the structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Franklin David Silvio, James T. Burg, Robert J. Speer, Brett P. Conner, Jean Ann Skiles
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Patent number: 8435446Abstract: Apparatus suited for removing carbon dioxide from gases are disclosed. The apparatus may employ bodies having a photocatalytic film. Associated methods and compositions are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2011Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Jean Ann Skiles, Paula L. Kolek, Carroll D. Davis, Albert L. Askin, Robert J. Speer, Weizong Xu, Lori A. Barrage, Luis H. Espinoza, Verne Bergstrom
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Publication number: 20110284716Abstract: A tie down assembly adapted to be installed within a structure includes a cup and a crossbar that is fastened removably to the cup by a plurality of fasteners. The cup includes a recess forming an interior surface, and a plurality of seats extending from the interior surface. The crossbar includes a central portion and a plurality of elongated members extending therefrom. Each of the members includes a head that engages a corresponding one of the seats of the cup and is secured to the seat by one of the fasteners. The central portion of the crossbar may include a central aperture that receives one of the fasteners for an additional attachment point to the cup. The crossbar is adapted to receive tie down hooks, connectors, and the like. When the crossbar requires repair or replacement, it may be removed from the cup by unfastening the fasteners without the need to remove the cup from the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2010Publication date: November 24, 2011Inventors: Franklin David Silvio, James T. Burg, Robert J. Speer, Brett P. Conner, Jean Ann Skiles
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Publication number: 20110284389Abstract: Self-cleaning aluminum alloy substrates and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a substrate is provided, the substrate including an aluminum alloy body, an anodic oxide zone having micropores within a surface of the aluminum alloy body, the anodic oxide zone being substantially impermeable to contaminants, and a photocatalytic film located on at least a portion of the anodic oxide zone, wherein the photocatalytic film comprises photocatalytically active semiconductor. In one embodiment, a method is provided, the method including the steps of forming an anodic oxide zone in at least a portion of an aluminum alloy base, forming a photocatalytic film, the photocatalytic film being located on the anodic oxide zone, and sealing the anodic oxide zone with a sealant, wherein, as sealed, the anodic oxide zone is substantially impermeable to contaminants.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Albert L. Askin, Verne Bergstrom, Robert E. Bombalski, Paula L. Kolek, Nickolas C. Kotow, Marlene A. Thompson, Jean Ann Skiles, Luis F. Vega, James M. Marinelli, Daniel Serafin
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Patent number: 8017247Abstract: Self-cleaning aluminum alloy substrates and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a substrate is provided, the substrate including an aluminum alloy body, an anodic oxide zone having micropores within a surface of the aluminum alloy body, the anodic oxide zone being substantially impermeable to contaminants, and a photocatalytic film located on at least a portion of the anodic oxide zone, wherein the photocatalytic film comprises photocatalytically active semiconductor. In one embodiment, a method is provided, the method including the steps of forming an anodic oxide zone in at least a portion of an aluminum alloy base, forming a photocatalytic film, the photocatalytic film being located on the anodic oxide zone, and sealing the anodic oxide zone with a sealant, wherein, as sealed, the anodic oxide zone is substantially impermeable to contaminants.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2007Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Albert L. Askin, Verne Bergstrom, Robert E. Bombalski, Paula L. Kolek, Nickolas C. Kotow, Marlene A. Thompson, Jean Ann Skiles, Luis F. Vega, James M. Marinelli, Daniel Serafin
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Publication number: 20110176982Abstract: Apparatus suited for removing carbon dioxide from gases are disclosed. The apparatus may employ bodies having a photocatalytic film. Associated methods and compositions are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Jean Ann Skiles, Paula L. Kolek, Carroll D. Davis, Albert L. Askin, Robert J. Speer, Weizong Xu, Lori A. Barrage, Luis H. Espinoza-Nava, Verne Bergstrom
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Patent number: 7910220Abstract: Apparatus suited for removing carbon dioxide from gases are disclosed. The apparatus may employ bodies having a photocatalytic film. Associated methods and compositions are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2007Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Jean Ann Skiles, Paula L. Kolek, Carroll D. Davis, Albert L. Askin, Robert J. Speer, Weizong Xu, Lori A. Barrage, Luis H. Espinoza-Nava, Verne Bergstrom
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Publication number: 20110027485Abstract: A methods, apparatus and compositions for producing colored, self-cleaning substrates by roll coating are provided. The roll coated, colored, self-cleaning substrates retain the predetermined color and a predetermined gloss of the colored coating, thereby facilitating their use in architectural applications. The roll coated, colored, self-cleaning substrates may be iridescent-free.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Jay A. Kahn, Grant Nintzel, Yves Biehlmann, Craig Belnap, Clinton Zediak, John Keener, James Bell, Albert L. Askin, Paula L. Kolek, Jean Ann Skiles
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Publication number: 20100304078Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fire-resistant systems, methods, and apparatus. In one embodiment, a fire-resistant system includes a fire-resistant panel and a protected material coupled to the fire-resistant panel. The fire-resistant panel includes a passive layer and a back layer. The passive layer comprises a phyllosilicate material. The back layer comprises an inorganic material and may be coupled to the passive layer. Optionally, the fire-resistant panel may include a secondary layer comprising a functional material, where the functional material comprises one of a phase change material or an endothermic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Israel Stol, Robert J. Speer, Jean Ann Skiles, Paula L. Kolek, Roger W. Kaufold, James T. Burg, Lori A. Barrage, Brett Page Conner
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Publication number: 20090026063Abstract: Apparatus suited for removing carbon dioxide from gases are disclosed. The apparatus may employ bodies having a photocatalytic film. Associated methods and compositions are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2007Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Jean Ann Skiles, Paula L. Kolek, Carroll D. Davis, Albert L. Askin, Robert J. Speer, Weizong Xu, Lori A. Barrage, Luis H. Espinoza-Nava, Verne Bergstrom
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Publication number: 20080241573Abstract: Self-cleaning aluminum alloy substrates and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a substrate is provided, the substrate including an aluminum alloy body, an anodic oxide zone having micropores within a surface of the aluminum alloy body, the anodic oxide zone being substantially impermeable to contaminants, and a photocatalytic film located on at least a portion of the anodic oxide zone, wherein the photocatalytic film comprises photocatalytically active semiconductor. In one embodiment, a method is provided, the method including the steps of forming an anodic oxide zone in at least a portion of an aluminum alloy base, forming a photocatalytic film, the photocatalytic film being located on the anodic oxide zone, and sealing the anodic oxide zone with a sealant, wherein, as sealed, the anodic oxide zone is substantially impermeable to contaminants.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Albert L. Askin, Verne Bergstrom, Robert E. Bombalski, Paula L. Kolek, Nickolas C. Kotow, Marlene A. Thompson, Jean Ann Skiles, Luis F. Vega, James M. Marinelli, Daniel Serafin