Patents by Inventor Jeffrey M. Parnell

Jeffrey M. Parnell 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).

  • Patent number: 6217310
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tooling for the fabrication of composite materials, particularly layered composite materials. The tooling apparatus encapsulates the composite material and uses an applied pressure, either atmospheric, induced gaseous or mechanical, to the material to retain it in place during off-gassing and/or consolidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Atlantic Research Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa B. Hanusiak, Jeffrey M. Parnell, Steven R. Spear, William M. Hanusiak, Charles R. Rowe
  • Patent number: 6077066
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tooling for the fabrication of composite materials, particularly layered composite materials. The tooling apparatus encapsulates the composite material and uses an applied pressure, either atmospheric, induced gaseous or mechanical, to the material to retain it in place during off-gassing and/or consolidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Atlantic Research Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa B. Hanusiak, Jeffrey M. Parnell, Steven R. Spear, William M. Hanusiak, Charles R. Rowe
  • Patent number: 5763079
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of combining wires and fibers to fabricate fiber reinforced composites is disclosed. The fibers are drum wound on an adhesive-coated substrate followed by coating with a barrier layer to preserve the fiber spacing. A layer of the adhesive material is then applied to the fiber wrap and wire is wound therearound. A series of increasingly viscous tacky materials can then be applied to the wire wraps so that all gaps between the wires are filled. The inventive method can be used to form standard wire/fiber preforms, variable spacing wire/fiber preforms, ring preforms and wire only preforms which can be processed into fiber reinforced composite materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Atlantic Research Corporation
    Inventors: William M. Hanusiak, Lisa B. Hanusiak, Jeffrey M. Parnell, Steven R. Spear, Charles R. Rowe
  • Patent number: 5624516
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of applying dry powder in a controlled manner to a variety of surfaces to form shapes, coatings, or composite materials. This is achieved by coating the surface with a tacky substance, applying the powder, and then coating the powder with a barrier coating that is insoluble in the solvent used in the tacky layer. The process is repeated to add the desired amount of powder. By the selection of powder size, size distribution, shape, and number of layers, precise control of mass loading can be achieved. The method can be used with titanium powder to form powder-coated fiber, non-woven mat, and tape cast performs which can be processed into fiber reinforced composite materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Atlantic Research Corporation
    Inventors: William M. Hanusiak, Lisa B. Hanusiak, Jeffrey M. Parnell, Steven R. Spear, Charles R. Rowe