Patents by Inventor Johannes Moser
Johannes Moser 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: 11697254Abstract: An assembly (113) for composite manufacture is provided. The assembly comprises a cured resin impregnated reinforcement material (112) comprising a fibre component and a resin matrix component, in which the resin matrix component comprises polyurethane, the assembly having a length to width ratio of at least 5:1, and the assembly defining a longitudinal direction (L) along its length; and a peel ply (116) in contact with the cured resin impregnated reinforcement material (112), the peel ply (116) comprising a woven layer having a plurality of longitudinal fibres (118) extending in the longitudinal direction (L); and a plurality of transverse fibres (120) extending in a transverse direction (T) normal to the longitudinal direction (L); in which the areal density of the plurality of transverse fibres (120) is higher than the areal density of the plurality of longitudinal fibres (118).Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignees: Hexcel Composites Limited, Hexcel Corporation, Hexcel Holding GmbHInventors: Johannes Moser, Yu-Chen Hung, Erin Reagan
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Publication number: 20220212424Abstract: An assembly (113) for composite manufacture is provided. The assembly comprises a cured resin impregnated reinforcement material (112) comprising a fibre component and a resin matrix component, in which the resin matrix component comprises polyurethane, the assembly having a length to width ratio of at least 5:1, and the assembly defining a longitudinal direction (L) along its length; and a peel ply (116) in contact with the cured resin impregnated reinforcement material (112), the peel ply (116) comprising a woven layer having a plurality of longitudinal fibres (118) extending in the longitudinal direction (L); and a plurality of transverse fibres (120) extending in a transverse direction (T) normal to the longitudinal direction (L); in which the areal density of the plurality of transverse fibres (120) is higher than the areal density of the plurality of longitudinal fibres (118).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicants: Hexcel Composites Limited, Hexcel Holding GMBH, Hexcel CorporationInventors: Johannes MOSER, Yu-Chen HUNG, Erin REAGAN
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Publication number: 20210283866Abstract: A mould for moulding materials, the mould comprising at least two corresponding mould elements (14, 16, 18, 20) moveable relative to one another towards and away from each other, the towards movement exerting pressure on a moulding material positioned within a cavity formed with the mould wherein upon the mould elements being in contact the mould cavity comprises a recess (120), the recess (120) being located beyond the edge of the moulding to allow escape of gas (12) during moulding.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2017Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Hexcel Holding GMBHInventors: Johannes MOSER, Andreas GABOR
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Patent number: 10618200Abstract: The present invention defines a pultrusion apparatus. The apparatus comprises a portion for receiving fibres, a portion for injecting resin into the fibres, a portion for impregnating the resin injected fibres, and a portion for shaping the impregnated fibres, wherein the fibres, following their passage through the receiving portion, converge in the resin injection portion to receive the resin and the resin flows outwards following injection as the fibres progress from the injection portion through the impregnation portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignees: HEXCEL COMPOSITES GMBH & CO KG, HEXCEL COMPOSITES LIMITEDInventors: Johannes Moser, Marco Arcidiacono, Francesco De Giorgi, Vithaldas Guru, Owen Hung
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Publication number: 20180021983Abstract: The present invention defines a pultrusion apparatus. The apparatus comprises a portion for receiving fibres, a portion for injecting resin into the fibres, a portion for impregnating the resin injected fibres, and a portion for shaping the impregnated fibres, wherein the fibres, following their passage through the receiving portion, converge in the resin injection portion to receive the resin and the resin flows outwards following injection as the fibres progress from the injection portion through the impregnation portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Johannes Moser, Marco Arcidiacono, Francesco De Giorgi, Vithaldas Guru, Owen Hung
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Patent number: 9868266Abstract: Prepregs comprising fibrous reinforcing material and a heat curable resin are provided with a backing sheet whose surface has been treated to increase the surface tension which enhances the bonding between the prepreg and the backing sheet, and reduces resin removal when the backing sheet is removed. The use of the treated backing sheet also provides improved tack between prepregs when assembled in a stack for molding after removal of the backing sheet.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Hexcel Holding GMBHInventor: Johannes Moser
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Patent number: 9809689Abstract: A method of producing molded articles. The method uses a fibrous material and a first and second resin material. The first resin material is at least partially cured before being combined with the fibrous material and the second resin material. The molding material is inserted into a mold and processed to form a molded article by providing energy. The molded article is produced using less energy than would be necessary for processing a molding material which did not include a partially cured first resin material.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Hexcel Holding GMBHInventors: Johannes Moser, Uwe Karner, Pascal Perrillat-Collomb
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Patent number: 9770844Abstract: A molding material comprising a fibrous reinforcement layer and a curable resin matrix. The fibrous reinforcement layer comprises a non-woven fabric comprising a single layer of unidirectional tows arranged at an angle greater than 0° in relation to the lengthwise direction of the fabric and a support structure for maintaining the arrangement of the tows.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignees: Hexcel Composites Limited, Hexcel Holding GMBHInventors: Johannes Moser, Philip Hadley
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Publication number: 20170259512Abstract: The use of a protection thread for the protection of a heat curable resin impregnated fibrous web. The web has weft and warp fibres, wherein the thread has a coefficient of thermal expansion within 10% of that of the heat curable resin impregnated fibres of the fibrous web, and wherein the coefficient of thermal expansion is measured using DIN 53752.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Stephanie Wielaender, Johannes Moser
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Publication number: 20170100900Abstract: This invention relates to a non-woven fabric comprising spaced tows in a weft direction and spaced tows in a warp direction, wherein the weft tows and the warp tows are conjoined. The fabric may comprise a binder for conjoining the tows. Alternatively, the tows are conjoined by means of a resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Johannes Moser, Stephanie Wielaender, Daniel Garay
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Publication number: 20160185072Abstract: A multi-axial fibrous reinforcement material comprising at least one first layer comprising uni-directional fibre tows in a substantially 0 degree direction and at least one further layer comprising uni-directional fibre tows in a direction in a range substantially deviating from 0 degrees and from 90 degrees. The material further comprises a means for securing the layers in relation to one another, the securing means forming a venting structure to provide gas venting in a direction across the respective layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Stephanie Wielander, Johannes Moser
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Patent number: 9370905Abstract: A module (1) for holding at least one bushing (17) within a recess, wherein it comprises two side surfaces (2, 3), an upper (4) and a lower (5) surface and at least one end surface (6), wherein the upper (4) and lower (5) surfaces are of different width and arcs, respectively, in their cross-section, and the side surfaces (2, 3) are of equal height, and when coupled to a second module (8) by its side surfaces (3, 9), which second module (8) optionally may also hold at least one bushing (17), the sum of the angle (alpha) between the optionally imaginary plane side surface (12) of the one module (1) and the tangent (10) to its upper surface (4) at the intersection (A) with the side surface (3) and the angle (beta) between the optionally imaginary plane side surface (13) of the other module (8) and the tangent (11) to its upper surface (15) at the intersection (B) with the side surface (9) is at least 180 degrees and/or a plurality of modules (1), optionally when holding the bushings (17), form at least a sectioType: GrantFiled: January 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignees: Hexcel Holding GMBH, Hexcel CorporationInventors: Flemming Moeller Larsen, Johannes Moser, Bruno Boursier
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Publication number: 20160053060Abstract: A cured or partly cured fiber reinforced sheet material comprising reinforcement fibres and a reinforcement resin material, wherein the reinforcement resin material comprises an epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent weight in the range of from 50 to 250, preferably from 100 to 200, and an amine hardener, the sheet material comprising a surface structure for spacing the sheet material from adjacent moulding materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2013Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicants: HEXCEL COMPOSITES LIMITED, Hexcel Holding GMBHInventors: Johannes Moser, Philip Hadley, Ben Tipler, Chris Harrington, Nicholas Verge
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Publication number: 20150360426Abstract: A method of manufacturing a laminate structure comprising locating one or more layers of a fibrous reinforcement material being at least partially impregnated with a curable first resin matrix in relation to one or more layers of fibrous reinforcement material to form a stack and subsequently infusing the stack with a second infusion resin to cure the first and second resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: December 17, 2015Applicant: HEXCEL HOLDING GMBHInventors: Joerg Radanitsch, Johannes Moser
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Publication number: 20150258712Abstract: A moulding material comprising a fibrous reinforcement layer and a curable resin matrix. The fibrous reinforcement layer comprises a non-woven fabric comprising a single layer of unidirectional tows arranged at an angle greater than 0° in relation to the lengthwise direction of the fabric and a support structure for maintaining the arrangement of the tows.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2013Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Johannes Moser, Philip Hadley
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Publication number: 20150031818Abstract: A method of manufacturing a moulded article and a moulding material suitable therefor comprising the steps of providing a moulding material comprising a fibrous reinforcement material, a first resin material and a second resin material, the first resin material being at least partially processed; providing the moulding material in relation to a mould to form a moulding; and processing the moulding to form the moulded article by providing energy input to the moulding. The energy input for processing the moulding to form the moulded article is less than the energy input required for processing the moulded article from a moulding.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2012Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: HEXCEL HOLDING GMBHInventors: Johannes Moser, Uwe Karner, Pascal Perrillat-Collomb
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Publication number: 20150017853Abstract: A process for the preparation of a prepreg comprising superimposing layer of unidirectional fibrous reinforcement comprising a plurality of tows each comprising a plurality of parallel filaments onto a resin impregnated layer of unidirectional fibrous reinforcement comprising a plurality of tows each comprising a plurality of parallel filaments wherein the superimposed laminate of layers is compressed to the extent that the resin penetrates the interstices between the tows but penetrates the voids within the tows to less than 22 to 60% by volume of the tows.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: Hexcel Holding GmbHInventors: Pascal Perillat-Collomb, Uwe Karner, Ronald Pols, Johannes Moser
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Publication number: 20140057096Abstract: Prepregs comprising fibrous reinforcing material and a heat curable resin are provided with a backing sheet whose surface has been treated to increase the surface tension which enhances the bonding between the prepreg and the backing sheet, and reduces resin removal when the backing sheet is removed. The use of the treated backing sheet also provides improved tack between prepregs when assembled in a stack for moulding after removal of the backing sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Inventor: Johannes Moser
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Publication number: 20130285284Abstract: A module (1) for holding at least one bushing (17) within a recess, wherein it comprises two side surfaces (2, 3), an upper (4) and a lower (5) surface and at least one end surface (6), wherein the upper (4) and lower (5) surfaces are of different width and arcs, respectively, in their cross-section, and the side surfaces (2, 3) are of equal height, and when coupled to a second module (8) by its side surfaces (3, 9), which second module (8) optionally may also hold at least one bushing (17), the sum of the angle (alpha) between the optionally imaginary plane side surface (12) of the one module (1) and the tangent (10) to its upper surface (4) at the intersection (A) with the side surface (3) and the angle (beta) between the optionally imaginary plane side surface (13) of the other module (8) and the tangent (11) to its upper surface (15) at the intersection (B) with the side surface (9) is at least 180 degrees and/or a plurality of modules (1), optionally when holding the bushings (17), form at least a sectioType: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicants: HEXCEL CORPORATION, HEXCEL HOLDING GMBHInventors: Flemming Moeller Larsen, Johannes Moser, Bruno Boursier
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Publication number: 20080185134Abstract: A header/manifold construction (14) is adapted to receive a plurality of flattened tube ends (42) in a heat exchanger (10) having a plurality of flattened tubes (12). The header/manifold construction (14) includes first and second pieces (20, 22) extending along a longitudinal axis (24). The first piece (20) has a C-shaped transverse cross defined by an elongate opening (44) extending along the longitudinal axis (24), with a plurality of tube slots (40) spaced along the axis (24) opposite from the opening (44). The second piece (22) has a T-shaped transverse cross section with two side legs (48, 50) extending from opposite sides of a center leg (46), with the legs (46, 48, 50) being bonded to surfaces of the first piece (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2007Publication date: August 7, 2008Inventors: Mark R. Hoehne, Mark W. Johnson, Michael J. Peske, Roman Brandtner, Johannes Moser, Robert Piribauer, Gerlinde Seitz, Denise Hartberger, Frank Vetter