Patents by Inventor John A. Plumer

John A. Plumer 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).

  • Graphite fiber reinforced laminate structure capable of withstanding lightning strikes
    Patent number: 4448838
    Abstract: A graphite fiber reinforced laminate structure capable of withstanding the damaging effects of lightning strikes, comprising at least one graphite fiber bonded ply having metal wire or metal coated filament woven therein in the warp and fill directions, said metal wire or filament being compatible with said bonded graphite fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Assignee: Lear Fan Corp.
    Inventors: David H. McClenahan, John A. Plumer
  • Method and apparatus for protecting electrical systems from lightning strike effects
    Patent number: 4093978
    Abstract: Electrical apparatus and power distribution systems are protected from lightning strike currents and voltages by the addition of mutually coupled chokes, such as bifilarly wound chokes, in electrical series relationship with the apparatus and the power distribution system to increase the impedance therebetween and cause lightning currents to flow along alternate current paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1978
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: John A. Plumer, Jr.