Patents by Inventor John R. Michasiow

John R. Michasiow 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).

  • Fluid medium non-contact consolidation
    Patent number: 8911579
    Abstract: A pressure head for use in a fiber placement system for thermoplastic composite materials is disclosed. Plies of thermoplastic composite tape are placed onto a mandrel to form a shaped object. The pressure head includes a nozzle and at least one delivery tube for providing fluid medium mixture to the nozzle body, wherein the nozzle directs the fluid medium onto a surface of the shaped object thereby providing a pressure on the surface without direct physical contact of the nozzle with the plies of thermoplastic composite tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: ADC Acquisition Company
    Inventors: Kurt J. Kimball, John R. Michasiow, Robert J. Langone, Zachary A. August
  • FLUID MEDIUM NON-CONTACT CONSOLIDATION
    Publication number: 20130000838
    Abstract: A pressure head for use in a fiber placement system for thermoplastic composite materials is disclosed. Plies of thermoplastic composite tape are placed onto a mandrel to form a shaped object. The pressure head includes a nozzle and at least one delivery tube for providing fluid medium mixture to the nozzle body, wherein the nozzle directs the fluid medium onto a surface of the shaped object thereby providing a pressure on the surface without direct physical contact of the nozzle with the plies of thermoplastic composite tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: ADC ACQUISITION COMPANY
    Inventors: Kurt J. Kimball, John R. Michasiow, Robert J. Langone, Zachary A. August