Patents by Inventor Justin Beech Alms

Justin Beech Alms 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).

  • System and method of detecting air leakage in a VARTM process
    Patent number: 7762122
    Abstract: A method of detecting leakage from a preform used in a VARTM process includes providing a mold and bagging film suitable for use in the VARTM process; heating air; distributing hot air along an interface between an the bagging film and a surface of the mold; determining a temperature distribution along the interface; and using the temperature distribution to locate one or more leaks in the bagging film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Suresh G. Advani, Fuping Zhou, Justin Beech Alms, Charlotte C. Corlay
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING AIR LEAKAGE IN A VARTM PROCESS
    Publication number: 20090273107
    Abstract: A method of detecting leakage from a preform used in a VARTM process includes providing a mold and bagging film suitable for use in the VARTM process; heating air; distributing hot air along an interface between an the bagging film and a surface of the mold; determining a temperature distribution along the interface; and using the temperature distribution to locate one or more leaks in the bagging film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
    Inventors: Suresh G. Advani, Fuping Zhou, Justin Beech Alms, Charlotte C. Corlay