Patents by Inventor Justin W. Wilkerson

Justin W. Wilkerson 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).

  • CARBON NANOTUBE FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES HAVING IMPROVED FATIGUE DURABILITY AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110159270
    Abstract: Polymer composites and laminate materials are described herein. The composites and laminate materials include a fiber component, a polymer matrix component and a quantity of carbon nanotubes coating at least a portion of the fiber component. The fiber component can be a plurality of carbon fibers. The carbon nanotubes coating the fiber component strengthen a fiber-matrix interface between the fiber component and the polymer matrix component. Methods for improving the fatigue durability of a fiber-reinforced polymer composite are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Texas A & M University System
    Inventors: Daniel C. Davis, Justin W. Wilkerson, Jiang Zhu
  • CARBON NANOTUBE FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES HAVING IMPROVED FATIGUE DURABILITY AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100098931
    Abstract: Polymer composites and laminate materials are described herein. The composites and laminate materials include a fiber component, a polymer matrix component and a quantity of carbon nanotubes coating at least a portion of the fiber component. The fiber component can be a plurality of carbon fibers. The carbon nanotubes coating the fiber component strengthen a fiber-matrix interface between the fiber component and the polymer matrix component. Methods for improving the fatigue durability of a fiber-reinforced polymer composite are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Texas A & M University System
    Inventors: Davis C. Daniel, Justin W. Wilkerson, Zhu Jiang