Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Branen

Kenneth E. Branen 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).

  • String for sports rackets
    Patent number: 4391088
    Abstract: A string for sports rackets consists of a gut core covered with filamentary aramid and impregnated with at least one coating of water-resistant, vapor-impermeable, flexible smooth adhesive polymeric resin, which adheres the filamentary aramid to the gut core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1983
    Assignee: United States Tennis Gut Association, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome Salsky, Patrick K. Janis, Kenneth E. Branen
  • Method of forming a composite rod
    Patent number: 4160800
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of converting a flat composite strip to a round rod by changing the configuration of the strip composite to the round rod solely by the application of heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1979
    Assignee: Avco Corporation
    Inventor: Kenneth E. Branen
  • Laminated composite golf club shaft
    Patent number: 4135035
    Abstract: The invention covers a laminated composite shaft formed by blending composite materials having high-bending modulus reinforcements with materials having a lesser or intermediate bending modulus. The shaft comprises a plurality of windings superimposed one upon the other. The windings having reinforcements with a high-bending modulus are sandwiched in between windings having reinforcements with an intermediate bending modulus. The orientation of the reinforcements within the composite materials in relation to the axis of the shaft are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1979
    Assignee: Avco Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Branen, Gall, John J.