Patents by Inventor Laurie S. Bowles

Laurie S. Bowles 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).

  • Continuous yarn laid wet friction material
    Patent number: 6830798
    Abstract: A friction disk suitable for running as an assembly of interleaved disks in a transmission is disclosed. A rigid metallic core on backing plate is covered on one or both sides with a wafer of non-woven yarn wherein the yarn comprises a continuous wound length of heat resistant yarn in a non-overlapping fashion. The yarn is bonded to the core by a thermosetting resin, which is impregnated into the yarn by less than 80% by weight to preserve porosity and allowing penetration of the cooling transmission fluid. The yarn preferably is composed of carbon fibers or filaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Raytech Composites, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie S. Bowles, Samuel A. Truncone, James J. Petroski
  • Continuous yarn laid wet friction material
    Publication number: 20030012940
    Abstract: A friction disk suitable for running as an assembly of interleaved disks in a transmission is disclosed. A rigid metallic core on backing plate is covered on one or both sides with a wafer of non-woven yarn wherein the yarn comprises a continuous wound length of heat resistant yarn in a non-overlapping fashion. The yarn is bonded to the core by a thermosetting resin, which is impregnated into the yarn by less than 80% by weight to preserve porosity and allowing penetration of the cooling transmission fluid. The yarn preferably is composed of carbon fibers or filaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Laurie S. Bowles, Samuel A. Truncone, James J. Petroski