Patents by Inventor Lucas L. Van Den Akker

Lucas L. Van Den Akker 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).

  • METHOD OF PRODUCING A CURVED PRODUCT COMPRISING DRAWN POLYMER REINFORCING ELEMENTS AND PRODUCT OBTAINED THEREBY
    Publication number: 20110159233
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a curved product, wherein the process comprises positioning a plurality of drawn polymeric reinforcing elements onto a mandrel, locally adhering at least a part of the elements to each other, and removing the product from the mandrel. The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing a curved article, preferably an armour article, from the curved product, the process comprising positioning the curved product in a mould and compressing said product at an elevated temperature and pressure. The curved armour article has good antiballistic properties and is substantially free of wrinkles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Roelof R. Marissen, Lucas L. Van Den Akker, Sotiris S. Koussios, Hen H. Hoefnagels