Patents by Inventor Mark Balazy

Mark Balazy 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).

  • Reinforcement assembly
    Patent number: 8356859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reinforcement assembly for a beam. In at least one embodiment, the reinforcement assembly comprises a carrier member having a front side and a back side, a plurality of mass support sections, and at least one bendable portion disposed between adjacent mass support sections. Each mass support section has an opening extending from the front side to the back side, and a plurality of heat activated expandable masses supported on both the front side and the back side of the carrier member. Each heat activated expandable mass is positioned over a mass support section and each heat activated expandable mass is disposed on the front side being connected through the opening to a corresponding heat activated expandable mass on the back side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Shoung-Gi Shin, Taehyun Lee, Daniel Rudolph, Mark Balazy, Michael Flener
  • REINFORCEMENT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20110241383
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reinforcement assembly for a beam. In at least one embodiment, the reinforcement assembly comprises a carrier member having a front side and a back side, a plurality of mass support sections, and at least one bendable portion disposed between adjacent mass support sections. Each mass support section has an opening extending from the front side to the back side, and a plurality of heat activated expandable masses supported on both the front side and the back side of the carrier member. Each heat activated expandable mass is positioned over a mass support section and each heat activated expandable mass is disposed on the front side being connected through the opening to a corresponding heat activated expandable mass on the back side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Shoung-Gi Shin, Taehyun Lee, Daniel Rudolph, Mark Balazy, Michael Flener