Patents by Inventor Mark R. Behan

Mark R. Behan 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).

  • Patent number: 5232650
    Abstract: A process for the fabrication of detail parts for superconducting magnets, such as end saddles, wedge tips, spacers and keys, by a resin transfer molding process, the attributes of which are also utilized in the subsequent fabrication of the superconducting magnet. Pursuant to the process, initially engineering specifications for the detail part are utilized to produce a master mold part for the detail part, while taking into account a calculated resin shrinkage factor. The master mold part is then utilized to fabricate a resin transfer mold for the detail part. A preform for the detail part is then placed into the resin transfer mold, and the mold is closed with the preform therein. A two-stage curing resin is then injected into the mold, and the mold is heated to partially cure the molded detail part. The partially cured detail part is then removed from the resin transfer mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: Grumman Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Mark R. Behan, James G. Hartmann