Patents by Inventor Matthew KEEVES

Matthew KEEVES 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 APPLYING AN ELECTROPLATED LAYER TO A POLYMERIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20170167278
    Abstract: A method of applying an electroplated layer to a surface of a polymeric composite material, the method includes the steps of: providing an uncured polymeric composite substrate; positioning a veil layer over a surface of the uncured polymeric composite substrate, the veil layer providing a conductive surface on the uncured polymeric composite substrate, the veil layer having a mat of metal coated fibres consolidated by an organic binder material; subjecting the uncured polymeric composite substrate to a curing cycle to form a cured polymeric composite material in which the veil layer is partially exposed; and applying an electroplated layer to the conductive surface of the cured polymeric composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Rhys EVANS, Stuart Benjamin O'BRIEN, Simon DONOVAN, Matthew KEEVES