Patents by Inventor Michael Commander

Michael Commander 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).

  • Fabricating symmetric and asymmetric shapes with off-axis reinforcement from symmetric preforms
    Patent number: 7670969
    Abstract: A device for obtaining off-axis reinforcement of a woven object. The device is made up of a fixed mandrel and a rotating mandrel. The rotating mandrel is connected to the fixed mandrel by a shaft that rotates through the middle of the fixed mandrel. The shaft allows the rotating mandrel to move up and down in relation to the fixed mandrel. A portion of the woven object can be clamped to the fixed mandrel while a second portion of the woven object can be clamped to the rotating mandrel. When rotated, the rotating mandrel causes the warp fibers in the woven object to twist off the 0° direction while fill or hoop fibers remain substantially parallel to the 90° direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Albany Engineered Composites, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Blackden, Kenneth Ouellette, Michael Commander, Jonathan Goering
  • Fabricating symmetric and asymmetric shapes with off-axis reinforcement from symmetric preforms
    Publication number: 20090325443
    Abstract: A device for obtaining off-axis reinforcement of a woven object. The device is made up of a fixed mandrel and a rotating mandrel. The rotating mandrel is connected to the fixed mandrel by a shaft that rotates through the middle of the fixed mandrel. The shaft allows the rotating mandrel to move up and down in relation to the fixed mandrel. A portion of the woven object can be clamped to the fixed mandrel while a second portion of the woven object can be clamped to the rotating mandrel. When rotated, the rotating mandrel causes the warp fibers in the woven object to twist off the 0° direction while fill or hoop fibers remain substantially parallel to the 90° direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Donald Blackden, Kenneth Ouellette, Michael Commander, Jonathan Goering