Patents by Inventor Michael D. Ridges
Michael D. Ridges 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).
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Publication number: 20230212852Abstract: A shear panel building material that includes a first facing membrane, a core matrix disposed on a face of the first facing membrane, and a semi-rigid or rigid material attached to the core matrix. The core matrix can include microspheres having a size of about 200 microns to about 800 microns, sodium silicate, and ethylene vinyl acetate. In one aspect, the shear panel is substantially free from glue and cement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Michael D. KIPP, Dilworth L. PUGH, Michael D. RIDGES, William T. MCCARVILL
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Publication number: 20220010550Abstract: A composition, utility material, and method of making a utility material is disclosed. A composition having an improved setting time may include a plurality of microparticles mixed with a sodium silicate binder and an isocyanate setting agent, where the microparticle composition has a setting time of less than or equal to one hour. A utility material may be a wallboard that includes the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Michael D. KIPP, Dilworth L. PUGH, Michael D. RIDGES, William T. McCARVILL
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Publication number: 20210246655Abstract: A shear panel building material that includes a first facing membrane, a core matrix disposed on a face of the first facing membrane, and a semi-rigid or rigid material attached to the core matrix. The core matrix can include microspheres having a size of about 200 microns to about 800 microns, sodium silicate, and ethylene vinyl acetate. In one aspect, the shear panel is substantially free from glue and cement.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Ashtech Industries, LLCInventors: Michael D. Kipp, Dilworth L. Pugh, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill
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Patent number: 10788065Abstract: A panel assembly that is configured to be secured to a frame that includes a panel having a top and a bottom, a first bracket assembly and a second bracket assembly. The first bracket assembly includes a first pivot member and a first bracket. One of the first bracket and first pivot member is secured to the panel and the other is configured to be secured to the frame. The first bracket includes a slot defined therein that includes a throat and a pivot opening. The throat is defined between first and second throat surfaces and the throat is narrower than the pivot opening. The second bracket assembly includes a second pivot member and a second bracket. One of the second bracket and second pivot member is secured to the panel and the other is configured to be secured to the frame. The second bracket includes a pivot opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: C&D ZODIAC, INC.Inventors: Tyler Smithson, Jordan Thomas Payne, Tyson Dean Merrell, Stephen Michael Hills, Christopher Brooks, Matthew Bangerter, Michael D. Ridges
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Publication number: 20200080299Abstract: A composition, utility material, and method of making a utility material is disclosed. A composition having an improved setting time may include a plurality of microparticles mixed with a sodium silicate binder and an isocyanate setting agent, where the microparticle composition has a setting time of less than or equal to one hour. A utility material may be a wallboard that includes the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Michael D. Kipp, Dilworth L. Pugh, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill
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Publication number: 20200080308Abstract: A shear panel building material that includes a first facing membrane, a core matrix disposed on a face of the first facing membrane, and a semi-rigid or rigid material attached to the core matrix. The core matrix can include microspheres having a size of about 200 microns to about 800 microns, sodium silicate, and ethylene vinyl acetate. In one aspect, the shear panel is substantially free from glue and cement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Michael D. Kipp, Dilworth L. Pugh, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill
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Patent number: 10507602Abstract: A modular accelerated cure system, for which the modules are of a size and weight to each be easily portable by one person, may be configured to fit a variety of parts, e.g., carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) components, such as found in the manufacture of composite aerospace structures. The system may be used to accelerate the cure of materials that allow elevated temperature cures, e.g., sealants, primers, coatings, paints, adhesives, and protective coatings, by increasing the ambient temperature surrounding a part, or a portion of the part, within each module in a controlled manner. The system is modular in that a number of modules may be fitted together to operate in unison and also may be adapted to fit parts of a variety of contours, shapes, and sizes. Temperature within each module may be controlled using a heat controller that receives a temperature indication from each module.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Joshua Paul Carlsen, Teresa Bennett, Timothy David Aquino, Eli Scott Fielden, Christopher Kovalenko, Ian Cox Matheson, Isabel Calderon Glasmann, Shane Rahrle, W. Taylor Peterson, Michael D. Ridges
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Patent number: 10508437Abstract: A composition, utility material, and method of making a utility material is disclosed. A composition having an improved setting time may include a plurality of microparticles mixed with a sodium silicate binder and an isocyanate setting agent, where the microparticle composition has a setting time of less than or equal to one hour. A utility material may be a wallboard that includes the composition.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Ashtech Industries, LLCInventors: Michael D. Kipp, Dilworth L. Pugh, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill
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Publication number: 20190017268Abstract: A shear panel building material that includes a first facing membrane, a core matrix disposed on a face of the first facing membrane, and a semi-rigid or rigid material attached to the core matrix. The core matrix can include microspheres having a size of about 200 microns to about 800 microns, sodium silicate, and ethylene vinyl acetate. In one aspect, the shear panel is substantially free from glue and cement.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Michael D. Kipp, Dilworth L. Pugh, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill
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Publication number: 20180283421Abstract: A panel assembly that is configured to be secured to a frame that includes a panel having a top and a bottom, a first bracket assembly and a second bracket assembly. The first bracket assembly includes a first pivot member and a first bracket. One of the first bracket and first pivot member is secured to the panel and the other is configured to be secured to the frame. The first bracket includes a slot defined therein that includes a throat and a pivot opening. The throat is defined between first and second throat surfaces and the throat is narrower than the pivot opening. The second bracket assembly includes a second pivot member and a second bracket. One of the second bracket and second pivot member is secured to the panel and the other is configured to be secured to the frame. The second bracket includes a pivot opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Tyler Smithson, Jordan Thomas Payne, Tyson Dean Merrell, Stephen Michael Hills, Christopher Brooks, Matthew Bangerter, Michael D. Ridges
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Publication number: 20180050471Abstract: A modular accelerated cure system, for which the modules are of a size and weight to each be easily portable by one person, may be configured to fit a variety of parts, e.g., carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) components, such as found in the manufacture of composite aerospace structures. The system may be used to accelerate the cure of materials that allow elevated temperature cures, e.g., sealants, primers, coatings, paints, adhesives, and protective coatings, by increasing the ambient temperature surrounding a part, or a portion of the part, within each module in a controlled manner. The system is modular in that a number of modules may be fitted together to operate in unison and also may be adapted to fit parts of a variety of contours, shapes, and sizes. Temperature within each module may be controlled using a heat controller that receives a temperature indication from each module.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Joshua Paul Carlsen, Teresa Bennett, Timothy David Aquino, Eli Scott Fielden, Christopher Kovalenko, Ian Cox Matheson, Isabel Calderon Glasmann, Shane Rahrle, W. Taylor Petersen, Michael D. Ridges
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Patent number: 9816266Abstract: A composition, utility material, and method of making a utility material is disclosed. A composition having an improved setting time may include a plurality of microparticles mixed with a sodium silicate binder and an isocyanate setting agent, where the microparticle composition has a setting time of less than or equal to one hour. A utility material may be a wallboard that includes the composition.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Ashtech Industries, LLCInventors: Michael D. Kipp, Dilworth L. Pugh, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill
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Publication number: 20170321417Abstract: A composition, utility material, and method of making a utility material is disclosed. A composition having an improved setting time may include a plurality of microparticles mixed with a sodium silicate binder and an isocyanate setting agent, where the microparticle composition has a setting time of less than or equal to one hour. A utility material may be a wallboard that includes the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Michael D. Kipp, Dilworth L. Pugh, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill
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Patent number: 9670665Abstract: A building material configured to enhance sound attenuation and reduction in dB across a walled partition, the building material comprising a facing membrane, a core matrix disposed about the facing membrane, the core matrix comprising a plurality of microparticles and a binder solution configured to support the microparticles, the building material comprising at least a substantially exposed face, wherein a side of the core matrix is at least partially exposed to increase sound attenuation by reducing reflections from sound waves impinging on the building material as compared to a control building material lacking an exposed face. Two building materials may be used in conjunction with one another about a building structure, such as a stud wall, to create and define a sound trap that functions to reduce sound transmission across the partition formed by the stud wall and building materials.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Ashtech Industries, LLCInventors: Michael D. Kipp, Dilworth L. Pugh, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill
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Publication number: 20170121975Abstract: A shear panel building material that includes a first facing membrane, a core matrix disposed on a face of the first facing membrane, and a semi-rigid or rigid material attached to the core matrix. The core matrix can include microspheres having a size of about 200 microns to about 800 microns, sodium silicate, and ethylene vinyl acetate. In one aspect, the shear panel is substantially free from glue and cement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Michael D. Kipp, Dilworth L. Pugh, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill
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Publication number: 20160076245Abstract: A building material configured to enhance sound attenuation and reduction in dB across a walled partition, the building material comprising a facing membrane, a core matrix disposed about the facing membrane, the core matrix comprising a plurality of microparticles and a binder solution configured to support the microparticles, the building material comprising at least a substantially exposed face, wherein a side of the core matrix is at least partially exposed to increase sound attenuation by reducing reflections from sound waves impinging on the building material as compared to a control building material lacking an exposed face. Two building materials may be used in conjunction with one another about a building structure, such as a stud wall, to create and define a sound trap that functions to reduce sound transmission across the partition formed by the stud wall and building materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Michael D. Kipp, Dilworth L. Pugh, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill
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Patent number: 9076428Abstract: A building material configured to enhance sound attenuation and reduction in dB across a walled partition, the building material comprising a facing membrane, a core matrix disposed about the facing membrane, the core matrix comprising a plurality of microparticles and a binder solution configured to support the microparticles, the building material comprising at least a substantially exposed face, wherein a side of the core matrix is at least partially exposed to increase sound attenuation by reducing reflections from sound waves impinging on the building material as compared to a control building material lacking an exposed face. Two building materials may be used in conjunction with one another about a building structure, such as a stud wall, to create and define a sound trap that functions to reduce sound transmission across the partition formed by the stud wall and building materials.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Ashtech Industries, LLCInventors: Michael D. Kipp, Dilworth L. Pugh, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill
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Patent number: 8997924Abstract: A utility material can include microparticles, an organic binder and an inorganic binder. The microparticles can be present in an amount from about 25 wt % to about 60 wt %, based on wet formulation. The inorganic binder can optionally include sodium silicate. The organic binder can optionally include a vinyl acetate. The utility material can be formed into a variety of different products or building materials, such as wallboard, shear panels. In addition, the building material may be particularly used to attenuate sound.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: AshTech Industries, LLCInventors: Michael D. Kipp, Dilworth L. Pugh, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill
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Publication number: 20140205808Abstract: A composition, utility material, and method of making a utility material is disclosed. A composition having an improved setting time may include a plurality of microparticles mixed with a sodium silicate binder and an isocyanate setting agent, where the microparticle composition has a setting time of less than or equal to one hour. A utility material may be a wallboard that includes the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Ashtech Industries, LLCInventors: Michael D. Kipp, Dilworth L. Pugh, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill
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Publication number: 20140162075Abstract: A shear panel building material that includes a first facing membrane, a core matrix disposed on a face of the first facing membrane, and a semi-rigid or rigid material attached to the core matrix. The core matrix can include microspheres having a size of about 200 microns to about 800 microns, sodium silicate, and ethylene vinyl acetate. In one aspect, the shear panel is substantially free from glue and cement.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: AshTech Industries, LLCInventors: Michael D. Kipp, Dilworth L. Pugh, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill