Patents by Inventor Nicholas Ciszewski

Nicholas Ciszewski 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).

  • ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COMPOSITE PARTS HAVING VOIDS FOR WEIGHT REDUCTION
    Publication number: 20220281531
    Abstract: A composite part is manufactured by an additive process, which includes locating a layer of fibers, selectively depositing a matrix material in a predetermined pattern onto portions of the layer of fibers to form a matrix material layer, repeating these steps to generate a preform of the composite part, and applying heat and pressure to the preform to consolidate the layers of fiber and the layers of matrix material. During the depositing of the matrix material, voids are created within at least one layer of the matrix material by intentionally not depositing matrix material over predetermined areas of the layer of fibers, the predetermined areas configured to be within an outer boundary of the predetermined pattern of the matrix material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC, The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Alper Kiziltas, Deborah Frances Mielewski, Nicholas Ciszewski, Wonsuk Kim, Alan Argento