Patents by Inventor Norman B. Mack, Jr.

Norman B. Mack, Jr. 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).

  • Amorphous carbon-coated carbon fabric wet friction material
    Patent number: 5952249
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel amorphous carbon-coated carbon fabric which comprises a single ply of a woven carbon fabric comprising interwoven strands of yarn. The yarn strands are formed of bundles of individual fibers and have amorphous carbon disposed between the individual fibers.The present invention also relates to a method of forming an amorphous carbon-coated carbon fabric. The method comprises the steps of (1) impregnating a woven carbon fabric with a resin; and (2) heating the resulting resin-impregnated carbon fabric to a temperature which is sufficient to char the resin to form a residue of amorphous carbon, thereby forming an amorphous carbon-coated carbon fabric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Textron Systems Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Gibson, Norman B. Mack, Jr., Robert W. Pepper