Patents by Inventor Patrick W Albor

Patrick W Albor 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).

  • HIGH CAPACITY PRINT STATION, METHOD OF MAKING A POLYMER COMPOSITE PART, AND POLYMER COMPOSITE PART
    Publication number: 20200198202
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to embodiments of an apparatus for producing polymer composite panels. The polymer composite panels include one or more layers of a polymeric matrix having discontinuous fibers embedded therein. The apparatus has a frame, a deposition bed, and a deposition head configured to move relative to the frame and over the deposition bed. The deposition head includes at least one extruder and a nozzle array. The extruder is configured to force the polymeric matrix and discontinuous fibers through the nozzle array and onto the deposition bed. The deposition head is configured to deposit an entire layer of a polymer composite panel on the deposition bed in a single pass so that the discontinuous fibers are oriented in the direction of the single pass. The disclosure also relates to embodiments of a method of forming a polymer composite panel and to embodiments of a polymer composite panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick W. Albor, Roy Joseph Bourcier, Eric Hamilton Starns
  • High capacity print station, method of making a polymer composite part, and polymer composite part
    Patent number: 10618210
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to embodiments of an apparatus for producing polymer composite panels. The polymer composite panels include one or more layers of a polymeric matrix having discontinuous fibers embedded therein. The apparatus has a frame, a deposition bed, and a deposition head configured to move relative to the frame and over the deposition bed. The deposition head includes at least one extruder and a nozzle array. The extruder is configured to force the polymeric matrix and discontinuous fibers through the nozzle array and onto the deposition bed. The deposition head is configured to deposit an entire layer of a polymer composite panel on the deposition bed in a single pass so that the discontinuous fibers are oriented in the direction of the single pass. The disclosure also relates to embodiments of a method of forming a polymer composite panel and to embodiments of a polymer composite panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Patrick W Albor, Roy Joseph Bourcier, Eric Hamilton Starns
  • HIGH CAPACITY PRINT STATION, METHOD OF MAKING A POLYMER COMPOSITE PART, AND POLYMER COMPOSITE PART
    Publication number: 20190366629
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to embodiments of an apparatus for producing polymer composite panels. The polymer composite panels include one or more layers of a polymeric matrix having discontinuous fibers embedded therein. The apparatus has a frame, a deposition bed, and a deposition head configured to move relative to the frame and over the deposition bed. The deposition head includes at least one extruder and a nozzle array. The extruder is configured to force the polymeric matrix and discontinuous fibers through the nozzle array and onto the deposition bed. The deposition head is configured to deposit an entire layer of a polymer composite panel on the deposition bed in a single pass so that the discontinuous fibers are oriented in the direction of the single pass. The disclosure also relates to embodiments of a method of forming a polymer composite panel and to embodiments of a polymer composite panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick W Albor, Roy Joseph Bourcier, Eric Hamilton Starns