Patents by Inventor Philip M. DeNardo

Philip M. DeNardo 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).

  • Method and apparatus for making composite parts
    Patent number: 6723271
    Abstract: A method of making a composite part includes the steps of placing a first section of a fibrous pre-form in a mold and infusing the first section of the fibrous pre-form with a resin so as to produce a resin-infused portion and a non-resin-infused portion. Next, the method includes coupling the non-resin-infused portion to a second section of the fibrous pre-form to create a coupled non-resin-infused portion. Then, the coupled non-resin-infused portion is infused with resin to create a second resin-infused portion and a second non-resin-infused portion. These steps are repeated to separately infuse different sections of the part until the part is complete. The corresponding apparatus preferably employs a rigid mold having a shape defining only a portion of the composite part to be made. And, the method is particularly adapted to making both cored and non-cored structures that are large or unconventionally shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Inventors: W. Scott Hemphill, Carmen G. Hunter, George E. Green, Philip M. DeNardo, Kemal Hayati Catbas
  • Method and apparatus for making composite parts
    Publication number: 20020149134
    Abstract: A method of making a composite part includes the steps of placing a first section of a fibrous pre-form in a mold and infusing the first section of the fibrous pre-form with a resin so as to produce a resin-infused portion and a non-resin-infused portion. Next, the method includes coupling the non-resin-infused portion to a second section of the fibrous pre-form to create a coupled non-resin-infused portion. Then, the coupled non-resin-infused portion is infused with resin to create a second resin-infused portion and a second non-resin-infused portion. These steps are repeated to separately infuse different sections of the part until the part is complete. The corresponding apparatus preferably employs a rigid mold having a shape defining only a portion of the composite part to be made. And, the method is particularly adapted to making both cored and non-cored structures that are large or unconventionally shaped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: W. Scott Hemphill, Carmen G. Hunter, George E. Green, Philip M. DeNardo, Kemal Hayati Catbas