Patents by Inventor Richard E. Sharp

Richard E. Sharp 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).

  • Patent number: 11621101
    Abstract: Disclosed are conductive composites comprising a polymer, a conductor selected from metals and metal alloys, and a thickening agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Ashley M. Dustin, Andrew P. Nowak, Xin N. Guan, Adam F. Gross, Richard E. Sharp
  • Patent number: 11559971
    Abstract: A conductive composite includes a first layer of elastomeric polymer, a layer of electrically conductive paste on the first layer of elastomeric polymer, and a second layer of elastomeric polymer on the layer of electrically conductive paste. A reinforcement mesh is in contact with the layer of electrically conductive paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Adam F. Gross, Ashley Dustin, Andrew P. Nowak, Xin Guan, Adam E. Sorensen, Richard E. Sharp
  • Patent number: 11549022
    Abstract: Disclosed are conductive composites comprising a polymer, a conductor selected from metals and metal alloys, a compatibilizing agent, and an optional thickening agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Ashley M. Dustin, Andrew P. Nowak, Xin N. Guan, Adam F. Gross, Richard E. Sharp
  • Patent number: 11446905
    Abstract: A conductive composite includes a first layer of elastomeric polymer, a layer of conductive fluorofluid on the first layer of elastomeric polymer, and a second layer of elastomeric polymer on the layer of conductive fluorofluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ashley Dustin, Xin Guan, Adam E. Sorensen, Andrew P. Nowak, Richard E. Sharp
  • Publication number: 20210347152
    Abstract: A conductive composite includes a first layer of elastomeric polymer, a layer of electrically conductive paste on the first layer of elastomeric polymer, and a second layer of elastomeric polymer on the layer of electrically conductive paste. A reinforcement mesh is in contact with the layer of electrically conductive paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Adam F. Gross, Ashley Dustin, Andrew P. Nowak, Xin Guan, Adam E. Sorensen, Richard E. Sharp
  • Publication number: 20210347153
    Abstract: A conductive composite includes a first layer of elastomeric polymer, a layer of conductive fluorofluid on the first layer of elastomeric polymer, and a second layer of elastomeric polymer on the layer of conductive fluorofluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ashley Dustin, Xin Guan, Adam E. Sorensen, Andrew P. Nowak, Richard E. Sharp
  • Publication number: 20210313088
    Abstract: Disclosed are conductive composites comprising a polymer, a conductor selected from metals and metal alloys, and a thickening agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Ashley M. Dustin, Andrew P. Nowak, Xin N. Guan, Adam F. Gross, Richard E. Sharp
  • Patent number: 11075021
    Abstract: Disclosed are conductive composites comprising a polymer, a conductor selected from metals and metal alloys, and a thickening agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ashley M. Dustin, Andrew P. Nowak, Xin N. Guan, Adam F. Gross, Richard E. Sharp
  • Patent number: 10932399
    Abstract: Examples include a method of forming an electromagnetic shielding material, the method including: applying a magnetic field to a precursor material that includes first ferromagnetic particles embedded within a first portion of a matrix material and second ferromagnetic particles embedded within a second portion of the matrix material, thereby causing the first ferromagnetic particles and the second ferromagnetic particles to move such that longitudinal axes of the first ferromagnetic particles and the second ferromagnetic particles become more aligned with the magnetic field; thereafter forcing the first portion of the matrix material through a filter, thereby moving the first ferromagnetic particles from the first portion of the matrix material into the second portion of the matrix material; and curing the second portion of the matrix material to form the electromagnetic shielding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew P. Nowak, Adam F. Gross, April R. Rodriguez, Russell Mott, Richard E. Sharp, Ashley Dustin
  • Publication number: 20210047523
    Abstract: Disclosed are conductive composites comprising a polymer, a conductor selected from metals and metal alloys, a compatibilizing agent, and an optional thickening agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Ashley M. Dustin, Andrew P. Nowak, Xin N. Guan, Adam F. Gross, Richard E. Sharp
  • Patent number: 10856455
    Abstract: Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding panels and associated methods. An EMI shielding panel includes a binding matrix material and electrically conductive elements distributed throughout the binding matrix material. The electrically conductive elements are aligned such that conductive element longitudinal axes of the electrically conductive elements are at least substantially parallel to a shielding axis of the EMI shielding panel. The electrically conductive elements are configured to at least partially attenuate an incident electromagnetic wave that is incident upon the EMI shielding panel. A method of forming an EMI shielding panel includes providing a shielding mixture that includes electrically conductive elements distributed throughout an uncured binding matrix material, magnetically aligning the electrically conductive elements, and curing the binding matrix material to form the EMI shielding panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Russell Patrick Mott, Andrew Paul Nowak, Ashley M. Dustin, Richard E. Sharp
  • Patent number: 10563017
    Abstract: Methods and formulations for modified silicone resins of Formula (I) are presented: The R1, R2, and R3 are each independently selected from a group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, and aryl; n ranges from 1 to 10; m ranges from 1 to 200; and p ranges from 2 to 1,000. The elastomeric materials prepared from modified silicone resins display robust mechanical properties following prolonged exposure to high temperatures (e.g., 316° C. or higher).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Chaoyin Zhou, Andrew P. Nowak, Richard E. Sharp, Wen Li, James E. French
  • Publication number: 20190198190
    Abstract: Disclosed are conductive composites comprising a polymer, a conductor selected from metals and metal alloys, and a thickening agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Ashley M. Dustin, Andrew P. Nowak, Xin N. Guan, Adam F. Gross, Richard E. Sharp
  • Patent number: 10189953
    Abstract: Methods and formulations for modified silicone resins of Formula (II) are presented. Formula (II) comprises at least one of each of the following subunits: The R1, R2, R3, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 are each independently selected from a group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, and aryl. The X is selected from a group consisting of arylene, transition metal, inorganic oxide, and silsesquioxane. The values of t ranges from 1 to 10, y ranges from 1 to 200 and z ranges from 1 to 1,000. The elastomeric materials prepared from modified silicone resins display robust mechanical properties following prolonged exposure to high temperatures (e.g., 316° C. or higher).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Chaoyin Zhou, Andrew P. Nowak, Richard E. Sharp, Wen Li, James E. French
  • Patent number: 9932475
    Abstract: Methods and formulations for modified silicone resins of Formula (I) are presented: The R1, R2, and R3 are each independently selected from a group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, and aryl; n ranges from 1 to 10; m ranges from 1 to 200; and p ranges from 2 to 1,000. The elastomeric materials prepared from modified silicone resins display robust mechanical properties following prolonged exposure to high temperatures (e.g., 316° C. or higher).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Chaoyin Zhou, Andrew P. Nowak, Richard E. Sharp, Wen Li, James E. French
  • Publication number: 20180072887
    Abstract: Methods and formulations for modified silicone resins of Formula (I) are presented: The R1, R2, and R3 are each independently selected from a group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, and aryl; n ranges from 1 to 10; m ranges from 1 to 200; and p ranges from 2 to 1,000. The elastomeric materials prepared from modified silicone resins display robust mechanical properties following prolonged exposure to high temperatures (e.g., 316° C. or higher).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Chaoyin ZHOU, Andrew P. NOWAK, Richard E. SHARP, Wen LI, James E. FRENCH
  • Patent number: 9771495
    Abstract: There is provided a method of synthesizing and using a segmented copolymer that includes mixing one or more ?,? (alpha, omega) amine or ?,? (alpha, omega) hydroxyl terminated polysiloxane first soft segments having an average molecular weight of between about 2500 grams per mole to about 10,000 grams per mole, and one or more diisocyanate species, together to form a first reaction product; mixing the first reaction product and one or more low molecular weight diol or diamine chain extenders each having an average molecular weight of less than 400 grams per mole, together in a solvent to form a segmented copolymer in solution; and applying the segmented copolymer in solution to one or more surfaces via spray coating directly from the solution with the segmented copolymer, wherein the segmented copolymer formed has a high flexibility at an environmental temperature of down to about ?100 degrees Celsius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Andrew P. Nowak, Chaoyin Zhou, Richard E. Sharp
  • Publication number: 20170101510
    Abstract: Methods and formulations for modified silicone resins of Formula (II) are presented. Formula (II) comprises at least one of each of the following subunits: The R1, R2, R3, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 are each independently selected from a group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, and aryl. The X is selected from a group consisting of arylene, transition metal, inorganic oxide, and silsesquioxane. The values of t ranges from 1 to 10, y ranges from 1 to 200 and z ranges from 1 to 1,000. The elastomeric materials prepared from modified silicone resins display robust mechanical properties following prolonged exposure to high temperatures (e.g., 316° C. or higher).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Chaoyin ZHOU, Andrew P. NOWAK, Richard E. SHARP, Wen LI, James E. FRENCH
  • Patent number: 9534089
    Abstract: Methods and formulations for modified silicone resins of Formula (II) are presented. Formula (II) comprises at least one of each of the following subunits: The R1, R2, R3, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 are each independently selected from a group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, and aryl. The X is selected from a group consisting of arylene, transition metal, inorganic oxide, and silsesquioxane. The values oft ranges from 1 to 10, y ranges from 1 to 200 and z ranges from 1 to 1,000. The elastomeric materials prepared from modified silicone resins display robust mechanical properties following prolonged exposure to high temperatures (e.g., 316° C. or higher).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Chaoyin Zhou, Andrew P. Nowak, Richard E. Sharp, Wen Li, James E. French
  • Publication number: 20160312066
    Abstract: There is provided a method of synthesizing and using a segmented copolymer that includes mixing one or more ?,? (alpha, omega) amine or ?,? (alpha, omega) hydroxyl terminated polysiloxane first soft segments having an average molecular weight of between about 2500 grams per mole to about 10,000 grams per mole, and one or more diisocyanate species, together to form a first reaction product; mixing the first reaction product and one or more low molecular weight diol or diamine chain extenders each having an average molecular weight of less than 400 grams per mole, together in a solvent to form a segmented copolymer in solution; and applying the segmented copolymer in solution to one or more surfaces via spray coating directly from the solution with the segmented copolymer, wherein the segmented copolymer formed has a high flexibility at an environmental temperature of down to about ?100 degrees Celsius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew P. Nowak, Chaoyin Zhou, Richard E. Sharp