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: 9388272
    Abstract: There is provided a method of synthesizing 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; and, removing the solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Andrew P. Nowak, Chaoyin Zhou, Richard E. Sharp
  • Publication number: 20160185919
    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: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Chaoyin ZHOU, Andrew P. NOWAK, Richard E. SHARP, Wen LI, James E. FRENCH
  • Patent number: 9309359
    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: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Chaoyin Zhou, Andrew P. Nowak, Richard E. Sharp, Wen Li, James E. French
  • Publication number: 20160009867
    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: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Chaoyin Zhou, Andrew P. Nowak, Richard E. Sharp, Wen Li, James E. French
  • Publication number: 20160009864
    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: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Chaoyin Zhou, Andrew P. Nowak, Richard E. Sharp, Wen Li, James E. French
  • Publication number: 20150133602
    Abstract: There is provided a method of synthesizing 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; and, removing the solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew P. Nowak, Chaoyin Zhou, Richard E. Sharp
  • Patent number: 8957175
    Abstract: There is provided segmented copolymer compositions and methods of making the same. The composition has 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. The composition further has one or more diisocyanate species. The composition further has one or more low molecular weight diol or diamine chain extenders each having an average molecular weight of less than 400 grams per mole. The composition has a high flexibility at an environmental temperature of down to about ?100 degrees Celsius, and further has a percent elongation of greater than about 250%, a high tensile strength of greater than about 25 MPa (megapascals), and a single low glass transition temperature (Tg) in a range of from about ?60 degrees Celsius to about ?110 degrees Celsius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Andrew P. Nowak, Chaoyin Zhou, Richard E. Sharp
  • Patent number: 8748532
    Abstract: There is provided a flexible, low temperature, filled composite material composition and method of synthesizing the composite material composition. The composite material composition has a segmented copolymer elastomer having an ?,?-(alpha, omega)-dihydroxy terminated polysiloxane species, a diisocyanate species, and an amine or hydroxy terminated chain extender. The composite material composition further has a solid particulate filler. The composite material composition has a high flexibility at a temperature of down to about ?100 degrees Celsius, has a percent elongation of greater than about 100%, and has a tensile strength of greater than about 5 MPa (megapascals).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard E. Sharp, Andrew P. Nowak, Chaoyin Zhou
  • Publication number: 20130331509
    Abstract: There is provided a flexible, low temperature, filled composite material composition and method of synthesizing the composite material composition. The composite material composition has a segmented copolymer elastomer having an ?,?-(alpha, omega)-dihydroxy terminated polysiloxane species, a diisocyanate species, and an amine or hydroxy terminated chain extender. The composite material composition further has a solid particulate filler. The composite material composition has a high flexibility at a temperature of down to about ?100 degrees Celsius, has a percent elongation of greater than about 100%, and has a tensile strength of greater than about 5 MPa (megapascals).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard E. Sharp, Andrew P. Nowak, Chaoyin Zhou
  • Patent number: 8334356
    Abstract: There is provided segmented copolymer compositions and methods of making the same. The composition has 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. The composition further has one or more diisocyanate species. The composition further has one or more low molecular weight diol or diamine chain extenders. The composition has a high flexibility at an environmental temperature of down to about ?100 degrees Celsius, and further has a percent elongation of greater than about 250%, a high tensile strength of greater than about 25 MPa (megapascals), and a single low glass transition temperature (Tg) in a range of from about ?60 degrees Celsius to about ?110 degrees Celsius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Andrew P. Nowak, Chaoyin Zhou, Richard E. Sharp
  • Patent number: 5853882
    Abstract: An composite prepreg ply which can be designed to exhibit desired electrical properties without loss of structural integrity or the addition of parasitic weight, and a method of preparing the composite prepreg ply. The composite prepreg ply includes: (i) a low dielectric cloth substrate having a metal layer adherent on both sides thereon, the metal having been selectively removed from at least one portion of at least one side of the cloth, such that there is at least one area of cloth without any metal adherent thereon; (ii) a layer of encapsulant resin material adherent on the metal layer; (iii) a resistive resin layer containing a filler material dispersed in a carrier resin, the resistive resin layer adherent on desired areas the cloth without any metal adherent thereon, and (iv) an impregnating resin covering one or both outermost surfaces of the encapsulant resin material and the resistive resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventors: Anne E. Cenedella, Richard E. Sharp
  • Patent number: 5058497
    Abstract: A compact roller system including a housing for a plurality of disks, each independently supported within a support member having sides which partially envelop the external peripheries of the disk. The disks do not separate or dislodge from their corresponding support members, yet the disks are capable of rotating within their corresponding support members. Each disk/support member shifts radially within the housing to accommodate the varying contours of a workpiece surface. The disks, in combination with their corresponding support members, apply an adjustable, evenly distributed compaction force to the workpiece surface through internal pressurization of the housing with a compressed gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventors: James C. Bishop, Richard E. Sharp