Patents by Inventor Robert De Ferbrache

Robert De Ferbrache 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).

  • Publication number: 20060197244
    Abstract: A resin transfer molding (RTM) apparatus (10) that includes: an extruder (4); at least two mold cavities (15) contained within a mold (16, 18) in the apparatus, arranged so that resin can be extruded from the extruder (4) into the mold; a nozzle (20) for delivering resin from the extruder (4) into the mold; runners (25) in the body of the mold to deliver resin from the nozzle (20) to a mold cavity (15) within the mold; a venting area (29) contiguous to each mold cavity to permit gases to escape from the mold cavity (15) when the mold cavity is infiltrated with resin; and a press (12) to force the mold (16, 18) closed during at least resin injection. An advantageous feature of the present invention is that the mold may be configured to accept a part (19) that is characterized by variations in length, width, and/or thickness, such as a wheel beam key. Also, an RTM process. The process includes: placing a porous preform, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Allen Simpson, Mark La Forest, Slawomir Fryska, Roger Klinedinst, Robert De Ferbrache