Patents by Inventor Robert Hanet

Robert Hanet 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for gripping flexible materials
    Patent number: 10800710
    Abstract: A ceramic fiber processing apparatus and method for processing ceramic fibers for the manufacture of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) is provided. The apparatus includes a frame including a plurality of unidirectional ceramic fibers wound thereabout and extending across a void therein the frame to define a first planar array of ceramic fibers and a second planar array of ceramic fibers. During use, the frame is disposed in the ceramic fiber processing apparatus in a manner to enable gripping of the first planar array of ceramic fibers with a first gripper assembly and gripping of the second planar array of ceramic fibers with a second gripper assembly. A cutting mechanism provides cutting of the plurality of unidirectional ceramic fibers to separate the first planar array of ceramic fibers and the second planar array of ceramic fibers from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Danilo Veljkovic, Robert Hanet, James Anthony Ruud, Thomas Joseph Post
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GRIPPING FLEXIBLE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20190210932
    Abstract: A ceramic fiber processing apparatus and method for processing ceramic fibers for the manufacture of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) is provided. The apparatus includes a frame including a plurality of unidirectional ceramic fibers wound thereabout and extending across a void therein the frame to define a first planar array of ceramic fibers and a second planar array of ceramic fibers. During use, the frame is disposed in the ceramic fiber processing apparatus in a manner to enable gripping of the first planar array of ceramic fibers with a first gripper assembly and gripping of the second planar array of ceramic fibers with a second gripper assembly. A cutting mechanism provides cutting of the plurality of unidirectional ceramic fibers to separate the first planar array of ceramic fibers and the second planar array of ceramic fibers from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Danilo Veljkovic, Robert Hanet, James Anthony Ruud, Thomas Joseph Post