Patents by Inventor Robin A. Beck

Robin A. Beck 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).

  • Flexible ablator for thermal protection
    Patent number: 10752386
    Abstract: Methods for producing a flexible, fibrous ablator thermal protection material, for use in association with a space vehicle that passes through an atmosphere in which severe heating is experienced. A phenolic resin and/or a silicone resin can be used. The elastic modulus of the resulting material is low, in a preferred range of about 200-5000 kPa, and can be controlled by choice of a curing temperature and/or a time interval length for curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the NASA
    Inventors: Wenhong Fan, Robin A. Beck, Jeremy J. Thornton, Susan M. White, James O. Arnold