Patents by Inventor Scott J. Dilly

Scott J. Dilly 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).

  • Positive displacement molding of plastic parts
    Patent number: 10016914
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for molding plastic parts and placing and orienting reinforcing fibers within structurally thin sections. More specifically, the method of the present invention is a molding technique wherein positive displacement is applied to incremental sections of a charge (plastic mixed with reinforcing fibers), thereby sequentially forming the desired part and placing reinforcing fibers within structurally thin sections. The apparatus of the invention is a moveable ram that may be tapered and that is in contact with the charge during forming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: N. Ross Gordon, Scott J. Dilly, Kevin L. Simmons, Leslie J. Woodcock