Patents by Inventor Scott R. Zavada

Scott R. Zavada 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).

  • Multi-layered self-healing material system towards impact mitigation
    Patent number: 11192667
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide multi-layered self-healing materials, capable of repairing puncture damage. The multi-layered self-healing materials, capable of repairing puncture damage of the various embodiments may be constructed by sandwiching a reactive (e.g., oxygen sensitive) liquid monomer formulation between two solid polymer panels, such as a polymer panel of Barex 210 IN (PBG) serving as the front layer panel and a polymer panel of Surlyn® 8940 serving as the back layer panel. The various embodiments may provide methods to produce multi-layered healing polymer systems. The various embodiments may provide a two-tier, self-healing material system that provides a non-intrusive capability to mitigate mid to high velocity impact damage in structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
    Inventors: Keith L. Gordon, Scott R. Zavada, Timothy F. Scott
  • Multi-Layered Self-Healing Material System Towards Impact Mitigation
    Publication number: 20160167811
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide multi-layered self-healing materials, capable of repairing puncture damage. The multi-layered self-healing materials, capable of repairing puncture damage of the various embodiments may be constructed by sandwiching a reactive (e.g., oxygen sensitive) liquid monomer formulation between two solid polymer panels, such as a polymer panel of Barex 210 IN (PBG) serving as the front layer panel and a polymer panel of Surlyn® 8940 serving as the back layer panel. The various embodiments may provide methods to produce multi-layered healing polymer systems. The various embodiments may provide a two-tier, self-healing material system that provides a non-intrusive capability to mitigate mid to high velocity impact damage in structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Keith L. Gordon, Scott R. Zavada, Timothy F. Scott