Patents by Inventor Sean Louis Hankins

Sean Louis Hankins 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).

  • Fiber-containing particles with dual-tapered shape
    Patent number: 11951656
    Abstract: Recycled carbon fibers are processed by rotational tumbling in a mixture with binder material to prepare fiber-containing particles having a dual-tapered shape and general alignment of fibers with a longitudinal direction of the particles. Bulk products including such fiber-containing particles are compounded with polymer and pelletized to prepare fiber-reinforced composite pellets, which are useful for applications such as injection molding to prepare molded products of carbon fiber-reinforced composite material with recycled carbon fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: VARTEGA INC.
    Inventors: Jordan Gray Harris, Kylie Marie Van Aken, Sean Paul Kline, Andrew Timothy Maxey, Sean Louis Hankins
  • FIBER-CONTAINING PARTICLES WITH DUAL-TAPERED SHAPE
    Publication number: 20230356436
    Abstract: Recycled carbon fibers are processed by rotational tumbling in a mixture with binder material to prepare fiber-containing particles having a dual-tapered shape and general alignment of fibers with a longitudinal direction of the particles. Bulk products including such fiber-containing particles are compounded with polymer and pelletized to prepare fiber-reinforced composite pellets, which are useful for applications such as injection molding to prepare molded products of carbon fiber-reinforced composite material with recycled carbon fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jordan Gray Harris, Kylie Marie Van Aken, Sean Paul Kline, Andrew Timothy Maxey, Sean Louis Hankins
  • Methods of making and using bulk products including fiber-containing particles with dual-tapered shape
    Patent number: 11787085
    Abstract: Recycled carbon fibers are processed by rotational tumbling in a mixture with binder material to prepare fiber-containing particles having a dual-tapered shape and general alignment of fibers with a longitudinal direction of the particles. Bulk products including such fiber-containing particles are compounded with polymer and pelletized to prepare fiber-reinforced composite pellets, which are useful for applications such as injection molding to prepare molded products of carbon fiber-reinforced composite material with recycled carbon fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Vartega Inc.
    Inventors: Jordan Gray Harris, Kylie Marie Van Aken, Sean Paul Kline, Andrew Timothy Maxey, Sean Louis Hankins
  • METHODS OF MAKING AND USING BULK PRODUCTS INCLUDING FIBER-CONTAINING PARTICLES WITH DUAL-TAPERED SHAPE
    Publication number: 20230139377
    Abstract: Recycled carbon fibers are processed by rotational tumbling in a mixture with binder material to prepare fiber-containing particles having a dual-tapered shape and general alignment of fibers with a longitudinal direction of the particles. Bulk products including such fiber-containing particles are compounded with polymer and pelletized to prepare fiber-reinforced composite pellets, which are useful for applications such as injection molding to prepare molded products of carbon fiber-reinforced composite material with recycled carbon fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Jordan Gray Harris, Kylie Marie Van Aken, Sean Paul Kline, Andrew Timothy Maxey, Sean Louis Hankins