Patents by Inventor Steven F. Shedd

Steven F. Shedd 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).

  • Sandwich structure
    Patent number: 6001451
    Abstract: An improved sandwich structure including a top facing sheet, a bottom facing sheet, a core located between the top facing sheet and the bottom facing sheet, and a damping layer extending only partially across the core and not fully interrupting the continuity of the core between the top facing sheet portion and the bottom facing sheet portion to provide damping to the core without adversely affecting the static stiffness or strength of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Kinetic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Zapfe, Hamid Shaidani, Steven F. Shedd
  • Optical table
    Patent number: 5962104
    Abstract: An optical table including a top facing sheet with apertures therethrough for supporting components on the top facing sheet, a bottom facing sheet spaced from the top facing sheet, and a panel under the top facing sheet including upstanding ribs defining channels between the ribs on one surface of the panel wherein the ribs support the top facing sheet and the channels are located beneath the apertures in the top facing sheet for capturing spills through the apertures in the top facing sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Kinetic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Maurice Gertel, Hamid Shaidani, Steven F. Shedd