Patents by Inventor Steven Kent Bird

Steven Kent Bird 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).

  • COMPOSITE-REINFORCING FABRIC HAVING INDICATOR FIBER YARNS AND METHOD OF REPAIRING COMPOSITE COMPONENT USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110315303
    Abstract: A composite-reinforcing fabric includes reinforcing fiber yarns interwoven with each other along a first direction and a second direction, wherein an exterior appearance of each of the reinforcing fiber yarns is the same. Indicator fiber yarns are interwoven with the reinforcing fiber yarns and an exterior appearance of each of the indicator fiber yarns is different from the exterior appearance of each of the reinforcing fiber yarns. Composite components formed using the composite-reinforcing fabric are disclosed, as are methods of repairing composite components using the composite-reinforcing fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventor: Steven Kent Bird