Patents by Inventor Steven W. Gronda

Steven W. Gronda 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).

  • Publication number: 20230407469
    Abstract: A system for chemical vapor deposition coating of fiber tows includes a coater having a housing having a tow entrance and a tow exit and defining an interior space, the coater further having a process gas inlet and a process gas outlet; at least one of an entrance side marker gas inlet at the tow entrance and an exit side marker gas inlet at the tow exit; and at least one of an entrance side detection probe upstream of the entrance side marker gas inlet, and an exit side detection probe downstream of the exit side marker gas inlet, the at least one entrance side detection probe and exit side detection probe being configured to detect marker gas. A method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ying She, John E. Holowczak, John J. Walker, Steven W. Gronda
  • Patent number: 11815317
    Abstract: A method of making a heat exchanger with a net shape moldable highly thermally conductive polymer composite includes mixing a polymer and a thermally conductive filler material and molding the polymer composite into heat exchanger components. The heat exchanger can be tailored to varying heating and cooling needs with moldable geometries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Steven W. Gronda, Abbas A. Alahyari, Jack Leon Esformes
  • Patent number: 11260966
    Abstract: A composite structure may comprise a composite core comprising a composite material, and a heat resistant system coupled to the composite core comprising a binder and/or at least one of a heat dissipation material or a thermal barrier material. The heat dissipation material may comprise boron nitride, graphene, graphite, carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes, aluminum foil, and/or copper foil, and the thermal barrier material may comprise montmorillonite, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, silicate glass, mica powder or flake, aluminum oxide powder, titanium dioxide powder, and/or zirconium oxide powder. The binder may comprise at least one of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol copolyacetate, polyacrylamide, polyethylene glycol, polyethylenimine, polyurethane, polyester, or latex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Mark R. Gurvich, Paul Papas, Steven W. Gronda, Rony Giovanni Ganis
  • Publication number: 20210199394
    Abstract: A method of making a heat exchanger with a net shape moldable highly thermally conductive polymer composite includes mixing a polymer and a thermally conductive filler material and molding the polymer composite into heat exchanger components. The heat exchanger can be tailored to varying heating and cooling needs with moldable geometries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Steven W. Gronda, Abbas A. Alahyari, Jack Leon Esformes
  • Patent number: 11014330
    Abstract: A veneer panel may comprise a face veneer, a thermally conductive layer, and a backing layer bonded to the thermally conductive layer. The thermally conductive layer may comprise a chemically treated thermally conductive layer. The chemically treated thermally conductive layer may comprise a plurality of first vinyl groups chemically bonded to a first surface of the chemically treated thermally conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Zhongfen Ding, Scott Alan Eastman, Michael Paul Humbert, Steven W. Gronda, Jacquelynn K M Garofano, Brian St. Rock, Christopher L. Chapman, Farzana Hussain
  • Patent number: 10976120
    Abstract: A method of making a heat exchanger with a net shape moldable highly thermally conductive polymer composite includes mixing a polymer and a thermally conductive filler material and molding the polymer composite into heat exchanger components. The heat exchanger can be tailored to varying heating and cooling needs with moldable geometries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Steven W. Gronda, Abbas A. Alahyari, Jack Leon Esformes
  • Patent number: 10744355
    Abstract: A veneer panel may comprise an outer surface, and a heat resistant system coupled to the outer surface comprising at least one of a thermal barrier layer or an intumescent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Michael Paul Humbert, Steven W. Gronda, Zhongfen Ding, Christopher L. Chapman, Farzana Hussain
  • Publication number: 20200223535
    Abstract: A composite structure may comprise a composite core comprising a composite material, and a heat resistant system coupled to the composite core comprising a binder and/or at least one of a heat dissipation material or a thermal barrier material. The heat dissipation material may comprise boron nitride, graphene, graphite, carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes, aluminum foil, and/or copper foil, and the thermal barrier material may comprise montmorillonite, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, silicate glass, mica powder or flake, aluminum oxide powder, titanium dioxide powder, and/or zirconium oxide powder. The binder may comprise at least one of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol copolyacetate, polyacrylamide, polyethylene glycol, polyethylenimine, polyurethane, polyester, or latex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Mark R. Gurvich, Paul Papas, Steven W. Gronda, Rony Giovanni Ganis
  • Patent number: 10669127
    Abstract: A traction-driven belt for moving a load includes a plurality of tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt, and a plurality of yarns interlaced with the plurality of tension elements forming a composite belt structure. A laminate material layer is affixed to at least one surface of the composite belt structure to improve one or more performance properties of the composite belt structure. A belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator car includes a plurality of tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt, and a plurality of yarns interlaced with the plurality of tension elements forming a composite belt structure. A sheath encloses at least one tension element of the plurality of tension elements. The sheath is formed from a flowable material to bind the tension element to the plurality of yarns, and/or adjacent tension elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Daniel A. Mosher, Michael Paul Humbert, Steven W. Gronda, Wenping Zhao
  • Patent number: 10633082
    Abstract: A composite structure may comprise a composite core comprising a composite material, and a heat resistant system coupled to the composite core comprising a binder and/or at least one of a heat dissipation material or a thermal barrier material. The heat dissipation material may comprise boron nitride, graphene, graphite, carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes, aluminum foil, and/or copper foil, and the thermal barrier material may comprise montmorillonite, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, silicate glass, mica powder or flake, aluminum oxide powder, titanium dioxide powder, and/or zirconium oxide powder. The binder may comprise at least one of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol copolyacetate, polyacrylamide, polyethylene glycol, polyethylenimine, polyurethane, polyester, or latex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Mark R. Gurvich, Paul Papas, Steven W. Gronda, Rony Giovanni Ganis
  • Publication number: 20190113292
    Abstract: A method of making a heat exchanger with a net shape moldable highly thermally conductive polymer composite includes mixing a polymer and a thermally conductive filler material and molding the polymer composite into heat exchanger components. The heat exchanger can be tailored to varying heating and cooling needs with moldable geometries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Steven W. Gronda, Abbas A. Alahyari, Jack Leon Esformes
  • Publication number: 20180280741
    Abstract: A veneer panel may comprise an outer surface, and a heat resistant system coupled to the outer surface comprising at least one of a thermal barrier layer or an intumescent layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Michael Paul Humbert, Steven W. Gronda, Zhongfen Ding, Christopher L. Chapman, Farzana Hussain
  • Publication number: 20180272648
    Abstract: A veneer panel may comprise a face veneer, a thermally conductive layer, and a backing layer bonded to the thermally conductive layer. The thermally conductive layer may comprise a chemically treated thermally conductive layer. The chemically treated thermally conductive layer may comprise a plurality of first vinyl groups chemically bonded to a first surface of the chemically treated thermally conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhongfen Ding, Scott Alan Eastman, Michael Paul Humbert, Steven W. Gronda, Jacquelynn KM Garofano, Brian St. Rock, Christopher L. Chapman, Farzana Hussain
  • Publication number: 20180229832
    Abstract: A composite structure may comprise a composite core comprising a composite material, and a heat resistant system coupled to the composite core comprising a binder and/or at least one of a heat dissipation material or a thermal barrier material. The heat dissipation material may comprise boron nitride, graphene, graphite, carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes, aluminum foil, and/or copper foil, and the thermal barrier material may comprise montmorillonite, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, silicate glass, mica powder or flake, aluminum oxide powder, titanium dioxide powder, and/or zirconium oxide powder. The binder may comprise at least one of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol copolyacetate, polyacrylamide, polyethylene glycol, polyethylenimine, polyurethane, polyester, or latex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Mark R. Gurvich, Paul Papas, Steven W. Gronda, Rony Giovanni Ganis
  • Publication number: 20180162695
    Abstract: A traction-driven belt for moving a load includes a plurality of tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt, and a plurality of yarns interlaced with the plurality of tension elements forming a composite belt structure. A laminate material layer is affixed to at least one surface of the composite belt structure to improve one or more performance properties of the composite belt structure. A belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator car includes a plurality of tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt, and a plurality of yarns interlaced with the plurality of tension elements forming a composite belt structure. A sheath encloses at least one tension element of the plurality of tension elements. The sheath is formed from a flowable material to bind the tension element to the plurality of yarns, and/or adjacent tension elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Daniel A. Mosher, Michael Paul Humbert, Steven W. Gronda, Wenping Zhao
  • Patent number: 9403301
    Abstract: A method of processing a porous article includes distributing a blended material that includes an electrically conductive material and a binder into a cavity of a mold that is at a temperature below a curing temperature of the binder. The electrically conductive material is formed from particles of the electrically conductive material that have a size distribution such that 10 vol % of the particles are less than 12 micrometers in diameter, 50 vol % of the particles are less than 27 micrometers in diameter, and 90 vol % of the particles are less than 53 micrometers. The blended material is compressed within the cavity under a molding pressure, and the mold is heated to a curing temperature of the binder to form a molded article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Michael L. Perry, Paravastu Badrinarayanan, Glenn Michael Allen, Steven W. Gronda
  • Publication number: 20150263356
    Abstract: A method of processing a porous article includes distributing a blended powder material including loose electrically conductive particles and loose resin particles into a mold. The blended powder material is consolidated within the mold under a molding pressure and a molding temperature into a consolidated article. The loose resin particles of the blended powder material are selected to be within a predefined particle size distribution to control a physical property of the porous article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Glenn Michael Allen, Steven W. Gronda, Daniel Thomas Swanson
  • Publication number: 20120168975
    Abstract: A method of processing a porous article includes distributing a blended material that includes an electrically conductive material and a binder into a cavity of a mold that is at a temperature below a curing temperature of the binder. The electrically conductive material is formed from particles of the electrically conductive material that have a size distribution such that 10 vol % of the particles are less than 12 micrometers in diameter, 50 vol % of the particles are less than 27 micrometers in diameter, and 90 vol % of the particles are less than 53 micrometers. The blended material is compressed within the cavity under a molding pressure, and the mold is heated to a curing temperature of the binder to form a molded article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: UTC Power Corporation
    Inventors: Michael L. Perry, Paravastu Badrinarayanan, Glenn Michael Allen, Steven W. Gronda