Patents by Inventor Susan V. Laurenti

Susan V. Laurenti 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 consolidation using induction heating
    Patent number: 5645747
    Abstract: A process for consolidating a composite material comprises the steps of forming a workpiece including a matrix interspersed with fibers, supporting the workpiece by an electrically conductive support, inductively heating the support and thereby conductively heating the workpiece, and applying pressure to the heated workpiece. We apply the pressure by passing the support and workpiece through spaced rolls. To keep the workpiece from sticking to the support (i.e., the mandrel), we use boron nitride as a release agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Marc R. Matsen, Donald M. Montgomery, Susan V. Laurenti
  • Process for consolidation of composite materials
    Patent number: 5530228
    Abstract: A process for consolidating a composite material comprising the steps of forming a workpiece including a matrix interspersed with fibers, supporting the workpiece by an electrically conductive support, inductively heating the support and thereby conductively heating the workpiece, and applying pressure to the heated workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Alvin C. Burnett, Kurt F. Hanke, Susan V. Laurenti, Marc R. Matsen, Donald M. Montgomery
  • Metal matrix composite
    Patent number: 5410133
    Abstract: A metal matrix composite is made by roll consolidating a sandwich formed from alternating layers of a matrix metal, a brazing alloy, and reinforcing fiber at elevated temperature and pressure. If made in a process using mandrels to impart the pressure and heat, such as a process described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,229,562, the metal matrix composite is kept separate from the mandrels by using a release agent or stop-off such as a layer of boron nitride between the mandrel and layup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Marc R. Matsen, Susan V. Laurenti, Donald M. Montgomery
  • Process for consolidation of composite materials
    Patent number: 5229562
    Abstract: A process for consolidating a composite material comprising the steps of forming a workpiece including a matrix interspersed with fibers, supporting the workpiece by an electrically conductive support, inductively heating the support and thereby conductively heating the workpiece, and applying pressure to the heated workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Alvin C. Burnett, Kurt F. Hanke, Susan V. Laurenti, Marc R. Matsen, Donald M. Montgomery