Patents by Inventor Tapio Manner

Tapio Manner 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).

  • Method of forming a joint between a connecting piece and a product formed of composite material, said joint, and said connecting piece for forming said joint
    Patent number: 4955970
    Abstract: A method for forming a joint between a product formed of composite material including reinforcing fibers and a connecting piece includes forming the connecting piece with a shoulder within a joint region thereof and during the formation of the product, guiding the longitudinally extending reinforcing fibers of the composite material as continuous, unitary fibers through a first path within the joint region of the connecting piece toward the connecting piece shoulder, around the shoulder of the connecting piece, and then in a substantially opposite direction through a second path within the joint region of the connecting piece to return to the composite material of the product, whereby both the product of composite material and the joint between the product and the connecting piece are formed simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignees: Exel Oy, Rauma-Repola Oy
    Inventors: Ilkka Kivi, Tapio Manner, Kari Kuvaja, Jorma Terava