Patents by Inventor Teresa Havens

Teresa Havens 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).

  • Shape memory epoxy materials using aromatic alcohol cure agents
    Patent number: 9434810
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a cured epoxy shape memory material by reacting a mixture comprising multifunctional epoxide reagent, triglycidyl ether diluent, catalyst, and at least one aromatic alcohol curing agent of Formula I: wherein R1 and R5 are H, alkyl, aryl, or alkoxy, but not —CH2OH and R2, R3 or R4 are H, OH, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy or —Y—OH with the proviso that at least one of R2, R3 or R4 is —Y—OH, wherein Y is an alkylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Teresa Havens
  • SHAPE MEMORY EPOXY COPOLYMERS USING AROMATIC ALCOHOL CURE AGENTS
    Publication number: 20140343247
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an epoxy shape memory copolymer by copolymerizing a mixture comprising multifunctional epoxide reagent, triglycidyl ether diluent, catalyst, and at least one aromatic alcohol curing agent of Formula I: wherein R1 and R5 are H, alkyl, aryl, or alkoxy, but not —CH3OH and R2, R3 or R4 are H, OH, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy or —CH3OH with the proviso that at least one of R2, R3 or R4 is —Y—OH, wherein Y is an alkyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventor: Teresa Havens