Patents by Inventor Teresa May Kruckenberg

Teresa May Kruckenberg 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).

  • Nanoreinforced films and laminates for aerospace structures
    Patent number: 9511562
    Abstract: A composite laminate for use on an external part of an aerospace vehicle has improved ultraviolet resistance and resistance to microcracking from thermal cycling. The laminate comprises a nanoreinforcement film, a support veil, and a composite layer. The laminate also can have a lightning strike protection layer and an external paint and primer. The nanoreinforcement film can comprise carbon nanomaterial and a polymer resin, and the composite layer has one or more layers of a reinforcement and a polymer resin. The carbon nanomaterial can be carbon nanofibers, and the nanoreinforcement film can have an areal weight of less than about 100 g/m2. The carbon nanomaterial can also comprise carbon nanofibers and carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: ROHR, INC., GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teresa May Kruckenberg, Vijay V. Pujar, Anthony M. Mazany
  • NANOREINFORCED FILMS AND LAMINATES FOR AEROSPACE STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20140011414
    Abstract: A composite laminate for use on an external part of an aerospace vehicle has improved ultraviolet resistance and resistance to microcracking from thermal cycling. The laminate comprises a nanoreinforcement film, a support veil, and a composite layer. The laminate also can have a lightning strike protection layer and an external paint and primer. The nanoreinforcement film can comprise carbon nanomaterial and a polymer resin, and the composite layer has one or more layers of a reinforcement and a polymer resin. The carbon nanomaterial can be carbon nanofibers, and the nanoreinforcement film can have an areal weight of less than about 100 g/m2. The carbon nanomaterial can also comprise carbon nanofibers and carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Teresa May Kruckenberg, Vijay V. Pujar, Anthony M. Mazany