Patents by Inventor Teresa Tian Chen-Keat

Teresa Tian Chen-Keat 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).

  • FIBER PLACEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH INLINE INFUSION AND COOLING
    Publication number: 20110117231
    Abstract: A fiber placement system comprises a resin impregnation assembly for applying a resin to one or more fiber tows and for infusing the fiber tows with the resin to form one or more inline resin-infused fiber tows. The fiber placement system further includes a fiber placement head comprising at least one cooler configured to receive and cool the in-line resin-infused fiber tows from the resin impregnation assembly. The fiber placement head further includes at least one cutter assembly configured to receive and cut the cooled resin-infused fiber tows and a compaction assembly configured to receive and compact the cut fiber tows onto a tool. A fiber placement method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Helge Klockow, Mark Ernest Vermilyea, David James Wagner, Teresa Tian Chen-Keat