Patents by Inventor Thomas BLAHOUS

Thomas BLAHOUS 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 AND APPARATUS FOR IMPREGNATING REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20200247014
    Abstract: There is provided a process for preparing a prepreg (31) comprising reinforcement fibre (13) impregnated with a thermosetting resin matrix (20), said process comprising: a) providing a layer (24) of reinforcement fibre (13); b) applying a layer (24) of a first thermosetting resin matrix (20) to the first surface (15) of the layer (24) of reinforcement fibre (13) and bringing the first surface (15) of the layer (24) of reinforcement fibre (13) into contact with the support surface (5) of a first continuous belt (3), so that the layer (24) of first thermosetting resin matrix (20) is positioned between, and in contact with, the first surface (15) of the layer (24) of reinforcement fibre (13) and the support surface (5) of the first continuous belt (3); c) heating the layer (24) of first thermosetting resin matrix (20) applied to the first surface (15) of the layer (24) of reinforcement fibre (13) in contact with the support surface (5) of the first continuous belt (3); d) bringing the second surface (17) of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicants: HEXCEL COMPOSITES LIMITED, HEXCEL HOLDING GMBH
    Inventors: Marco ARCIDIACONO, John ELLIS, Achim FISCHEREDER, Thomas BLAHOUS