Patents by Inventor Wayne H. Nakamura

Wayne H. Nakamura 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).

  • Fabrication by filament winding with an elastomeric material
    Patent number: 4921557
    Abstract: This invention relates in general to fabricating fiber-reinforced membranes sing elastomeric materials and, in particular, to a filament winding process suitable for fabricating flexible fiber-reinforced membranes for inflatable depolyable or expandable structures capable of sustaining high structural loads or providing thermal insulation to the structure. The invention relates especially to a filament winding process for fabricating a flexible membrane which may be inflated to provide a conically shaped deployable nose fairing for a missile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Wayne H. Nakamura