Patents by Inventor William J. Hurley, Jr.

William J. Hurley, Jr. 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).

  • In situ molded thermal barriers
    Patent number: 7152385
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for installing barriers in openings of gaps in or between structures such as walls, ceilings, and floors are described herein. At least one barrier molding bag is positioned in the hole or gap, and a flowable firestop material that is preferably operative to cure or harden, such as a hydratable cementitious slurry, is introduced into the bag to create a barrier in the hole or gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
    Inventors: Michael D. Morgan, Xiudong Sun, Laura A. Tennenhouse, Robert A. Wiercinski, Benita Dair, Antonio J. Aldykiewicz, Jr., Leon Bablouzian, Lawrence Shapiro, William J. Hurley, Jr.
  • In situ molded thermal barriers
    Patent number: 7043880
    Abstract: The invention provides methods, systems, and devices for installing thermal barriers in openings or gaps in or between structures such as walls, ceilings, and floors. At least one thermal barrier molding bag is positioned in the hole or gap, and a flowable firestop material that is operative to cure or harden, such as a hydratable cementitious slurry, is introduced into the bag to mold a barrier in the hole or gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
    Inventors: Michael D. Morgan, Xiudong Sun, Laura A. Tennenhouse, Robert A. Wiercinski, Benita Dair, Antonio J. Aldykiewicz, Jr., Leon Bablouzian, Lawrence Shapiro, William J. Hurley, Jr.
  • In situ molded thermal barriers
    Patent number: 6783345
    Abstract: The invention provides methods, systems, and devices for installing barriers in openings or gaps in or between structures such as walls, ceilings, and floors. At least one barrier molding bag is positioned in the hole or gap, and a flowable firestop material that is preferably operative to cure or harden, such as a hydratable cementitious slurry, is introduced into the bag to create a barrier in the hole or gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn
    Inventors: Michael D. Morgan, Xiudong Sun, Laura A. Tennenhouse, Robert A. Wiercinski, Benita Dair, Antonio J. Aldykiewicz, Jr., Leon Bablouzian, Lawrence Shapiro, William J. Hurley, Jr.
  • Basic-medium-soluble packaging material for use in castable cementitious composites
    Patent number: 6348093
    Abstract: Exemplary packaging of the invention can be introduced in a sealed form directly into a mixer, whereby, upon agitation of the mixer, a cemenititous binder, an admixture or admixtures, and/or fibers can be released to make or modify, in the mixer, a castable cementitious composition within which the packaging material, which is made of a non-water-soluble, basic-medium-soluble polymeric material, can disappear from sight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co. - Conn
    Inventors: Klaus-Alexander Rieder, William J. Hurley, Jr., Anandakumar Ranganthan, Michael B. Macklin
  • Composite turbine rotor
    Patent number: 5921754
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite turbine rotor in which blade coupons are fabricated from flat braided fabrics that have extending axial fibers. The extending axial fibers are then woven between the plies of polar woven fabric which make up the body of the rotor. This preform assembly is then impregnated with resin and cured. The blade coupons make up the blades of the rotor and can be made to have an airfoil shape, a curved shape, or a twisted shape by the use of blade formation tools designed for forming the rotor preform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Foster-Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Freitas, William J. Hurley, Jr., Kevin Keough, Richard Terrazzano, Brian Tweed, Joseph Boyce
  • Braiding machine carrier with clutch
    Patent number: 5904087
    Abstract: A braiding machine carrier having a frame; a fiber spool mount attached to the frame; a fiber take-up assembly including a spiral spring; gear train on the frame for mechanically connecting the take-up spring assembly to the fiber spool mount for winding the spiral spring as a spool on the mount rotates; and a magnetic clutch, coupled to the take-up spring assembly, for preventing overwinding of the spiral spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Foster-Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Freitas, Kevin E. Keough, William J. Hurley, Jr., Richard Terrazzano, Daniel Bullock