Sequential Winding Of Separate Webs Patents (Class 156/188)
  • Patent number: 11457618
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing a fishing rod and reel assembly with an easily adjustable rod balance adjustment. The system includes a fishing rod having a handle section. Positioned adjacent to the handle section is a reel seat body section along which a reel seat frame may securely hold a reel at substantially any position along the reel seat body section to achieve the desired rod balance. Also, the system and method include being able to securely mount and hold a reel to the rod at any position along the reel seat body to achieve any desired balance point location. Thus, a fisher may change reels, spools, line weights, bait, lures or the like and quickly rebalance the rod and reel assembly for an optimal fishing experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Karl B. Webber
  • Patent number: 10767022
    Abstract: This fiber wound body has a plurality of reinforcing fiber yarns wound around a winding axis, each of the reinforcing fiber yarns having a thickness gradient portion in which the fiber content is uniform along the longitudinal direction of the yarn and the thickness gradually changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Ryohei Tsuji, Genki Yoshikawa, Shun Kuno, Ryuta Kamiya
  • Patent number: 10464766
    Abstract: The invention describes a roll-removal device by means of which a plurality of rolls which have been wound to completion are transported away from a winding shaft having a displacement device for displacing the rolls relative to the winding shaft, in order to withdraw the rolls from the winding shaft, having a receiving device for receiving the rolls, and having a transfer device for transferring the rolls from the displacement device to the receiving device, wherein the rolls can be rolled freely at least in certain regions, the rolls rolling about their rolling axes. By means of this device for changing the position of the rolls axes, the roll axes of two adjacent rolls can be moved to an angle of less than 180 degrees in relation to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Tim Oberdalhoff, Werner Beckonert
  • Patent number: 10332670
    Abstract: An inductor may include: a body, and a first and a second external electrode formed on end surfaces of the body. The body may include a coil support layer, a conductive coil formed on at least one surface of the coil support layer, a lamination part formed in a gap of the conductive coil and on an upper surface thereof, an insulating coating part formed to enclose an overall surface of the conductive coil on which the lamination part is formed, and upper and lower cover layers covering the overall surface of the conductive coil on which the insulating coating part is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woon Chul Choi, Sung Hyun Kim, Hye Yeon Cha
  • Patent number: 9832981
    Abstract: A movable hood for a reel seat has a hood portion, through which a body of a reel seat passes, and a nut portion, which is connected to the hood portion to rotate around the body and is threadedly coupled to an outer peripheral surface of the body at an inner peripheral surface. The hood portion has a pair of first guide projections and a second guide projection which are fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the body. The first guide projections project from an inner peripheral surface of the hood portion above a central axis of the hood portion, and the second guide projection projects from the inner peripheral surface of the hood portion at a lower end of the hood portion. A radial thickness in a cross section of the hood portion gradually decreases from the first guide projections toward the second guide projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuhito Omura
  • Patent number: 9539479
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a golf club shaft that can provide a moderate rigidity and enhance an impact strength. [Solution] A shaft 6 includes full length layers s3, s4, s7, s8 and s9 provided wholly in a longitudinal direction of the shaft, and tip end partial layers s1, s2, s10, s11 and s12 provided on a tip end part of the shaft. The full length layers include bias layers s3 and s4 and straight layers s8 and s9. The tip end partial layer includes an inner glass fiber reinforced layer s1, and an outer low elastic carbon fiber reinforced layer s10 or an outer glass fiber reinforced layer s10 which is disposed outside the inner glass fiber reinforced layer s1. The low elastic carbon fiber has a tensile elastic modulus of 22 ton/mm2 or less. In the shaft 6, a shaft weight in terms of 46 inches is 55 g or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuya Yashiki
  • Patent number: 9399395
    Abstract: A tank (10) including a container (15) and a flow line (20) for discharging excess fuel. Said flow line (20) is provided with a pipe (21) and an over-pressure valve (24) arranged inside the container (15). In addition, the tank (10) includes a leaktight bell (30) arranged inside said container, said bell (30) being over the over-pressure valve (24) and surrounding the over-pressure valve (24) at least in part so as to hold air captive in order to isolate the over-pressure valve (24) from the fuel content when said pressure is below said threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Helicopters
    Inventor: Gregory Basset
  • Publication number: 20150145369
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for composing a sleeve assembly suitable for use in containment purposes in high-speed machine that are subjected to high operational temperatures. The method has the steps of providing a composite sleeve and winding at least two layers of woven fabric on top of the composite sleeve and each other, where the woven fabric is impregnated with a thermoset resin. The method additionally has the step of optionally winding a perforated layer on top of an outermost layer of the layers of woven fabric to remove excess resin when the woven fabric is wound over the composite sleeve. The method also includes the steps of wrapping an absorption layer over the composite sleeve for absorbing the excess resin, curing the thermoset resin, and removing the absorption layer and the perforated layer after the curing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, N.V.
    Inventor: Aleksandr Pulnikov
  • Patent number: 8882949
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of the present invention includes the steps of: winding a fiber reinforced resin member containing a fiber and a matrix resin around a mandrel to obtain an intermediate formed body; winding a wrapping tape around the intermediate formed body with an application of a tension; heating the intermediate formed body to cure the matrix resin; and pulling the mandrel out and removing the wrapping tape after the step of heating to obtain a cured tubular body. A base polymer of a base material of the wrapping tape is a polyolefin resin and/or a polyester resin. The step of heating includes: a first heating stage for heating the intermediate formed body at a temperature of 70° C. or higher and 90° C. or lower for a time of 120 minutes or longer and 4320 minutes or shorter; and a second heating stage for heating the intermediate formed body at a temperature of 120° C. or higher and 200° C. or lower for a time of 5 minutes or longer and 20 minutes or shorter after the first heating stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: SRI Sports Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Masahide Onuki
  • Publication number: 20140251485
    Abstract: A hybrid flexible pipe and method of manufacture having one or more web layers over a tubular core and a polymer layer over the web layers and tubular core. A flexible helical reinforcement layer having gaps between strips is wrapped on top of the polymer layer. A second flexible helical reinforcement layer having gaps between strips is helically wrapped around the first helical reinforcement layer in the opposite direction. A sheath layer is positioned as the outermost layer. A first flexible helical anti-extrusion layer having a first anti-extrusion strip can be helically wrapped around the first flexible helical reinforcement layer in substantially the same direction as the first flexible reinforcement layer and a second flexible helical anti-extrusion layer having a second anti-extrusion strip can be helically wrapped around the at least one second flexible helical reinforcement layer in substantially the same direction as the second flexible helical reinforcement layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Changchun Gaoxiang Special Pipe Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bin CHEN, Yanhua XIU, Shichun LI, Pingyuan XIA
  • Patent number: 8821668
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an FRP tubular body. The manufacturing method includes the steps of winding a fiber reinforced resin member containing a fiber and a matrix resin around a mandrel, thereby obtaining an intermediate formed body, winding a wrapping tape around an outer peripheral surface of the intermediate formed body (6) with an application of a tension, curing the matrix resin in the intermediate formed body having the wrapping tape wound therearound, and pulling the mandrel out and removing the wrapping tape after the curing step, thereby obtaining a cured tubular body. It is preferable that a fabric tape should be used as the wrapping tape. It is preferable that a tensile stress to be applied to the fabric tape (8) should be set to be equal to or higher than 5 (Mpa) and is equal to or smaller than 150 (Mpa) at the tape winding step. In the manufacturing method, the matrix resin can be effectively extracted at a subsequent step to the winding step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: SRI Sports Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Masahide Onuki
  • Patent number: 8808482
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing flexible insulated duct includes wrapping a substantially flexible tubular core with a layer of insulation. A substantially flexible outer layer is wrapped about the layer of insulation such that longitudinal edges of the outer layer circumferentially overlap to define a longitudinally extending seam. The overlapping longitudinal edges of longitudinally extending seam in the outer layer are bonded together, thereby forming the flexible insulated duct. The flexible insulated duct is then cut to a discrete length and installed at a job site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventor: Weigang Qi
  • Patent number: 8771451
    Abstract: Described are methods of making a thermoplastic core paint roller using a composite cover material having a backing made from a compound comprising a polypropylene-based elastomer and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 50% calcium carbonate by weight. One or various compounds of polypropylene and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 66% calcium carbonate by weight may be used to form portions of one or multiple components that make up the paint roller, including, for example, the thermoplastic strips and/or the adhesives. The materials can be assembled in a continuous manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventor: Chandra Sekar
  • Patent number: 8764928
    Abstract: Described are methods of making a paint roller using preformed strips or core material made from a compound of polypropylene and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 66% calcium carbonate by weight. One or various compounds may be used to form portions of one or multiple components that make up the paint roller, including, for example, the thermoplastic strips, adhesives and/or the backing of a composite cover material. The materials can be assembled in a continuous manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sekar Patent Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Chandra Sekar
  • Patent number: 8758539
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reinforcing an existing pipeline. In some embodiments, the methods include positioning a pipeline wrapping apparatus on the existing pipeline, wherein the pipeline wrapping apparatus comprises a winding head, feeding a strip of material through the winding head, attaching an end of the strip of material to the existing pipeline, and helically wrapping the strip around the existing pipeline by rotating the winding head and axially translating the winding head relative to the existing pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Pipestream B.V.
    Inventors: Nicholas John Venero, Andrew Thomas Merriman, Raymond Nicholas Burke, Timothy Bond, David Miles, Robert Conder
  • Patent number: 8756806
    Abstract: A method for producing a catheter (100) having a plurality of axially spaced apart electrodes (5) towards a distal end (4) of the catheter (100) comprises forming the electrodes (5) from a single sheet (110) of electrically conductive foil material by forming spaced apart slots (111) in the sheet material to define a plurality of spaced apart electrically conductive elements (114) extending transversely between spaced apart elongated connecting portion (112,113). The electrically conductive elements (114) subsequently form the electrodes (5), and are retained spaced apart by the connecting portions (112,113) until bonded to the catheter (100). Electrically conductive wires (10) electrically coupled to the electrically conductive elements (114) extend through an elongated slot (105) into and along an axial communicating bore (9) to a proximal end (3) of the catheter (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Flip Technologies Limited
    Inventors: John O'Dea, Adrian McHugh, Patrick Griffin
  • Publication number: 20140166185
    Abstract: A liner tube for repairing existing pipes is provided. The liner tube is sufficiently flexible to lie substantially flat under its own weight thereby defining an upper portion and a lower portion. The liner tube includes an inner layer, an outer layer disposed around the inner layer, a first intermediate layer disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer, the first intermediate layer being wrapped around the inner layer to overlap itself and define a first overlap portion in the upper portion, and a second intermediate layer disposed between the first intermediate layer and the outer layer, the second intermediate layer being wrapped around the first intermediate layer to overlap itself and define a second overlap portion in the lower portion. The first and second intermediate layers include a porous material and the inner layer includes material substantially impermeable to liquids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventor: Rene Quitter
  • Publication number: 20140138017
    Abstract: A catheter balloon with integral non-distending regions having a plurality of layers which wind around the balloon material and overlap to form an angle of between 45 and 90 degrees relative to each other upon inflation, and methods of making the non-distending regions are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred A. Alpini, Carey V. Campbell, Sherif A. Eskaros, David R. King, Joseph E. Korleski, James W. Mann, Lonzo C. McLaughlin, Kenneth R. Newcomb, Peter J. Roeber
  • Patent number: 8727174
    Abstract: A tank which optimizes a laminating configuration of hoop layers and helical layers to enhance an efficiency of strength development by wound fibers, and a manufacturing method of the tank. The tank includes a liner, and an FRP layer constituted of an axial fiber layer formed by winding fibers around the outer periphery of the liner at a winding angle in a range exceeding 0° and less than 30° with respect to a tank axis in the center of the tank and a peripheral fiber layer formed by winding the fibers around the outer periphery of the liner at a winding angle in a range of 30° or more and less than 90° with respect to the tank axis, and folded fiber ends of the peripheral fiber layer in a tank axial direction draw a track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hirokazu Otsubo
  • Publication number: 20140107766
    Abstract: A device includes a tubular substrate and a support member. The support member includes a component that is elastically deformable and elastically recoverable. The support member wraps around and adheres to an abluminal surface of the tubular substrate. The device is adapted for use in an anatomical conduit. For example, the device may be adapted for bypassing an anatomical conduit, for creating an arteriovenous shunt, or as a support structure for maintaining an opening in an anatomical conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Banas, Tarun J. Edwin, Brendan McCrea, Rajagopal R. Kowligi
  • Publication number: 20140031927
    Abstract: Described embodiments are directed toward centrally-opening leaflet prosthetic valve devices having a leaflet frame coaxially disposed within a body frame, as well as methods of making the valve devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: William C. Bruchman, Cody L. Hartman
  • Patent number: 8551274
    Abstract: A permeable material compacting method includes, feeding permeable material between at least one set of rollers, decreasing a thickness of the permeable material, and wrapping the permeable material around a mandrel in a helical fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventor: Randall V. Guest
  • Patent number: 8551273
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming fluoroplastic articles including inner and outer fluoroplastic layers and a metal meshwork, the metal meshwork being arranged between the inner and outer fluoroplastic layers, characterized by the meshwork being stretchable and compressible in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Inventors: Wei Zhao, Guolong Chen, Yonggao Zhao
  • Publication number: 20130260070
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-layer, expandable sleeve (100) for a printing press cylinder, particularly for flexographic printing. The sleeve has an inner layer (110) with a hard surface inner jacket (112), which defines a longitudinal axis (A) and the cavity for mounting on the cylinder, and an outer layer (130) with a cylindrical outer jacket (132) for carrying an outer shell, a printing plate or a separate outer sleeve, in particular. An intermediate layer (120), manufactured in the form of a lightweight honeycomb having honeycomb cells oriented radially (B) to the longitudinal axis (A), is provided between the inner jacket (112) and the outer jacket (132). According to the invention, the intermediate layer (120) comprises at least one honeycomb layer (122-1, 122-2, 122-3, 122-4, 122-5) consisting of shaped cured fibre composite honeycomb made of fibre material embedded in a resin matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: EURO-COMPOSITES S.A.
    Inventors: Rolf-Mathias Alter, Patrick Freres, Oliver Bottler
  • Publication number: 20130199988
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward spiral wound modules including membrane sheets with regions (70,72) having different permeabilities. Said regions are arranged either axially or radially or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Steven D. Jons, Allyn R. Marsh, III
  • Patent number: 8486211
    Abstract: Described are methods of making a paint roller using a composite cover material made from a compound of polypropylene and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 50% calcium carbonate by weight. One or various compounds may be used to form portions of one or multiple components that make up the paint roller, including, for example, the thermoplastic strips, adhesives and/or the backing of a composite cover material. The materials can be assembled in a continuous manufacturing process. Also described are methods of making a paint roller using an adhesive made from a compound of polypropylene and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 66% calcium carbonate by weight, and methods of making a paint roller using preformed strips or core material made from a compound of polypropylene and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 66% calcium carbonate by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Inventor: Chandra Sekar
  • Publication number: 20130112309
    Abstract: A strut comprises a substantially hollow composite tube. A fitting on each end of the tube adapts the strut for attachment to a structure. The tube is stiffened by at least one pair of opposing stiffeners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Samuel Ray Stewart
  • Publication number: 20130098495
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer tube, comprising a tubular inner film made of modified polytetrafluoroethylene, and one or more layers of a planar textile fibrous material, which is saturated with a curable resin, and optionally an outer film. The outer film is preferably made of UV impermeable material. The multilayer tube can be used for repairing pipes, but it can also be used as a stand-alone pipe for transporting fluids such as liquids and gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Albert Fasel, Rene Quitter
  • Patent number: 8414724
    Abstract: A structural member such as a strut includes a composite material tube having metal end fittings that are attached to the tube by co-bonded, double shear joints. The double shear bond joint construction reduces the residual stress on the bonds that result from mismatch of the coefficients of thermal expansion of the composite tube and the metal end fittings. The ends of the fittings that are bonded to the tube may include a stepped profile that functions to limit the peak stresses in the bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: James R. Schnelz
  • Patent number: 8398801
    Abstract: A composite mandrel includes a filament-wound composite tube, and composite material molded over the filament-wound composite tube. For example, the composite material includes chopped fibers and a matrix of thermoset resin. The chopped fibers are arranged in layers upon the filament-wound composite tube, and the chopped fibers in each of the layers are randomly oriented along first and second orthogonal directions in each of the layers. The composite material includes at least one sheet of the composite material wound over the filament-wound tube, and at least one strip of the composite material wound over the sheet of the composite material and forming a head on the composite mandrel. An internal cavity of the filament-wound composite tube may provide a lumen for the composite mandrel. The internal cavity may be threaded to receive a removable bridge plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Oil States Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James Barlow, Joel Barlow
  • Patent number: 8388788
    Abstract: A method of winding a holding sealing material includes providing a mat-shaped holding sealing material including inorganic fibers. An exhaust gas treating body is provided having cell walls extending along a longitudinal direction of the exhaust gas treating body to define cells. The mat-shaped holding sealing material is wound around an outer peripheral portion of the exhaust gas treating body to form multiple layers including a first layer and a second layer wound around the first layer. Each of the multiple layers is shifted along the longitudinal direction in a winding order such that the first layer is placed closer to one end face of the exhaust gas treating body than the second layer. A shift between the first layer and the second layer is from about 0.15% to about 15% of a length in a width direction of the holding sealing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Yoshimi, Masayuki Eguchi, Yasuhiro Tsuchimoto
  • Patent number: 8344830
    Abstract: A magnet core (1) that is suitable for use in a fault current circuit breaker and that is made of a helically wound, magnetically soft band has a top (4) and a bottom (5), the top (4) and the bottom (5) being formed by side surfaces (16) of the magnetically soft band. The magnet core (1) is fixed in a protective housing (6), and there is a contact cement (11) between the bottom (5) of the magnet core (1) and an inside wall (10) of the housing for fixing the magnet core (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Vaccumschmelze GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joerg Petzold, Markus Brunner
  • Patent number: 8323436
    Abstract: A transparent, reinforced, composite polymeric fiber that has a polymeric body portion made from a first thermoplastic polymer that is transparent to visible light. The fiber includes polymeric reinforcement elements embedded within the polymeric body portion. The polymeric body portion extends between and about the polymeric reinforcement elements. Each polymeric reinforcement element is formed from a second thermoplastic polymer that is transparent to visible light. The peripheral portion and outer surface of the polymeric body portion defines a peripheral portion and outer surface, respectively, of the transparent, reinforced, composite polymeric fiber. A plurality of the fibers are formed into an array that is processed with a consolidation process to form a transparent, reinforced, composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Michael Sennett, Elizabeth A. Welsh, Jean M. Herbert, Phillip M. Cunniff
  • Publication number: 20120285575
    Abstract: Movable systems and methods for making pipe, e.g., non-metallic pipe, either for stand-alone use as produced or for use as a pipe liner, the pipe made at a site at which it is to be used; and, in certain aspects, a transportable factory for simultaneous mobile field manufacturing and installation for making pipe, e.g., reinforced thermoplastic composite pipe, either for stand-alone use or for use as a pipe liner, the pipe made, in one aspect, at a site of use of the pipe. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Stephen Croockett Catha, Ivan C. Mandich, Aron Robert Ekelund, Kenneth Ray Charboneau, Justin Michael Reed, William D. Stringfellow
  • Patent number: 8308884
    Abstract: Described are methods of making a paint roller using an adhesive made from a compound of polypropylene and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 66% calcium carbonate by weight. Described are methods of making a paint roller using preformed strips or core material made from a compound of polypropylene and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 66% calcium carbonate by weight. Described are methods of making a paint roller using a composite cover material made from a compound of polypropylene and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 50% calcium carbonate by weight. One or various compounds may be used to form portions of one or multiple components that make up the paint roller, including, for example, the thermoplastic strips, adhesives and/or the backing of a composite cover material. The materials can be assembled in a continuous manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventor: Chandra Sekar
  • Patent number: 8303758
    Abstract: Methods for manufacturing composite sections for aircraft fuselages and other structures are disclosed herein. A method for manufacturing a shell structure in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes applying composite material to an interior mold surface of a tool to form a skin extending 360 degrees around an axis. The method can further include positioning a plurality of stiffeners on an inner surface of the skin. After the stiffeners have been positioned, a vacuum bag can be installed over the stiffeners and evacuated to press the stiffeners and the skin outwardly against the interior mold surface of the tool. Next, the skin/stiffener combination can be cocured to bond the stiffeners to the skin and harden the shell structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael R. Chapman, Robert M. Watson, Donald A. Anderson, Marc J. Piehl, Joseph L. Sweetin, Douglas L. Grose
  • Publication number: 20120277671
    Abstract: A dual braided catheter shaft includes an inner helical braid and outer helical braid than encapsulate an axially extending steering wire there between. In one embodiment, the shaft includes an inner polymer jacket, an inner braid formed on the inner jacket, a steering wire disposed along an outside surface of the inner braid, an outer braid formed over the inner braid and steering wire assembly and an outer jacket formed on the outer braid. The braiding parameters of the inner and outer braids can be varied along the length of the catheter to provide varying mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventor: Allan M. Fuentes
  • Patent number: 8256482
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for applying tape on a plurality of wire to form a harness thereof, the apparatus comprising a casing defining a fixed portion adapted to rotatably receive a moveable portion rotatable about a moveable portion axis, the moveable portion being adapted to secure a roll of tape thereon such that the roll of tape revolves with the moveable portion in a fashion allowing unwinding of the tape on the plurality of wires, the fixed portion and the moveable portion defining cooperating indentations encompassing the moveable portion axis, the indentation in the moveable portion being adapted to be selectively aligned with the indentation of the fixed portion to receive and allow positioning of the plurality of wires about the moveable portion axis such that the tape on the rotating moveable portion being unwounded on the plurality of wires to secure the plurality of wires in a harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Brosseau, Claude Rivest
  • Publication number: 20120219741
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a cylindrical structure having an axial direction includes: winding a first layer around a mandrel; winding a second layer around the mandrel; winding a third layer around the mandrel; and joining the layers together by using a resin. Each layer includes a plurality of fabrics each made of fibers. The fabrics of each layer form a join line extending in a circumferential direction with edges of the fabrics in contact with each other. The join lines of the first, second and third layers are displaced in the axial direction from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicants: IHI Aerospace Co., Ltd., IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Harada, Yu Shigenari, Masayori Miyashita, Tsutomu Murakami, Agamu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20120186732
    Abstract: Pipe coating apparatus including a concrete applicator station, a pipe conveyor adapted to longitudinally advance and axially rotate a section of pipe alongside the concrete applicator station, and an overhead container adapted to receive and dispense a supply of mixed concrete to the concrete applicator station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: CRC-EVANS CANADA LTD.
    Inventors: Ian Sprague, Charles Frederick McKay
  • Publication number: 20120186684
    Abstract: A multi-layer flexible hose with at least one vulcanized elastomer layer and an outermost cover layer of a thermoplastic polyurethane strip that is wrapped and thermally fused to form a continuous layer. The wrapping may be helical or longitudinal. The polyurethane includes a high hardness, a softening point at or below the vulcanization temperature, and an intumescent flame retarding additive stable at the vulcanization temperature. The polyurethane cover adheres to the elastomer layer and contributes to the flame resistance required by API 16D or of Lloyd's Register Fire Tests for Flexible Hoses on Offshore Installations OD/1000/499 rev. 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: THE GATES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Giovannetti, James Halfmann, Joe Carmon Haney, Matthew James King, Lance D. Miller, Jonathan Clark Swift, Rodger Leo Thummel
  • Patent number: 8206482
    Abstract: Vacuum cleaner filters, in particular replaceable vacuum cleaner filters suitable for both dry and wet/dry type vacuum cleaners are disclosed, as well as systems incorporating the use of such filters and methods for their use. The filters include a plurality of adjacently positioned pleats arranged in a closed circumferential, cylindrically-shaped path, a top end cap having a central orifice capable of constricting a post on a vacuum filter cage, and optionally a molded end ring oppositely-spaced from the top end cap for engagement with the motor housing of a vacuum cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Williams, Terrence L. Stanek, Jeffrey L. Young
  • Patent number: 8168023
    Abstract: Composite sections for aircraft fuselages and other structures, and methods and systems for manufacturing such sections, are disclosed herein. A method for manufacturing a shell structure in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes applying composite material to an interior mold surface of a tool to form a skin extending 360 degrees around an axis. The method can further include positioning a plurality of stiffeners on an inner surface of the skin. After the stiffeners have been positioned, a vacuum bag can be installed over the stiffeners and evacuated to press the stiffeners and the skin outwardly against the interior mold surface of the tool. Next, the skin/stiffener combination can be cocured to bond the stiffeners to the skin and harden the shell structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael R. Chapman, Robert M. Watson, Donald A. Anderson, Marc J. Piehl, Joseph L. Sweetin, Douglas L. Grose
  • Publication number: 20120085485
    Abstract: Described are methods of making a paint roller using a composite cover material made from a compound of polypropylene and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 50% calcium carbonate by weight. One or various compounds may be used to form portions of one or multiple components that make up the paint roller, including, for example, the thermoplastic strips, adhesives and/or the backing of a composite cover material. The materials can be assembled in a continuous manufacturing process. Also described are methods of making a paint roller using an adhesive made from a compound of polypropylene and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 66% calcium carbonate by weight, and methods of making a paint roller using preformed strips or core material made from a compound of polypropylene and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 66% calcium carbonate by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventor: Chandra SEKAR
  • Patent number: 8142587
    Abstract: Described are methods of making a paint roller using an adhesive made from a compound of polypropylene and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 66% calcium carbonate by weight. Described are methods of making a paint roller using preformed strips or core material made from a compound of polypropylene and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 66% calcium carbonate by weight. Described are methods of making a paint roller using a composite cover material made from a compound of polypropylene and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 50% calcium carbonate by weight. One or various compounds may be used to form portions of one or multiple components that make up the paint roller, including, for example, the thermoplastic strips, adhesives and/or the backing of a composite cover material. The materials can be assembled in a continuous manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Inventor: Chandra Sekar
  • Publication number: 20110290472
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a process for manufacturing swellable packers with reinforcing fabrics and associated products used for sealing off chambers within well bores. According to one embodiment, the swellable packer is formed around a pipe by embedding a sheet of the reinforcing fabric within layers of a swellable polymer wrapped around the pipe. A sheet of reinforcing fabric is situated near each end of the swellable packer. Thus, as exposure to oil or water will cause the swellable packer to expand, the reinforcing fabric will initially retard swelling at the ends to allow for greater initial swelling along the center portion. The reinforcing fabric also strengthens the polymer to resist tearing or breakage caused by the flow of oil or water. A pair of swellable packers according to embodiments of the present invention can be placed on a pipe and placed within a bore and exposed to oil or water to create a pressurized chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Dennis Doweidt, John Yackey
  • Patent number: 8066838
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a composite tubular member includes providing a mandrel having a central longitudinal axis and wrapping a plurality of composite fiber layers around said mandrel wherein the longitudinal axis thereof is oriented at a first angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of said mandrel. The composite tubular member produced does not have any longitudinal seams and is thus considerably stronger and more durable than prior art composite tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
    Inventor: George W. Burger
  • Patent number: 8057617
    Abstract: A method for producing a tubular body includes a step of winding at least one of winding bias prepregs, at least one of straight prepregs, and at least one of hoop prepregs round a core. At the winding step, after the hoop prepreg and/or the hoop prepreg are adherently layered in advance on a base prepreg consisting of the bias prepreg or the straight prepreg to form a laminate and/or a laminate, the laminate and/or the laminate are wound on the core so that the hoop prepreg and/or the hoop prepreg are wound on the core integrally with the base prepreg or the base prepreg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: SRI Sports Limited
    Inventor: Hiroaki Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20110247695
    Abstract: An elongate metallic or polymeric or composite tape is disclosed along with a method of manufacturing such tape. The tape is of a type suitable for forming at least one helically wound layer of interlocked windings in a flexible pipe body for transporting production fluids. The tape is configured for interlocking of adjacent windings in the layer of tape by nesting a hooked region of a winding in a valley region of an adjacent winding. The tape comprises first and second elongate tape elements arranged in contacting relation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: WELLSTREAM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Geoffrey Stephen Graham
  • Publication number: 20110132524
    Abstract: Poles of this invention have an annular body with a wall structure comprising a number of fiber reinforced resin layers, which can be positioned to form an inside and/or outside portion of the wall structure. A portion of the layers are oriented longitudinally within the wall structure, and the wall structure also includes radially-oriented fiber reinforced resin layers. The pole includes one or more layers or a core of a composite material or polymer mortar disposed within one or more locations of the wall structure, e.g., as an intermediate layer and/or as part of the wall inside and/or outside portion. The pole can include an outside surface resistant to ultra violet radiation. Poles of this invention can be formed using a continuous process on a rotating mandrel, making use of differently positioned stations to form the different portions of the pole as the fabrication is moved axially along the mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: AMERON INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Ralph S. Friedrich, Ron G. Ulrich, James W. Davidson, Hector P. Mercado, David B. Jones, Ronald A. Viegl, Liming Chen