With Penetrating Of Fastener Patents (Class 156/92)
  • Publication number: 20110005382
    Abstract: Provided herein methods and structures for construction of light weight sandwich panels or load-bearing panels having improved ballistic protection. The methods disclosed can facilitate construction of a hybrid core comprising ballistic fabrics and deformable pins that exhibit superior resistance to ballistic penetration. The methods and structures of the present disclosures can be advantageously used in many applications, such as armored vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Tony Farquhar, Richard Brian Marlowe
  • Publication number: 20110006559
    Abstract: In a method of making a body for a motor vehicle, shaped components are produced from blanks using at least one forming process. The shaped components are provided with rivet holes, and a coating is applied onto the shaped components for corrosion protection. After applying the corrosion protection, the shaped components are joined with the body via rivets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: JOHANNES SCHÄFERS, Ulrich Lütke-Bexten, Markus Kettler
  • Publication number: 20100320321
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of connecting two fuselage sections (1, 2, 21, 22) formed by a fibre-reinforced plastics material, in particular wound fuselage sections (1, 2, 21, 22) for aircraft fuselage cells, having a multiplicity of stringers (10, 11, 35, 36) arranged with a uniform distribution at a distance from and parallel to one another on the inner side of an outer skin (3, 4, 25, 26), with the formation of a transverse joint (5, 30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventor: Axel Sauermann
  • Publication number: 20100293698
    Abstract: The invention provides a functional stretch laminate composite puckered fabric which is robust, laundry-durable and adaptable for securing about any three dimensional body, and a method for forming such puckered fabric. The functional stretch laminate fabric is provided with at least one functional element which can conduct electricity, conduct light, provide electromagnetic fields or provide shielding from electromagnetic fields. In addition, at least one via is provided in the functional stretch laminate allowing the functional element to extend or loop outwardly from the at least one via when the laminate is in a relaxed or unstretched state. Generally, the functional stretch laminate fabric is sufficiently robust for incorporation into garments and for applications in so-called wearable electronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: TEXTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Stacey B. Burr, Qaizar N. Hassonjee, Roger Armitage
  • Patent number: 7833371
    Abstract: A multi-layered roofing shingle is described. The layers of the shingle are connected via a mechanical fastener. A method for manufacturing a multi-layered shingle is also described. The method includes aligning the layers of the shingle, and connecting the layers via at least one mechanical fastener. Further described is a multi-layered shingle having layers that are mechanically fastened by deforming one of the layers into one of the other layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Elk Premium Building Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse A. Binkley, Perry J. Prudhomme, Frank M. Bartolic, Louis T. Hahn, Daniel C. DeJarnette, Charles M. Reed, Richard Allen Chasteen, Jr., John W. Haughton, J. Gary Falls, Paul G. Wilson, Casimir Paul Weaver
  • Publication number: 20100276543
    Abstract: An aircraft door includes an outer skin configured as a panel structure; and a rear body structure configured as an integral cast structure and operatively connected to the panel structure so as to provide rigidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Marc SCHIMMLER, Carsten PAUL
  • Publication number: 20100252698
    Abstract: A multilayer insulation with an array of posts is provided. In particular, the posts are comprised of multiple post or support elements that are interconnected to radiation shields or sheets comprising the layers of the integrated multi-layer insulation (IMLI) structure. The support elements maintain spacing between adjacent sheets, thus maintaining a volume between the sheets. The support elements can each feature a plurality of support arms. The support elements can each additionally include a support beam that defines a minimum spacing between sheets when the IMLI structure is under a compressive load. Neighboring support elements can be interconnected to one another by beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Scott A. Dye, Gary L. Mills
  • Publication number: 20100247948
    Abstract: A method of forming structural sandwich plate members involves connecting perimeter bars using at least one stud welded to one of the outer plates. The stud(s) may be arc stud welded to the outer plate through an aperture in the perimeter bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventor: Stephen John Kennedy
  • Patent number: 7799154
    Abstract: A method of reinforcing a concrete structure includes attaching an amount of reinforcing material onto a concrete or masonry substrate and attaching at least one cover plate on top of the reinforcing material onto the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventor: Yufei Wu
  • Publication number: 20100212806
    Abstract: Method for fastening an accessory to a wall of a plastic fuel tank, this fastening taking place by snap-riveting using a tool at the same time as the tank is manufactured by moulding, the accessory being, for this purpose, provided at at least one of its fastening points with an orifice through which the snap-riveting is carried out. According to the invention, a concave relief at least partially surrounds this orifice, the relief having a size and shape suitable for being able to cooperate with an excrescence of the tool during the snap-riveting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Herve Lemoine, Frederic Jannot
  • Publication number: 20100212807
    Abstract: An angular insulated duct section and method for insulating and forming same is provided. A multi-layer composite sheet is provided, including a first duct layer of sheet metal having two opposed surfaces. On one of the sheet metal surfaces is attached a viscoelastic foam sheet layer. The foam sheet layer includes at least one of (A) a viscoelastic open-cell foam layer, or (B) a viscoelastic formally closed-cell foam layer in which at least a portion of closed cells therein has been opened. A substantially linear corner bend is formed in the composite sheet so as to form the angular insulated duct section with the sheet metal layer on an outside thereof and the foam sheet layer on an inside thereof. The corner bend is formed without substantial at least one of distortion or deformation of the multi-layer composite sheet adjacent the bend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: ARMACELL ENTERPRISE GMBH
    Inventors: Charles M. PRINCELL, Michael J. RESETAR, Kartik PATEL, Mark LIU
  • Publication number: 20100187892
    Abstract: A method for producing a composite plastic sheet comprises: (1) producing an upper shell with a desired shape by vacuum processing a plastic sheet directly according to the design, a connection wall extends downwardly from the edge of this upper shell in a direction substantially vertical to the surface of the shell; (2) producing a lower shell with a desired shape by injecting a plastic sheet directly according to the design, a connection wall extends upwardly from the edge of this lower shell in a direction substantially vertical to the surface of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventor: Luhao Leng
  • Publication number: 20100173123
    Abstract: A method of repairing and a repaired friction stir welded assembly is disclosed. The friction stir welded assembly repair may include the steps of: drilling a hole through a discrepant portion of the friction stir welded assembly; sliding a mandrel head and a tubular rivet body of a rivet assembly through the hole; seating a rivet head and an adhesive/sealer washer against one of the first workpiece and the second workpiece, with the adhesive/sealer washer located between portions of the rivet head and body and the friction stir welded assembly; pulling a mandrel to cause the mandrel head to create an upset portion of the rivet body engaging the friction stir welded assembly; and curing the adhesive/sealer washer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul M. Zardus, Pei-Chung Wang
  • Publication number: 20100167039
    Abstract: A composite laminated structure is reinforced by inserting pins into a device for manufacturing a composite laminated structure. The device has a bottom guide on a composite laminated structure in a pre- or post-cured state. The device has first vertical pins that are inserted into the composite laminated structure. A top guide, on the bottom guide, has guide pins that are movable in a vertical direction at positions corresponding to the first pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ik Hyeon Choi, In Hee Hwang, Eung Tai Kim, Seok Min Ahn, Chan Hong Yeom, Dae Sung Lee
  • Publication number: 20100147562
    Abstract: A flexible, fabric-based circuit comprises a non-conductive flexible layer of fabric and a conductive flexible layer of fabric adjacent thereto. A non-conductive thread, an adhesive, and/or other means may be used for attaching the conductive layer to the non-conductive layer. In some embodiments, the layers are attached by a computer-driven embroidery machine at pre-determined portions or locations in accordance with a pre-determined attachment layout before automated cutting. In some other embodiments, an automated milling machine or a computer-driven laser using a pre-designed circuit trace as a template cuts the conductive layer so as to separate an undesired portion of the conductive layer from a desired portion of the conductive layer. Additional layers of conductive fabric may be attached in some embodiments to form a multi-layer construct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Andrew W. Chu, Justin A. Dobbins, Robert C. Scully, Robert C. Trevino, Greg Y. Lin, Patrick W. Fink
  • Publication number: 20100139842
    Abstract: Method for producing a fuel tank provided with internal accessories and having a wall made of plastic made in a single piece by moulding a split parison or a parison in at least two parts, said method comprising the following steps: a) the parison is introduced in the heat-softened state into a mould comprising dies; b) a core on which the accessories are placed is introduced inside the parison; c) the parison is pressed onto the dies of the mould; d) the accessories are fastened to the parison with the aid of the core in an ideal layout; e) the core is withdrawn and the mould is closed; f) the tank is moulded from the parison; and g) the tank is removed from the mould.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Inergy Automotive Systems Research
    Inventors: Bjorn Criel, Nadja Walling, Fabrice Laborde, Hervé Lemoine
  • Publication number: 20100084819
    Abstract: A surface seal for sealing a riveted and/or screwed joint between a first and a second component of an aircraft. The surface seal is arranged in the region of joining surfaces of the first and the second component. The surface seal is formed with a pressure-resistant plastic film that is provided with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on both sides. The surface seal 1 may furthermore comprise elements for detecting cracks. A method for producing a riveted and/or screwed joint between a first and a second component of an aircraft is also provided, with the joint being sealed with the surface seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Heiner Stehmeier, Thomas Beumler
  • Publication number: 20100078259
    Abstract: Methods of forming flowbodies and flowbodies are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a method includes providing a first sheet of a first material comprising a metal, providing a second sheet of a second material comprising a composite, attaching a portion of the first sheet to a first position on a preform, securing a portion of the second sheet to a second position on the preform, and winding the first sheet and the second sheet around the preform to form the first flowbody, the first flowbody including a laminate comprising alternating layers of the first sheet and the second sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: James F. Stevenson, Harry L. Kington
  • Publication number: 20100065688
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and apparatus for creating a structural joint for an aircraft. A first composite component and a second composite component are co-joined to form the structural joint for the aircraft. A hole through the first composite component and the second composite component is created. A composite shear pin is placed through the hole. A composite collar is bonded to the composite shear pin with an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventor: Jeffrey H. Wood
  • Publication number: 20100048044
    Abstract: A component having a mechanical contact for connecting the component to a carrier, particularly a printed-circuit board, a coating made of an adhesive material being formed on the contact; the adhesive material containing an encapsulated adhesive substance. A method for producing a component to be mounted on a carrier, particularly on a printed-circuit board; the component being provided with a mechanical contact for connecting the component to the carrier; a coating made of an adhesive material being applied to the contact; the adhesive material having an encapsulated adhesive substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventor: Peter Kunert
  • Publication number: 20100015414
    Abstract: In a material web which is printed in a digital printing station and moved in an advancement direction, a first material-web strand, which is formed by at least one printed material-web portion, is combined with a second material-web strand, which is formed by two printed material-web portions, by folding. The two material-web strands are connected to one another by an adhesive. Subproducts are then severed from the thus interconnected material-web strands by cross-cutting. These subproducts comprise a first printed sheet, severed from the first material-web strand, and a second printed sheet, connected to the first printed sheet and severed from the second material-web strand. The subproducts are then positioned one upon the other to form a stack, the subproducts being connected to one another by an adhesive in the region of the subsequent folding line. The stacked subproducts are then folded about a folding line to form an end product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: HUNKELER AG
    Inventors: Franz Hunkeler, Erich Hodel
  • Publication number: 20090325445
    Abstract: A method for insulating a polymeric fabric of a shelter which comprises: applying a fabric material (e.g., a natural fabric) to at least a portion of the polymer fabric; and applying an insulation material to the natural fabric opposite to the polymer fabric or treating the polymeric fabric to allow for direct application of the insulation material. The surface treatment is either roughing, electrostatic surface treatment, chemical surface treatment, primers, adhesives, solvents, or other coatings to enhance adhesion to the insulation material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Mary C. Bogdan, David J. Williams, Meng Ling Li, Yiu Keung Ling, Clifford P. Gittere, Michael Ross
  • Publication number: 20090324143
    Abstract: A bag can include walls formed of a material having multiple layers, which can include a paper layer located between an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer can be formed from a nylon material and the inner layer can be formed from a polyolefin material, and the bag can exhibit grease-resistant properties. The bag can be formed into a variety of configurations, such as a sewn-open-mouth configuration in which a stitching element extends through a wall of the bag or a variety of pinch-type closure configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: EXOPACK, LLC.
    Inventors: Stuart Sharp, Allyson Smith, George Solomon
  • Publication number: 20090211625
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module includes a frame structure and a plurality of wind suction securing devices. The frame structure serves to provide a predetermined spacing between a substrate and a flexible photovoltaic panel. The wind suction securing devices have a predetermined height corresponding to the predetermined spacing and are arranged in a spaced relationship on a surface of the photovoltaic panel. Each wind suction securing device includes an upper part securely attachable to the photovoltaic panel and a lower part securely attachable to the substrate. The upper and lower parts are releasably connectable to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: SOLON SE
    Inventor: Sascha Oliver Schwarze
  • Publication number: 20090209155
    Abstract: A composite fire-resistant, heat-diffusing, and heat-reflective article. The article includes at least two layers of a fire-retardant and heat-resistant fabric with a heat diffusing and/or heat-reflective core disposed between the fabric layers. The core may include at least one layer of a thin metal foil (e.g., thin aluminum foil). The composite fire-resistant, heat-diffusing, and heat-reflective article provides durability, fire resistance, and the ability to withstand high heat exposure on one face for an extended period of time without transferring significant heat to the opposite face. Combining fire-retardant fabrics with a heat diffusing and/or heat-reflective core achieves a true synergy by offering greater fire and heat protection to persons and structures than either component can offer alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: CHAPMAN THERMAL PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Robert J. Goulet
  • Patent number: 7575149
    Abstract: A method of connecting a metallic bolt to a plastic work piece is shown and described. The object to provide a method which makes possible a reliable connection between metal workpieces on the one hand and plastic workpieces on the other hand is achieved in that a first plastic work piece and a metallic bolt are provided, and in that the bolt is pressed into a surface of the first plastic workpiece, the bolt being rotated during the pressing-in, and the rotational speed of the bolt being selected in such a way that the first plastic workpiece is plasticized, so that the bolt is anchored in the first plastic workpiece in a positive-locking manner after the rotation is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH
    Inventors: Sergio De Traglia Amancio Filho, Matthias Beyer, Jorge F. Dos Santos
  • Publication number: 20090202294
    Abstract: A method for improving joint strength between a first and second member comprising the steps of: applying a sealant material including a matrix material at least partially encasing rigid components to the first and second members; joining the first and second members upon an application of force that is applied through the use of one or more fasteners; wherein a compressive force is applied to the exterior surface of both the first and second members by the one or more fasteners while the rigid components apply an internal tension force acting opposite of the compression force to the interior surface of both the first and second members proximate to the fastener to form a mechanical lock thereby reducing slippage and generally maintaining the joint in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: Zephyros, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey R. Apfel
  • Publication number: 20090194224
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing an overlapping hybrid connection between two or more components. A hybrid connection in the meaning of the invention is characterised by adhesively bonding and producing mechanical spot joint connections between two joining parts, the adhesive layer being arranged in the region of the mechanical joint connections. The method according to the invention is carried out in the following method steps: purposefully removing material from one or more of the components or purposefully applying material to one or more of the components in the region of the lap joint to be produced to form one or more projections, applying adhesive to one or more of the components in the region of the lap joint to be produced, overlapping the components, pressing the components together in the region of the lap joint to press the projections against the overlapping component(s) and producing one or more mechanical spot joint connections on the projections in the overlap region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventor: Joerg Jendrny
  • Publication number: 20090190997
    Abstract: A metal/composite joint. An illustrative embodiment of the metal/composite joint includes a metallic component, a composite component provided in engagement with the metallic component, an engagement region defining contact between the metallic component and the composite component and a plurality of attachment projections joining the metallic component and the composite component. The attachment projections may be non-uniformly distributed along the engagement region. A method of joining a metallic component and a composite component is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventor: Steven P. Wanthal
  • Publication number: 20090175675
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for emplacing connecting elements in metal sheets or sheet components made of metal by inserting a bolt-like or sleeve-like joining section of the connecting element into a joining opening provided in a metal sheet, so that the connecting element bears with an extended head section against one surface side of the metal sheet and projects with a partial length of the joining section over the other surface side of the metal sheet, and by subsequent pressing of the connecting element in the metal sheet through plastic material deformation by applying a pressing force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Heiko Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20090120560
    Abstract: The invention provides a functional laminate composite fabric which is robust, laundry-durable and adaptable for securing about any three dimensional body, and a method for forming such fabric. The functional laminate fabric is provided with at least one functional element which can conduct electricity, conduct light, provide electromagnetic fields or provide shielding from electromagnetic fields. The functional laminate may include vias through which the functional element may be exposed. Generally, the functional laminate fabric is sufficiently robust for incorporation into garments and for applications in so-called wearable electronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: TEXTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Qaizar N. Hassonjee, Stacey B. Burr
  • Publication number: 20090032171
    Abstract: Fanfold thermal insulation and method of manufacture includes an elongated generally planar web comprising a plurality of generally planar sheets of non-fibrous thermal insulation material. A plurality of connectors are positioned at an interface between adjacent edge portions of two of the sheets. The connectors hold the two sheets together in a particular rotational relationship that allows rotation of the sheets about an axis generally coincident the adjacent edge portions of the sheets. The particular rotational relationship allows rotation between a first orientation in which the sheets are in facial contact and a second orientation in which the sheets are generally aligned in a plane. The connectors comprise at least two hinges defined by a continuous portion of the thermal insulation material spanning the sheets and a disconnected extent of the adjacent edge portions that is between the hinges. The adjacent edge portions are substantially disconnected at the disconnected extent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: R.L. ADAMS PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ralph R. Callear, Curtis L. Vandyke, Catherine L. Taylor, Sean M. Fey
  • Patent number: 7476287
    Abstract: A soluble rivet tape is provided. The tape includes a soluble film and an adhesive coating that is applied to one or more sections of the soluble film. A plurality of rivets are inserted into place on a product, such as an airplane. The soluble rivet tape is applied to the product over the placed rivets. The plurality of rivets are set and the soluble rivet tape is removed. Any remaining rivet tape on the product is dissolved during a washing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Frederic P. Berg
  • Publication number: 20080302290
    Abstract: Membrane body (1) comprising at least one pair of panels (10, 11) connected together in an adhesive manner and for each pair of said panels (10, 11), at least one flexible sheath (15) arranged stably according to a set pattern to resist membrane stress acting on the panels (10, 11); each sheath (15) housing a respective tie rod (16), connected to the panels (10, 11) in an end position in a set manner in such a way as to be suitable for resisting normal stress to free the panels (10, 11) from the respective membrane stress, thereby maintaining the group of the panels (10, 11) flexible and maintaining the corresponding production method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: PierCarlo Molta, Enrico Grassi
  • Publication number: 20080286552
    Abstract: The object of the invention is a method for manufacturing cellular board (1), a cellular board, a method for producing cellular board element of steel plate strip, and a production line. A cellular board (1) according to the invention comprises a number of originally separate profiles (4, 6) of plate-like material, which have been fastened to each other. A single profile is intended to form in a finished cellular board a substantially planar first surface projection (6, 6?), a substantially planar second surface projection (6?, 6??), a core (4, 4?), which is arranged to interconnect the first and second surface projections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Tapio Kordelin, Juha Lahtivuori
  • Publication number: 20080256889
    Abstract: A joining element (21) for joining two workpieces (1, 3), which each are provided at the ends thereof with a groove (11, 13), the grooves being aligned with one another for joining at the contact surfaces, has a disk-like configuration and is dimensioned such that it can be driven or stricken into the grooves. On the lateral surfaces, the disk-like element comprises rib-like elevations (23, 25) extending substantially in the driving direction, wherein the elevations, viewed in the driving direction and from the connection of the two workpieces, are configured to converge obliquely or in a curved manner at least along one section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Sammuel Haenni, Patrick Jeker
  • Publication number: 20080245468
    Abstract: A method for assembling a main wing having an upper skin and plurality of spars is disclosed. The front spar and rear spar are fastened to a back surface of the upper skin using an adhesive agent without using rivets, whereby the front surface of the upper skin becomes smooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kato
  • Publication number: 20080238013
    Abstract: A skateboard deck is formed of several layers pressed and bonded together. Apertures are formed through the bottom-most layers, and impact support members are arranged within the apertures. The impact support members are more rigid than the other portions of the skateboard deck, and provide localized impact support while allowing the remaining layers of the deck to retain their performance characteristics and feel while strengthening the most vulnerable areas of the deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Chomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Eben Woodall, Chi Leung, Scott Jensen
  • Publication number: 20080190546
    Abstract: A structure-aided method for sealing, from the outside, a liquid-leaking puncture wound in the wall of a liquid container. This method is implemented utilizing a patch body having a perimetered cavity selectively securable to the outside of such a container with the cavity overlying and facing the wound, and the cavity's perimeter surrounding the wound, and a patch pellet confined in the cavity, and possessing a liquid-reaction substance which, with the patch body secured to the container, reacts to contact with liquid leaking from the container at least by imbibing such liquid and swelling to apply wound-sealing pressure, and more preferably by additionally reacting with leakage liquid to form a sticky coagulant mass for aiding in applying sealing pressure to the wound. The patch body may be employed directly on the outside of a container, or with an intermediate, resilient gasket which centralizes the symmetrical introduction of leakage liquid into the pellet-containing cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Russell Allen Monk, Thomas Stegen Ohnstad, James Jackson Milham Henry
  • Publication number: 20080149256
    Abstract: A method to minimize adhesive induced distortion between heat cured adhesively bonded sheet materials, includes applying a layer of heat curable adhesive between the two sheets; installing a self-piercing rivet or clinching the sheets to connect the sheets; and heating the sheets to cure the adhesive so that the adhesive and the rivet or clinching connection counterbalance the stresses tending to distort the sheets. The heating to cure the adhesive can occur prior to or after the connecting of the sheets by the rivet or clinching. If the sheets are of dissimilar metals having different coefficients of expansion, then the self-piercing rivet is installed or the clinching is performed from the direction to first enter the sheet having the lower coefficient of thermal expansion. If the sheets are of similar metals of different thickness, then the self-piercing rivet is installed or the clinching is performed from the direction to first enter the thicker of the sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Pei-Chung Wang, Wayne W. Cai
  • Patent number: 7387147
    Abstract: A method of inserting z-axis reinforcing fibers into a multi-layer composite laminate. Layers of material made up of z-axis fiber and y-axis fibers are automatically transported into a z-fiber deposition machine having a housing with upper and lower surfaces. Z-axis apertures are formed in the respective upper and lower surfaces. An elongated solid rod having a tapered front tip is aligned in close proximity to the aperture in the bottom surface. The rod is first rotated by a motor and then actuated upwardly completely through the thickness of the layer of x-y material by an actuator. A first hollow tube having a z-axis is axially aligned with the aperture in the top surface and a fiber bundle is threaded downwardly through a first hollow tube to a position adjacent its bottom end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Ebert Composites Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Johnson, Scott A. Garrett, James M. Hooks, Stephen G. Moyers
  • Patent number: 7238247
    Abstract: A fiber preform for constituting the fiber reinforcement of composite material is prepared and then consolidated by depositing sufficient matrix phase therein to bond the fibers together while not completely densifying the preform. Pins of rigid material are put into place through the consolidated preform and densification of the consolidated preform containing the pins is continued by depositing at least a ceramic matrix phase. Thereafter, at least a portion of each pin is eliminated so as to leave a calibrated perforation passing through the resulting part, the pins being made at least in part out of a material that can be eliminated by applying treatment that does not affect the ceramic material of the matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Snecma Propulsion Solide
    Inventors: Eric Bouillon, Dominique Coupe, Rémi Bouvier
  • Patent number: 7229513
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a laminate composite structure and a method for fabricating a laminate composite structure, wherein the laminate composite structure comprises a solid laminate and a composite sandwich structure. The solid laminate includes a bend having composite pins inserted there through. The composite sandwich structure is comprised of a core material sandwiched between top and bottom composite face sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: William Preston Keith, Joshua Andrew Chua, Buddhadev Chakrabarti
  • Patent number: 7200912
    Abstract: A porous fiber structure is consolidated by forming within a deposit of a refractory material by partially densifying the fiber structure in such a manner as to bond together the fibers of the fiber structure so as to enable the fiber structure to be handled without being deformed, while leaving empty the major fraction of the initial pore volume of the fiber structure, and rigid pins are implanted through the consolidated porous structure. A blank is obtained by reinforcing a fiber structure by implanting pins or by bonding together consolidated fiber structures, the bonding being performed by implanting pins. A composite material part is obtained by densifying the blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Snecma Propulsion Solide
    Inventors: Eric Bouillon, Dominique Coupe, Rémi Bouvier, Eric Philippe
  • Patent number: 7105071
    Abstract: A method of inserting z-axis reinforcing fibers into a multi-layer composite laminate. Layers of material made up of z-axis fiber and y-axis fibers are automatically transported into a z-fiber deposition machine having a housing with upper and lower surfaces. Z-axis apertures are formed in the respective upper and lower surfaces. An elongated solid rod having a tapered front tip is aligned in close proximity to the aperture in the bottom surface. The rod is first rotated by a motor and then actuated upwardly completely through the thickness of the layer of x-y material by an actuator. A first hollow tube having a z-axis is axially aligned with the aperture in the top surface and a fiber bundle is threaded downwardly through a first hollow tube to a position adjacent its bottom end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Ebert Composites Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Johnson, Scott A. Garrett, James M. Hook, Stephen G. Moyers
  • Patent number: 6991691
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing shoe insoles with antibacterial and foot odor activity mixes Angelica,Ligussticum sp., Menthae Herba, Mugwort, charcoal, and Osterium koreanum in a predetermined weight ratio with a subsidiary component into a composition. Outer, first and second fabric sheets are cut into predetermined suitable sizes and laminated. An inlet is formed at a toe region of the laminate into a pocket that is filled with the herbal composition. A finish sheet is sewn on the laminate, the finish sheet being hemp or wool fabric. Holes are formed at predetermined intervals on the inside face and snap type buttons are fixed at the holes by pressing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Inventor: Jin Hyo Yoon
  • Patent number: 6986929
    Abstract: A structural panel comprised of a composite preform having an electrically conductive stitching. The stitching forms an electrically conductive grid-like network on the structural panel to better dissipate electrical energy received in a lightning strike throughout at least a portion of the thickness of the composite preform. Advantageously, the electrically conductive stitching is applied to the composite preform during the primary manufacturing process, rather than in a subsequent manufacturing step, to thereby help reduce the overall manufacturing cost of the structural panel. In one alternative embodiment a non-conductive polymer stitching is also applied throughout the entire thickness of the composite preform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Thomas Karl Tsotsis
  • Patent number: 6964723
    Abstract: A method for applying pressure to the area of a composite part masked by a secondary feature comprises the steps of positioning a pressure augmentation strip in contact with the masked area, securing a pressure transfer wedge on each of two sides of the secondary feature, such that pressure is transferred to the pressure augmentation strip during co-curing/co-bonding, and co-curing/co-bonding the composite part and the secondary feature. When the area between the composite part and the secondary feature is fairly large, the method can comprise the further steps of positioning a sine wave spring between the pressure augmentation strip and the secondary feature, injecting a structural paste adhesive into the voids around the sine wave spring, and curing the structural paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: William E. Lindsay, John R. Peeler
  • Patent number: 6918985
    Abstract: A method for making a radome includes the steps of placing a first dry fiber preform into a female mold having a mold surface contoured as a negative image of a desired contour to be imparted to an exterior surface of the radome, and placing a polyetherimide foam core in the mold on top of the first dry fiber preform, the foam core having first been thermally formed to generally match the contour of the mold surface prior to being placed in the mold. Next, a second dry fiber preform is placed on top of the foam core so as to form a sandwich structure having the foam core sandwiched between the dry fiber preforms, and the dry fiber preforms are vacuum infused with a fluid heat-curable resin to impregnate the preforms with the resin. The sandwich structure is then heated to cure the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Robert Buxton Geyer
  • Patent number: 6916391
    Abstract: A method of securing a sealing washer to one surface of a metal sheet while welding a head of a fastener to a second surface of a metal sheet, the method comprising: compressing the head onto the second surface of the sheet between a first electrode engaging the head and a second electrode engaging the first surface of the sheet, welding the head to the second surface of the sheet by electrical resistance welding to heat the first surface of the sheet proximate to the first electrode, urging a sealing washer into the heated first surface with the second electrode to heat the sealing washer and thereby bond the sealing washer to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Van-Rob, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Liaw