Including Sheet Or Component Perpendicular To Plane Of Web Or Sheet Patents (Class 428/119)
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Patent number: 8367184Abstract: Structured films having acoustical absorbance properties are disclosed. Methods of making and using the structured films are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2007Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: David F. Slama, Jonathan H. Alexander, Graham M. Clarke
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Publication number: 20130029089Abstract: Polymer articles are often reinforced by addition of fibers which may be assembled into a structured reinforcement such as a woven mat or sheet and the mat or sheet serves as the reinforcement. Such woven fiber-reinforced polymer composite articles may exhibit undesirable variations in surface height which mimic the geometry of the underlying reinforcements, a phenomenon known as print through. By forming, on the surface of the article, a relatively thin, layer of a compatible polymer incorporating closely-spaced, short, carbon nanotubes more or less uniformly dispersed throughout the layer and oriented normal to the article surface, print through may be reduced or eliminated. Methods for fabricating such an article are detailed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Hamid G. Kia
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Publication number: 20130026292Abstract: A stiffened panel includes a panel at least one of whose surfaces is equipped with stiffeners each of which includes a base that is pressed against the surface of panel, as well as a core that is oriented orthogonally relative to the base and whose first longitudinal edge is integral to the latter. At least one of the stiffeners includes a multitude of notches that cross over a second longitudinal edge of the core opposite the first edge, so that they extend towards the outside of the stiffener.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S.Inventors: Jérôme Dubost, Jean Claude Lacombe
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Patent number: 8354158Abstract: A microfibrous article includes a substrate and a plurality of magnetic fibers disposed on the substrate. Each of the plurality of magnetic fibers is individually sheathed with a polymer and includes a plurality of magnetic particles. Further, each of the plurality of magnetic fibers is aligned along a magnetic field and not connected by the polymer to any adjacent magnetic fiber. A method of forming the microfibrous article is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2010Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Tao Xie, Hamid G. Kia, Man Zhang, John C. Ulicny
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Patent number: 8354157Abstract: This invention provides a support plate which makes it possible to stably perform a step for separating from a support plate a wafer which has been processed while preventing delay in time taken for this step. The support plate of this invention is a support plate for supporting a substrate via an adhesive, including: a plate-shaped part having a surface which is in contact with the adhesive; and at least one spacer provided on the surface which is in contact with the adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2010Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Imai, Koki Tamura, Takahiro Asai, Takahiro Yoshioka, Yoshihiro Inao
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Publication number: 20130011605Abstract: A method of manufacture of articles formed of composite materials including providing a plurality of elements, each of which is formed of a plurality of layers of composite material prepregs, assembling the plurality of elements in a desired mutual arrangement and applying heat and pressure to the plurality of elements following the assembling, thereby at least generally simultaneously to join the elements together and to cure at least some of the layers of composite materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2011Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.Inventor: Zev MILLER
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Publication number: 20130004706Abstract: A cloth structure having thermal and stereoscopic effects in accordance with the present invention has a lining set as the inner surface, a surface fabric set as outer surface and an intermediate layer sandwiched between the lining and the surface fabric. The intermediate layer is made of fiber filaments laid and stacked in shape of continuous stretching fiber to perform the fiber body, which is heated to make the fiber filaments shrunk and combined with each other until the fiber body has a thickness suitable for manufacturing or optionally cut to become a thinner size. Thereby, the clothing made by the cloth structure has thermal and ventilating effects and moreover has excellent resilient, supporting and stereoscopic effects.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventor: Chen-Chiang Lee
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Patent number: 8337971Abstract: An impact pad comprising an upper part, a middle part, and a lower part, the said upper part being configured as a single piece with a plurality of protrusions on a under side there of facing the middle part, such that said protrusions are adapted to fit in the grooves provided on the top surface of the middle part, the bottom surface of the middle part being provided with the third part, namely means for fastening impact pads on the main support frame with clamps.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Tega Industries LimitedInventor: Imam Syed Yaver
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Patent number: 8337973Abstract: A structure of a cylindrical boss forming place of a cabinet is provided. A resin-molded plate has a first face which is flat and a second face which is opposite to the first face. A resin-molded boss is formed into a cylindrical shape and is integrally protruded from the second face of the plate. A thickness t of a cylinder wall at a base end of the boss is less than a reference thickness T of the plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroki Ishii
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Publication number: 20120285673Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a thermal interface material for providing thermal communication between a heat sink and a heat source. The thermal interface material comprises a plurality of polymer nanofibers having first ends and second ends. The first ends can be positioned substantially adjacent to the heat source. The second ends can be positioned substantially adjacent to the heat sink. The plurality of polymer nanofibers can be aligned substantially perpendicular to at least a portion of the heat source and the heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: Georgia Tech Research CorporationInventors: Baratunde A. COLA, Kyriaki Kalaitzidou, Handoko T. Santoso, Virendra Singh
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Patent number: 8308882Abstract: A three-dimensional hollow fiber component includes a first sheet having first; second, third, fourth and fifth consecutive adjacent sheet sections, the first and fifth sections being end sections, the sheet shaped so as to surround a first chamber such that the first and fifth sections overlap to form a top wall of the first chamber and are stitched to each other by at least one seam and a second sheet having first, second, third, fourth and fifth adjacent consecutive sheet section, the first and fifth sections being end sections, the sheet sections shaped so as to surround a second chamber such that the first and fifth sections overlap to form a top wall of the second chamber and are stitched to each other by at least one seam.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Eurocopter Deutschland GmbHInventor: Christian Weimer
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Publication number: 20120276327Abstract: Vertically oriented carbon nanotubes (CNT) arrays have been simultaneously synthesized at relatively low growth temperatures (i.e., <700° C.) on both sides of aluminum foil via plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. The resulting CNT arrays were highly dense, and the average CNT diameter in the arrays was approximately 10 nm, A CNT TIM that consist of CNT arrays directly and simultaneously synthesized on both sides of aluminum foil has been fabricated. The TIM is insertable and allows temperature sensitive and/or rough substrates to be interfaced by highly conductive and conformable CNT arrays. The use of metallic foil is economical and may prove favorable in manufacturing due to its wide use.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Baratunde A. Cola, Timothy S. Fisher
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Patent number: 8298647Abstract: Multi-layered cellular metallic glass structures and methods of preparing the same are provided. In one embodiment, the cellular metallic glass structure includes at least one patterned metallic glass sheet and at least one additional sheet. The at least one patterned metallic glass sheet may include multiple sheets connected together to form a group of sheets, and the structure may include a group of sheets sandwiched between two outer sheets. The patterned metallic glass sheets may be patterned by thermoplastically forming two- and/or three-dimensional patterns in the metallic glass sheets.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2007Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Robert D. Conner, Marios D. Demetriou, LeRoy A. Dunning, William L. Johnson
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Patent number: 8293353Abstract: An energy absorbing panel containing a pair of generally parallel spaced apart rigid end plates having a stiffness of at least about 200 N-m and a plurality of fabric layers extending between the rigid end plates oriented in a z-axis direction defined as being perpendicular to the rigid end plates. Each fabric layer contains a plurality of monoaxially drawn, thermoplastic fibers. The plurality of fabric layers are fused together forming a bonded structure. Methods of making the energy absorbing panel are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2008Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Howell B. Eleazer, Heather J. Hayes, Yunzhang Wang
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Publication number: 20120263915Abstract: Methods for fabricating sublithographic, nanoscale microstructures in two-dimensional square and rectangular arrays utilizing self-assembling block copolymers, and films and devices formed from these methods are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Inventor: Dan B. Millward
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Patent number: 8282993Abstract: A nanostructure includes a plurality of metal nanoblades positioned with one edge on a substrate. Each of the plurality of metal nanoblades has a large surface area to mass ratio and a width smaller than a length. A method of storing hydrogen includes coating a plurality of magnesium nanoblades with a hydrogen storage catalyst and storing hydrogen by chemically forming magnesium hydride with the plurality of magnesium nanoblades.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2008Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteInventors: Toh-Ming Lu, Gwo-Ching Wang, Fu Tang, Thomas Parker
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Publication number: 20120248926Abstract: Apparatus (30) for making pre-shaped insulating sheets (10) for use in a stator or in a rotor comprising shaping elements (40-44) such to produce, starting from a continuous strip (15) made of electrically insulating material having a flat or substantially flat cross section, a strip portion having a cross section comprising a central septum (20) and two lateral portions (21-23, 21?-23?) joined to a respective end portion of the central septum (20), each of the lateral portions comprising a first section (21,21?) joined to the central septum (20), a second section (22,22?) joined and perpendicular, or essentially perpendicular, to the first section (21,21?), a third section (23, 23?) joined to the second section (22,22?) and inclined with respect to the latter towards the central septum (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2010Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventor: Sante Guercioni
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Patent number: 8277922Abstract: A stem web is disclosed that comprises a backing layer having a first surface and a second surface, and an array of 600 to 20000 upstanding stems projecting from the first surface of the backing. The stems comprise a height from 0.3 and 2.0 millimeters and a shore hardness less than 90A. In one embodiment, the stem web further comprises a reinforcing layer secured to the second surface. In one embodiment, the stem web is secured to a tool to be passed across a surface to be cleaned to capture lint and hair.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2007Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Scott J. Tuman, James J. Kobe, Leon Levitt
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Patent number: 8272188Abstract: A composite laminate structure includes a first skin; a second skin; and a plurality of distinct groupings of Z-axis fibers that extend from the first skin to the second skin, wherein the Z-axis fibers include opposite ends respectively terminating at and integrated into the first skin and the second skin.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Ebert Composites CorporationInventors: David W. Johnson, Scott A. Garrett, Stephen G. Moyers, James M. Hook
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Publication number: 20120231213Abstract: A structure includes a substrate, a first layer formed on the substrate, and a second layer formed on the first layer. The first layer is comprised of a self-assembled monolayer and contains 4-(6-hydroxyhexyloxy)-4?-methoxybiphenyl. The second layer is obtained by micro-phase separation of a block copolymer containing a hydrophilic polymer comprised of polyethylene oxide and a hydrophobic polymer comprised of polymethacrylic acid containing azobenzene at the side chain. The second layer contains a cylinder phase with its long axis being oriented perpendicular to the substrate. The thickness T of the second layer is within a range of A?T?50 nm, where A is a phase separation period length satisfying 5 nm?A?50 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ryosuke Yamamoto, Hiroki Tanaka, Naoko Kihara, Toshiro Hiraoka
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Publication number: 20120231211Abstract: In the presented method for the manufacture of a thermal barrier coating structure (2) on a substrate surface (3) a ceramic coating material is applied onto the substrate surface by means of plasma spraying, wherein the thermal barrier coating structure includes at least two differently produced thermal barrier coatings (2.1, 2.2). For the manufacture of the one thermal barrier coating (2.1), the coating material is sprayed onto the substrate surface in the form of a powder jet by plasma spraying at atmospheric pressure (atmospheric plasma spraying or in abbreviation APS), and for the manufacture of the other thermal barrier coating (2.2) the coating material is applied onto the substrate surface by means of plasma spraying-physical vapor deposition or in abbreviation PS-PVD, such that a layer having elongate corpuscles develops on the substrate surface, which corpuscles form an anisotropic microstructure and are aligned essentially perpendicular to the substrate surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventors: Konstantin von Niessen, Richard K. Schmid
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Publication number: 20120231212Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a structured coating on a substrate, wherein the method comprises the following steps: providing a substrate having a surface to be coated and producing a structured coating on the surface of the substrate to be coated by depositing at least one evaporation coating material, namely aluminium oxide, silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, or titanium dioxide, on the surface of the substrate to be coated by means of thermal evaporation of the at least one evaporation coating material and using additive structuring. The invention further relates to a coated substrate and a semi-finished product having a coated substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2010Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventors: Jürgen Leib, Ulli Hansen, Simon Maus
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Patent number: 8263217Abstract: A support panel structure includes at least one panel which extends in longitudinal and cross direction of the support panel structure and essentially forms one integrated structure, which integrated structure is at least partly built up of at least one composite resin laminate building block comprising at least a first and a second face sheet of a fibrous reinforced material with sandwiched in between a sheet of a foamed core material, wherein the first and second face sheet and the sheet of core material are mutually connected by means of fibrous reinforcing material at least part of which extends in height direction of the resin laminate building block, further with the support panel structure including in height direction a multiplicity of composite resin laminate building blocks stacked on top of each other and bonded to each other, at least a first and a second superposed resin laminate building blocks which sandwich between them a layer of a foamed material, the resin laminate building blocks and foameType: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Groep Stevens InternationalInventor: Jan Verhaeghe
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Patent number: 8252405Abstract: The present invention provides single-walled carbon nanotubes and systems and methods for their preparation.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2006Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityInventors: Hongjie Dai, David Mann, Guangyu Zhang
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Publication number: 20120207968Abstract: The invention relates to a selective dyeing method used for dyeing a substrate (10), selectively within a first exposed surface portion (S1) of said substrate. For this purpose, the substrate consists of a material (2) that is impervious to a dye with the exception of the first portion of the exposed surface. In particular, the impervious material can form a layer which covers a base portion (3) of the substrate in a second portion (S2) of the exposed surface. The substrate is heated such that the dye (C) penetrates a pervious material (1) which constitutes the first portion of the exposed surface. The method is particularly useful for eliminating light diffused by the walls of a multilayer structure which is supported by means of ocular glass.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2010Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventors: Samuel Archambeau, Jérôme Ballet, Jean-Paul Cano, Stéphane Perrot
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Patent number: 8241724Abstract: A system for making and using composite material components is disclosed. Composite material components are preferably constructed in patterns where every part needed for a given filler is included in a single series pattern. Using these series patterns, the material can be cut, folded and the parts created in a manner such that the individual parts forming a single filler are releasably attached to one another, thus resulting in effective and efficient organization of these parts. The filler panels can then be arranged into a folding stack of offset edges. Two shapes are preferably used with subtle differences between each at the fold area. Different patterns can be used to have the first two panels in the series positioned at 0 degrees, followed by two panels positioned at 45 degrees, and then alternating the angle positions throughout the pattern. The pattern preferably incorporates triangular portions or tabs between each set of panels in the series to help in establishing a fold line.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2010Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Charles Edward Arnold, Jr.
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Patent number: 8241726Abstract: A resilient mat system where a mat has overall mat thickness T, and the mat has an upper layer with an upper layer thickness t, and a plurality of supporting resilient substructure columns, each column having a relatively uniform height h, such that T=t+h, wherein the ratio of h:t>3.5 for values of T>about 0.9 inch (about 2.3 cm). Each column has a frusto-conical column wall, a central void, and a column bottom. The frusto-conical column has its smaller diameter end at the column bottom, a plurality of the columns optionally further have a vertical stiffening rib along a portion of the upper zone of the column wall.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Satech, Inc.Inventors: Richard P. Scott, Bryce L. Betteridge
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Publication number: 20120177861Abstract: An energy absorbing panel containing a pair of generally parallel spaced apart rigid end plates having a stiffness of at least about 200 N-m and a plurality of fabric layers extending between the rigid end plates oriented in a z-axis direction defined as being perpendicular to the rigid end plates. Each fabric layer contains a plurality of monoaxially drawn, thermoplastic fibers. The plurality of fabric layers are fused together forming a bonded structure. Methods of making the energy absorbing panel are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2008Publication date: July 12, 2012Inventors: Howell B. Eleazer, Heather J. Hayes, Yunzhang Wang
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Patent number: 8211524Abstract: A ceramic matrix composite (CMC) anchor (20, 100) joining a metal substrate (40) and a ceramic thermal barrier (38). The CMC anchor extends into and interlocks with the ceramic barrier, and extends into and interlocks with the metal substrate. The CMC anchor may be a honeycomb (20) or other extending-into-and-interlocking geometry. A CMC honeycomb may be formed with first (22) and second (24) arrays of cells (26) with open distal ends (28) on respective opposite sides of a sheet (30). The cells may have walls (32) with transverse passages (36). A metal (40) may be deposited into the cells and passages on one side of the sheet, forming a metal substrate locked into the honeycomb. A ceramic insulation material (38) may be deposited into the cells and passages on the opposite side of the sheet, forming a layer of ceramic insulation locked into the honeycomb.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.Inventors: Malberto Gonzalez, Douglas A. Keller, Bonnie D. Marini, Jay A. Morrison
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Publication number: 20120164375Abstract: A method for fabricating composite carbon nanotube structure is presented. A carbon nanotube array is provided. A first carbon nanotube structure is drawn from the carbon nanotube array. The first carbon nanotube structure is located on the substrate. A second carbon nanotube structure is grown on a surface of the first carbon nanotube structure to form a composite carbon nanotube structure. A composite carbon nanotube structure is also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., TSINGHUA UNIVERSITYInventors: KAI-LI JIANG, SHOU-SHAN FAN
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Publication number: 20120156425Abstract: The present invention comprises a rotating device which comprises two pairs of disks. Each pair has a first disk in a first plane and a second disk in a second plane rigidly joined to the first disk. The second plane is perpendicular to the first plane and the first disk in each pair are detachably attached to one another and the second disk in each pair are detachably attached to one another so that each pair connectedly rotates with respect to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventor: Nina D'Amario
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Publication number: 20120156424Abstract: A nanosheet includes a 2H—SiC layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first and second surfaces being opposed to each other; a first graphene layer formed of 1-10 graphenes being disposed on the first surface; and a second graphene layer formed of 1-10 graphenes being disposed on the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Academia SinicaInventors: Kuei-hsien Chen, Ming-Shien Hu, Chun-Chiang Kuo, Li-chyong Chen
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Patent number: 8202603Abstract: An elastic sheet structure including a fixing section, a body section perpendicularly connected to the fixing section, an elastic section, and two support sections is provided. The elastic section perpendicularly connects to the body section so that a portion of the elastic section is substantially parallel to the fixing section. Two support sections perpendicularly connect to two opposite sides of the body section. The support sections are supported by the fixing section, and are higher than the body section concurrently with respect to the fixing section. The elastic section is located between and movable with respect to the two support sections, and a top of the elastic section is higher than a top of each support section concurrently with respect to the fixing section.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.Inventor: Cheng-Lung Chang
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Patent number: 8189326Abstract: The present invention discloses a product case for housing an electronic device, wherein the product case comprising a case body; a decoration layer disposed on the case body; a decorating panel; wherein the surface of the decoration layer is configured with a chamber, and the decorating panel is configured to be inlayed inside the chamber. According to the present invention, the product case is configured with the decoration layer, and the decorating panel is configured to be inlayed inside the chamber. Therefore, the design of the electronic device is improved without influencing the decoration layer. Further, the design of the electronic device case may be customized in accordance with the requirement of the consumer.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2009Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: BYD Company, Ltd.Inventors: Ligang Sun, Chuimin Chen, Taoyong Deng, Mingzhu Chang, Jiaxin Zhang
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Publication number: 20120128920Abstract: A core of a vacuum insulation member and a vacuum insulation member using the same are disclosed. The core of a vacuum insulation member includes: a plurality of plates which are spaced apart from each other; and a support member supporting the plurality of plates between the plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventors: Ilseob Yoon, Dongju Jung, Minkyu Hwang, Jinwoo Shim, Kyungdo Kim, Youngbae Kim
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Publication number: 20120125537Abstract: An apparatus, comprising two conductive surfaces or layers and a nanostructure assembly bonded to the two conductive surfaces or layers to create electrical or thermal connections between the two conductive surfaces or layers, and a method of making same.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2012Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: SMOLTEK ABInventors: Mohammad Shafiqul Kabir, Andrzej Brud
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Patent number: 8181345Abstract: A method for optimizing the mass of a composite panel composed of a plurality of uniform thickness zones, each zone defined by a vertical arrangement of plies, each arrangement having a different number of piles, and different orientation angles, where a positioning order of the plies has a given orientation angle with respect to the others in the vertical arrangement, and the proportion of plies has a given orientation angle with respect to all the plies composing the vertical arrangement. The optimization includes defining a lay-up table, and defining a vertical arrangement of plies for each uniform thickness zone, and starting from the lay-up table, building a function describing the physical properties of each zone as a function of the total thickness of each zone, where the total thickness for each zone is adjusted using a discrete variables iteration process, until the mass of the panel is a minimum.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2007Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Airbus Operations SASInventors: Alban Carpentier, Stephane Grihon
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Patent number: 8182896Abstract: A panel comprising a substrate having a top substrate surface and a bottom substrate surface. The substrate includes a plurality of tiles extending outwardly from the top substrate surface of substrate. The tiles having a top tile surface and a bottom tile surface. The tiles and the substrate are integral and formed of a single piece of material. Each tile is connected to the substrate at a connection area. Each connection area projects upwardly from the top substrate surface of the substrate and includes a bottom connection edge connected to the top substrate surface of the substrate at a first angle and a top connection edge connected to a bottom tile surface of one of the tiles at a second angle. The tiles form an optical image on the panel.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2010Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Dri-Design, LLCInventors: Marcus Dack, Bradley J. Zeeff
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Publication number: 20120121846Abstract: A method of construction of a tungsten carbide/TSP insert for hard facing a wear surface comprises the steps of forming a tungsten carbide body (12) in a mould. After the moulding step, a channel section slot (24) or pocket (24?) is created in the body before it has hardened substantially. The body is then heat-treated to harden it. A TSP body (32) is fitted in the slot/pocket (24/24?) so that it is a close sliding fit between the sides (18) of the slot, and is of the same depth as the slot. The TSP is (preferably) brazed into the slot. The insert has pips (30) on its edges (18) to facilitate welding to a substrate prior to a final brazing step.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2009Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: CUTTING & WEAR RESISTANT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDInventor: Mark Russell
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Patent number: 8178197Abstract: An application for an arced sealing tape has a bottom, an inner wall and an outer wall. The surfaces of the inner wall and the outer wall that are closest to a center point of the arc have an adhesive. Likewise, a bottom surface of the bottom also has an adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Inventor: David G. Segur
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Patent number: 8173241Abstract: A composite system comprises a base layer, a capping layer, and at least one core geocell layer. The base layer and capping layer are staked below and above the core geocell layer, which is infilled with a low quality material. In specific embodiments, the base layer and capping layer are each geocells infilled with a high quality material. This composite system meets engineering specifications economically.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: PRS Mediterranean Ltd.Inventors: Izhar Halahmi, Oded Erez, Adi Erez
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Patent number: 8172036Abstract: A method for fabricating an acoustic metamaterial may include providing a planar pattern of springs arranged in columns and rows and separated from each other by interconnection nodes, providing a planar pattern of mass units separated from each other by a distance corresponding to a distance between the interconnection nodes, providing an array of vertically oriented springs separated from each other by the distance between the interconnection nodes, and aligning and joining the planar pattern of springs, the planar pattern of mass units and the array of vertically oriented springs to form a layer of unit cells.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Minas H. Tanielian
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Patent number: 8173235Abstract: An application for an arced sealing tape has a bottom, an inner wall and an outer wall. The outer wall has an outward flare extending outwardly from the center. The surfaces of the inner wall and the outer wall that are closest to a center point of the arc have an adhesive and a bottom surface of the bottom also has an adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Inventor: David G. Segur
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Patent number: 8173247Abstract: Stiff, lightweight composite materials that include a Class A surface finish as well as methods of making these composites and articles that include these composites. The fiber reinforced HPPC composite sheet material includes a glass laminate layer and a metal layer. The metal layer covers the unidirectional glass fibers in the HPPC composite while the glass laminate layer gives the composite mechanical puncture resistance, while providing a composite sheet material with Class A surface properties that is still lightweight.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Dirk Aart Noordegraaf, Rudolf Nuss
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Publication number: 20120107552Abstract: A method for conductively attaching a workpiece (110) onto a substrate (101). Spreading a layer of an adhesive polymeric compound (130) over the first surface (101a) of the substrate, the compound including a suspension of electrically and thermally conductive first particles (140) intermixed with a suspension of ferromagnetic surfactant-coated second particles (141). Applying an external magnetic field (401) to the layer, the field oriented normal to the first surface and capable of arraying the ferromagnetic particles in lines, and, by causality, aligning the conductive particles in chains normal to the first surface. Orienting the second surface (110a) of the workpiece parallel to the first substrate surface (101a) and bringing the aligned conductive particle chains (140) in contact with the first and second surfaces by pressing the workpiece onto the layer and piercing the chain ends to touch the first and second surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventor: John P. TELLKAMP
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Patent number: 8163369Abstract: A vehicle floor tray has a base, upstanding side walls, a forward panel, and an aft wall that define a basin for confining liquid such as water, mud, and slush. An array of spaced apart chevron-shaped treads project upwardly from the base. The chevron-shaped treads are arranged in adjacent rows and the treads in each row are oriented in a direction opposite from the direction of orientation of the treads in adjacent rows. Further, each row of treads is shifted or staggered with respect to adjacent rows by a distance substantially equal to half the length of a tread plus half the distance between adjacent treads in a row. This configuration forms a convolutedly shaped network contiguous channels within which liquid may collect and spread out. The shape of the channel network and the shapes and orientations of the chevron-shaped treads inhibits the mass flow of liquid to the front, back, or sides of the floor tray during acceleration, deceleration, and up or down hill traverses.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2008Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Omix-Ada, Inc.Inventors: John M. Stanesic, David E. Hardy
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Patent number: 8163379Abstract: The present invention provides a sandwich structure with a core element in honeycomb form and outer layers with carbon fiber and glass fiber layers, the glass fiber layers being applied to the outer sides of the sandwich structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbHInventors: Michael Doecker, Florian Macke, Klaus Schoote, Jens Wieting
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Publication number: 20120094061Abstract: A sandwich construction including a core having inner and outer surfaces and comprising a sheet material oriented extending between the inner and outer core surfaces in a configuration providing resistance to crushing in a direction between the inner and outer surfaces. The formable protector further includes an outer facing layer of a sheet material adhered to the outer surface of the core layer; and an inner facing layer adhered to the core inner surface and being sufficiently deformable to conform to a sharp edge of a protected object when the protector is bent therearound, and being substantially more compressible or stretchable than the outer facing layer. The core has sufficient resistance to crushing and the outer facing layer is sufficiently durable for causing the core to partially crush when the protector is bent around the sharp edge while partially retaining crushing resistance for protecting the sharp edge against impact.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: Pregis Innovative Packaging, Inc.Inventor: Johannes Philippus Ludovicus Maria Diderich
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Publication number: 20120082822Abstract: Methods for fabricating a random graft PS-r-PEO copolymer and its use as a neutral wetting layer in the fabrication of sublithographic, nanoscale arrays of elements including openings and linear microchannels utilizing self-assembling block copolymers, and films and devices formed from these methods are provided. In some embodiments, the films can be used as a template or mask to etch openings in an underlying material layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Inventor: Dan B. Millward
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Publication number: 20120076977Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reinforced wood products and reinforcement components for use with wood products. In some embodiments, reinforced wood products according to the disclosure include a wood component and a reinforcement component. The reinforcement component may include one or more metal plates and one or more fixation mechanisms. The metal plates may be attached to at least one reinforced surface of the wood component so that the reinforcement component extends over less than about 35% of the length of the wood component. In some embodiments, reinforcement components according to the disclosure may also include one or more buckling resistance notches.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANYInventor: Thomas F. Schulner