William Patrick Spurgeon

US Patent:

6406660, Jun 18, 2002

Filed:

Feb 7, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/499171

Inventors:

William A. Spurgeon - Newark DE

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC

International Classification:

B29C 4312

US Classification:

264510, 264571, 264138, 264152, 264257, 264258

Abstract:

A method of forming fiber reinforced polymer matrix composite structures having a low volume fraction of fiber reinforcement and carefully controlled thicknesses is provided. The method enables the production of composite structures having a fiber volume fraction of less than about 0. 5 through the use of vacuum bag molding, thereby eliminating the need for expensive closed molds, The method also eliminates the occurrence of âracetrackingâ of uncured resin during the resin infusion process.

US Patent:

20160336657, Nov 17, 2016

Filed:

Mar 29, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/083815

Inventors:

- Nashua NH, US
William A. SPURGEON - Newark DE, US
James P. WOLBERT - Aberdeen MD, US
James P. ZONA - Merrimack NH, US

International Classification:

H01Q 9/28
H01Q 1/32
H01Q 1/40

Abstract:

A high powered armor panel having the wideband embedded antenna for operation in severe environmental conditions. The armor panel comprises a driven bowtie dipole electrically coupled to at least one driven resistor, a parasitic bowtie dipole electrically coupled to at least one parasitic resistor, a composite structure which has the driven bowtie dipole and the parasitic bowtie dipole embedded therein, a heat sink supported on a first side of the composite structure for dissipating heat, and an armor layer supported on an opposite second first side of the composite structure. The heat sink supports the at least one driven resistor electrically coupled to the driven bowtie dipole and the at least one parasitic resistor electrically coupled to the parasitic bowtie dipole.