Class 114/102.31 - Of laminate or composite construction

Subclass of Class 114 - Ships
Definition: Subject matter wherein the extent of material is fabricated
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 05/22/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8181587	Method of producing reinforced, formed fabrics The invention relates to a method of producing reinforced, formed fabrics, consisting in producing a continuous fabric alternated with a membrane (34) containing embedded reinforcing elements, which is prepared in overlapping portions on a conveyor belt (2...	05/22/2012
7419561	Cast composite sail and method A method of casting a sail comprising supplying a carrier film, supporting the carrier film along a support mechanism, forming a sail form with the support mechanism, pulling the carrier film across the support mechanism, forming a first coating, wiping the resin to...	09/02/2008
7305927	Asymmetrical sail fabric A sailcloth in roll good form permits efficient and cost effective construction of cross cut and vertical cut, laminate sails based on “off-angle,” (asymmetrical) load bearing fibers. The sailcloth also may include a conventional warp and fill thread or fiber la...	12/11/2007
7178762	Reinforcing material for parachutes and methods for reinforcing parachutes A parachute is formed using a non-woven composite material. The non-woven composite material is formed by fusing a plurality of mono-filament fibers between thin layers of plastic. The non-woven material may be used as reinforcing tapes or as parachute lines in conn...	02/20/2007
7104210	Asymmetrical sail fabric A sailcloth in roll good form permits efficient and cost effective construction of cross cut and vertical cut, laminate sails based on “off-angle,” (assymetrical) load bearing fibers. The sailcloth also may include a conventional warp and fill thread or fiber la...	09/12/2006
7051666	Composite iso-stress sail structure and method for making A composite iso-stress sail structure comprises a sail body having an expected iso-stress line, when in a chosen sail shape and under a loading within a chosen range of loadings. An iso-stress element is laminated to the sail body material to create an iso-stress po...	05/30/2006
6971430	Cast composite sail and method An apparatus for casting sails comprising a roll stand configured to supply a carrier film. The apparatus contains a support mechanism for the carrier film, and further comprises of a drawing mechanism, a first resin dispenser, a first wiper portion, two yarn applic...	12/06/2005
6925950	Composite iso-stress sail structure and method for making A composite iso-stress sail structure comprises a sail body having an expected iso-stress line, when in a chosen sail shape and under a loading within a chosen range of loadings. An iso-stress element is laminated to the sail body material to create an iso-stress po...	08/09/2005
6886483	Sail and method of manufacture thereof A sailboat sail includes a sheet of material that contains stretchable webs that assume a planar orientation when placed against a planar surface, but which can stretch into a sail or airfoil orientation when mounted to a sailboat and exposed to wind loading. The sh...	05/03/2005
6624098	Sailcloth having improved stability A sailcloth is constructed by laminating two layers of cloth together with a central layer of film. The cloth layers are oriented such that stretch resistant yarns in the layers run perpendicular to each other....	09/23/2003
6332420	Sail of one piece three dimensional fabric A sail is formed on a mold in a three dimensional fashion. The sail is a laminate having three corners. The sail includes two outer layers of film and an inner yarn structure. Yarns radiate from each corner of the sail and terminate at an edge opposite th...	12/25/2001
6302044	Multisection sail body and method for making A sail body (3), which can be finished along its edges and corners to create a finished sail (2), includes a number of sail sections(46) joined along their edges (47). Each sail section includes a reinforced material (20) laminated between first and secon...	10/16/2001
6230641	Process for producing a convex sail or a tensile structure A process for modelling a sail with a sandwich configuration and a three-dimensional convex shape, wherein the "mould" is formed by a semirigid film material which has a shape identical to that of the sail to be produced. On this kind of "parent sail", a ...	05/15/2001
6112689	Sail body and method for making A sail body (3) includes first and second skin layers (40, 42), each skin layer having an outer film (22) at an outer side (34) and reinforcement elements (28, 30) at an inner side (36). The skin layers are laminated with the inner sides abutting to form ...	09/05/2000
5556677	Composite shaft structure and manufacture The invention provides improvements to a composite member that has a plurality of plies. The improved composite member has (1) an interior ply which functions to dampen or resist sudden forces exerted on the composite member, (2) an intermediate load-carr...	09/17/1996
5403641	Reinforced sailcloth A reinforced laminated cloth is provided comprising outer layers of material having sandwiched therebetween a layer of reinforcing material, the layer of reinforcing material preferably comprising first and second layers of parallel spaced apart strands o...	04/04/1995
5355820	Machines for making laminate suitable for stress bearing materials such as sails A method for thread laying and a thread laying machine; thread laying has been achieved by a machine that has a vacuum table and above it a gantry with a thread dispensing device on a shuttle operating in an x- and y- direction; the gantry may be fixed to...	10/18/1994
5352311	Method of manufacturing a composite sail batten A sail batten formed of a fiber reinforced composite material extended longitudinally and varying in transverse cross sectional from an ellipse at one end to a flattened ellipse at the other end. A two step processing for fabrications the batten commences...	10/04/1994
5333568	Material for the fabrication of sails An improved reinforced laminate for use in sails or other flexible sheet or membrane applications utilizes a pull-truded thin lightweight reinforcing sheet of unidirectional extruded monofilaments in which the reinforcing sheet or sheets form one or more ...	08/02/1994
5304414	Non-laminated woven sailcloth The warp and weft yarns are woven either conventionally, one over the other, or with certain reinforcing yarns being woven over several yarns. The majority of the warp and weft yarns have a tensile modulus of 100 grams/denier or less. The reinforcing yarn...	04/19/1994
5188872	Composite structural member with high bending strength A composite member (10) features a unique ply geometry which contributes to improved bending strength. The composite is constructed of a plurality of plies, each comprising a fiber component disposed within a polymer matrix. An inner ply (16) has a fiber ...	02/23/1993
5178086	High performance sail construction High performance sail craft operate in high apparent wind velocities which induce high aerodynamic loads into the said surface. This invention provides a light weight sail construction that resists deformation of the sail surface caused by high aerodynami...	01/12/1993
5172647	Tape reinforced monofilm sail A high performance sail for racing and cruising sailboats, sailboards, iceboats and sailing land craft comprising of one, two or a plurality of panels seamed by double faced adhesive tape, with said panel(s) reinforced with a plurality of multi-filiment r...	12/22/1992
5161479	Laminated sail fabric Liquid crystal polymer films are laminated to a textile substrate in a specific fashion to produce a fabric especially useful for sail panels....	11/10/1992
5097783	Reinforced sailcloth A composite sail (mainsail, jib, spinnaker) is provided which is fabricated from a series of panels each of whichis joined to an adjacent panel. The individual panels comprise laminates of two outer layers between which is an inner layer comprising a weft...	03/24/1992
5097784	Sail of one piece three dimensional laminated fabric having uninterrupted load bearing yarns A one piece sail is made on a mold and includes an outer impervious layer, such as film, and an inner layer of continuous and uninterrupted yarns disposed in continuous trajectories from one edge of the sail to the other and carrying the majority of the l...	03/24/1992
5061553	Coextruded sail A sail material and method of manufacture of such sail material, the sail material being made of a plurality of polymers coextruded in coextensive layers (12, 14, 16, 18, 20), each of a dissimilar polymer forming a continuous sheet and each of such polyme...	10/29/1991
5038700	Novel sail construction and sails made accordingly An improved sail of thread and polymer film construction including for panels and at corners of sail foam layers; novel batten pocket construction includes foam-film combinations....	08/13/1991
5001003	Laminated sailcloth with scrim A laminated sail cloth includes a central layer of spaced intersecting scrim yarns which intersect at acute angles in such a matter to reinforce the fabric along the fill and bias directions of the fabric....	03/19/1991
4945848	Reinforced sailcloth A composite sail (mainsail, jib, spinmaker) is provided which is fabricated from a series of panels each of which is joined to an adjacent panel. The individual panels comprise laminates of two outer layers between which is an inner layer comprising a wef...	08/07/1990
4831953	Structural sails A sail wherein the loads thereon in use are carried predominantly by structural members properly disposed within the sail....	05/23/1989
4708080	Composite thread line sails Sails made with threads running in the direction of principal stresses in a laminate made of the threads laminated to a film material, such as Mylar....	11/24/1987
4702190	Structural sail with grid members An improved structural sail with grid members appropriately positioned to resist aerodynamic loads....	10/27/1987
4679519	Laminated cloth construction Flexible laminates and methods for their preparation are disclosed. The laminates comprise co-extensive layers bonded together at their interfaces by a synthetic resin adhesive. One outer layer comprises a sheet of dimensionally stable (i.e. stretch resis...	07/14/1987
4677010	Nautical high visibility device A detection device comprising cooperating retro-reflective and fluorescent members are disposed on a self-adhesive incorporating a conductive metal radar reflecting layer. Nautical application to the sails of sailboats and the like are disclosed....	06/30/1987
4624205	Method of stress distribution in a sail, a sail embodying the same and sail construction A sail and a method for constructing a sail or any pliable lifting surface where the lift for or the motive power therefor is wind....	11/25/1986
4593639	Method of stress distribution in a sail and sail construction A method for constructing a sail or any pliable lifting surface where the lift for or the motive power therefor is wind and a sail as an article of manufacture....	06/10/1986
4499842	Sail cloth and sail made therefrom A sail cloth is provided from a woven substrate which contains two or more warp yarns that are intersected by fill yarns in a regular or repeating pattern. In constructing the sail, the cloth is orientated such that the warp yarns are substantially parall...	02/19/1985
4444822	Sailcloth A sailcloth comprising a laminate of a continuous sheet of synthetic resin bonded to an unwoven, warp knit scrim and, optionally, coated on the exposed side of the warp knit scrim with a synthetic resin....	04/24/1984

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Class 114/102.31 - Of laminate or composite construction