Louis R Semff

60804556, Jun 27, 2000

Jun 7, 1995

8/478158

Donald L. Purinton - Plano TX
Louis R. Semff - Plano TX

Raytheon Company - Lexington MA

B32B 102

428 345

A structure, preferably a radome (1) which comprises a honeycomb (11) of ceramic cloth in the form of fused woven fibers bonded with a matrix to provide a ceramic fiber composite. The fibers are quartz and the matrix is a silica matrix. A cloth (13) is impregated with polysiloxane so that the cloth is 65% by weight quartz and 35% by weight polysiloxane. One or more layers of the quartz cloth (13) are disposed over both open ends of the honeycomb, the total thickness of the layers on each side of the honeycomb being 0. 06 inches. A layer of a paint (15) of polysiloxane containing titanium dioxide is optionally placed over the outermost layer of the resin impregnated quartz cloth. The radome is fabricated by initially providing the honeycomb, placing the resin-impregnated cloth thereover and then heating so that some of the resin penetrates into the honeycomb and some of the resin also pyrolyzes to form holes in the resin-impregnated cloth layers. A polysilazane is then disposed in the holes that are formed to provide a sandwich wherein the outer layers or skin contain unpyrolyzed and possibly partially pyrolyzed inorganic resin.

60633271, May 16, 2000

Dec 8, 1997

8/986596

Louis Richard Semff - Flower Mound TX

Raytheon Company - Lexington MA

C04B 3332

264624

A method of making a shaped article and composite therefor which includes of a shaped tool, such as a mold and providing a composite of a quartz fabric disposed within a polysilazane which is moldable at a temperature below the curing temperature of the polysilazane and cured by catalyst. The polysilazane can be optionally filled with particulate material. A compaction pressure is applied to the composite to insure contact of the composite and the tool and prevent loss of less reactive polysilazane components. The composite is then cured to hardness by increasing the temperature applied to the composite at a rate of about 10. degree. C. /minute to a temperature of about 150. degree. C. and holding that temperature of about 150. degree. C. up to about 4 hours to provide a cured polymer.

49575856, Sep 18, 1990

Jan 23, 1989

7/300750

Louis R. Semff - Plano TX

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

B32B 3120

156382

A manufacturing device has an outer chamber in which a tool is mounted. The tool is shaped to receive a thermoplastic or staged prepreg. The tool has heaters embedded within it. The chamber region between the tool and the inside wall of the chamber is filled with polysilicone polymer and pressurized to a low pressure such as 50 pounds per square inch. To insure prepreg compaction the chamber is then pressurized in the range of 3,000 pounds per square inch. The chamber to insure prepreg compaction is then pressurized and as is the polysilicone polymer to a pressure in the range of 3,000 psi. At the completion of the temperature/pressure cycle, the cured product is removed from the tool.

57387508, Apr 14, 1998

Jun 7, 1995

8/473181

Donald L. Purinton - Plano TX
Louis R. Semff - Plano TX

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

D06M 1700

156325

A structure, preferably a radome (1) which comprises a honeycomb (11) of ceramic cloth in the form of fused woven fibers bonded with a matrix to provide a ceramic fiber composite. The fibers are quartz and the matrix is a silica matrix. A cloth (13) is impregated with polysiloxane so that the cloth is 65% by weight quartz and 35% by weight polysiloxane. One or more layers of the quartz cloth (13) are disposed over both open ends of the honeycomb, the total thickness of the layers on each side of the honeycomb being 0. 06 inches. A layer of a paint (15) of polysiloxane containing titanium dioxide is optionally placed over the outermost layer of the resin impregnated quartz cloth. The radome is fabricated by initially providing the honeycomb, placing the resin-impregnated cloth thereover and then heating so that some of the resin penetrates into the honeycomb and some of the resin also pyrolyzes to form holes in the resin-impregnated cloth layers. A polysilazane is then disposed in the holes that are formed to provide a sandwich wherein the outer layers or skin contain unpyrolyzed and possibly partially pyrolyzed inorganic resin.

59483482, Sep 7, 1999

Dec 1, 1997

8/980527

Louis Richard Semff - Plano TX

Raytheon Company - Lexington MA

C04B 3580

264624

A method of making a shaped article and composite therefor which comprises of a shaped tool, such as a mold and providing a composite of a quartz fabric disposed within a resin taken from the class consisting of inorganic silicon-based polymers, preferably polycarbosilanes having predominantly hydrogen and/or methyl groupings attached thereto and polysilanes having hydrogen and/or methyl grouping attached thereto, polycarbosilazanes, polyborosilazanes, polyborosilanes and certain polysiloxanes with attached groupings as noted for the similar materials as set forth above, which is moldable at a temperature below the curing temperature of the resin and cured by catalyst. The resin can be optionally filled with particulate material. A compaction pressure is applied to the composite to insure contact of the composite and the tool and prevent loss of less reactive resin components. The composite is then cured to hardness by increasing the temperature applied to the composite at a rate of about 10. degree. C.

60370238, Mar 14, 2000

Jul 8, 1994

8/273040

Donald L. Purinton - Plano TX
Louis R. Semff - Plano TX

Raytheon Company - Lexington MA

B32B 102

428 345

A structure, preferably a radome (1) which comprises a honeycomb (11) of ceramic cloth in the form of fused woven fibers bonded with a matrix to provide a ceramic fiber composite. The fibers are quartz and the matrix is a silica matrix. A cloth (13) is impregated with polysiloxane so that the cloth is 65% by weight quartz and 35% by weight polysiloxane. One or more layers of the quartz cloth (13) are disposed over both open ends of the honeycomb, the total thickness of the layers on each side of the honeycomb being 0. 06 inches or less. A layer of a paint (15) of polysiloxane with or without specified filler is optionally placed over the outermost layer of the resin impregnated quartz cloth. The radome is fabricated by initially providing the honeycomb, placing the resin-impregnated cloth thereover and then heating so that some of the resin penetrates into the honeycomb and some of the resin also pyrolyzes to form holes in the resin-impregnated cloth layers. A polysilazane is then disposed in the holes that are formed to provide a sandwich wherein the outer layers or skin contain unpyrolyzed and possibly partially pyrolyzed inorganic resin.