David Craig Locher

Author:

David A. Locher

ISBN #:

0130886688

Address:

9760 S Candlewood Cir, Sandy, UT 84092

VIN:

4T1BK36B37U184443

Make:

TOYOTA

Model:

AVALON

Year:

2007

US Patent:

7897235, Mar 1, 2011

Filed:

Jul 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/494049

Inventors:

David M. Locher - Waukesha WI, US
James E. Desing - Elkhorn WI, US

Assignee:

Milwaukee Composites, Inc. - Oak Creek WI

International Classification:

B32B 3/02

US Classification:

428 76, 428 71, 523094, 523098, 5230913, 5278411, 527931

Abstract:

A flame retardant panel apparatus, and method, utilize a flame retardant panel, having an exterior and an interior face thereof, with the panel including a panel structure having a primary core encapsulated within a panel frame of reinforced phenolic material, and a layer of flame retardant material attached to the panel structure and extending outwardly therefrom to at least partially define an exterior face of the flame retardant panel. The flame retardant panel is suitable for use in mass transit conveyances, such as subway cars, high speed cars, rail cars, buses, rapid response vehicles, marine vessels, and elevators.

US Patent:

6824851, Nov 30, 2004

Filed:

Apr 5, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/110094

Inventors:

David M. Locher - Waukesha WI
John J. Tommet - South Milwaukee WI

Assignee:

Milwaukee Composites, Inc. - Oak Creek WI

International Classification:

B32B 3118

US Classification:

428 76, 428 68, 428 71, 428 72, 428 73, 428116, 428117, 428118, 428 45, 428 60, 428192, 156 79, 1563069, 1563077, 156250, 527831, 527931

Abstract:

A mass transit flooring assembly including a plurality of sandwich panels. The sandwich panels ( ) include a top skin ( ), a bottom skin ( ), a perimeter defining closeout ( ), and a core ( ) between the top ( ) and bottom skin ( ) and within the closeout parameter ( ). The closeout ( ) includes mating surfaces used to connect adjacent panels. The core is a precured reinforced core including a plurality of phenolic ribs and foam strips positioned in an alternating fashion. The precured core is manufactured by impregnating a layer of fabric with phenolic resin between two foam cores and stacking in a similar alternating fashion to create a bun. After the bun is cured at a constant pressure and temperature and cooled, the bun is cut along a plane perpendicular to the plane of the layers to provide a precured reinforced core panel ready to be inserted as a core in a sandwich panel.