Prestressed honeycomb method and apparatus therefor
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Sep 28, 1999
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Abstract
A resilient prestressed honeycomb structure comprises a honeycomb core having a plurality of abutting partition walls forming opposed hollow-cell faces defining planar surfaces and a face sheet secured to one of the planar surfaces. The partition walls or the face sheet is air-permeable, and at least one of the hollow-cell faces has been compressively deformed laterally along its planar surface to provide a substantially continuous cushioned face portion. The cushioned face portion is sufficiently resilient to cushion substantially all surfaces of a body in contact therewith. When one of the hollow-cell faces is compressively deformed, the air-permeable partition walls or the air-permeable face sheet allows air to flow therethrough.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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PREGIS HOLDING II CORPORATION | 1650 LAKE COOK ROAD SUITE 400 DEERFIELD IL 60015 | |
PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING INC | 1650 LAKE COOK ROAD SUITE 400 DEERFIELD IL 60015 | |
PREGIS INTELLIPACK CORP | 227 W MONROE STREET SUITE 4100 CHICAGO IL 60606 | |
PREGIS CORPORATION | 1650 LAKE COOK ROAD SUITE 400 DEERFIELD IL 60015 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Carder, Rueben C | Michigan City, IN | 2 | 31 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 31 | |||
Jaegers, Robert E | Lake Zurich, IL | 9 | 127 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 127 | |||
Reed, Robert R | Wallingford, CT | 15 | 166 |
# of filed Patents : 15 Total Citations : 166 | |||
Woodward, Jr William B | Irving, TX | 3 | 57 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 57 |
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