Curtis L Landi

US Patent:

6415583, Jul 9, 2002

Filed:

Feb 25, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/513492

Inventors:

Curtis L. Landi - San Jose CA
Susan L. Wilson - San Jose CA
Selver Kulovic - Santa Clara CA

Assignee:

Supracor, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

B68B 700

US Classification:

54 65, 54445, 54 447

Abstract:

The inventive saddle pads are for placement between a saddle and a horses back, or between a saddle and the rider, for therapeutic and cushioning protection for the horse and for the rider. The saddle pads incorporate a perforated honeycomb cellular structure which contours to the horses back and/or the saddle to provide uniform load distribution. The honeycomb cells of the pad are aligned perpendicular to the horses back and flex with movement to reduce shear forces against the horses skin. The ability of the honeycomb to contour and flex with the movement helps keep the pad securely in place, eliminating rubbing and chafing.

US Patent:

6574947, Jun 10, 2003

Filed:

Jun 7, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/165695

Inventors:

Curtis L. Landi - San Jose CA 95131
Susan L. Wilson - San Jose CA 95131
Selver Kulovic - Santa Clara CA 95050

International Classification:

B68C 108

US Classification:

54 65, 54 445, 54 447, 264248, 428 71, 428116

Abstract:

The inventive saddle pads are for placement between a saddle and a horses back, or between a saddle and the rider, for therapeutic and cushioning protection for the horse and for the rider. The saddle pads incorporate a perforated honeycomb cellular structure which contours to the horses back and/or the saddle to provide uniform load distribution. The honeycomb cells of the pad are aligned perpendicular to the horses back and flex with movement to reduce shear forces against the horses skin. The ability of the honeycomb to contour and flex with the movement helps keep the pad securely in place, eliminating rubbing and chafing.

US Patent:

7032328, Apr 25, 2006

Filed:

Jan 20, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/761930

Inventors:

Susan Wilson - San Jose CA, US
Curtis L. Landi - San Jose CA, US
Karl Boucher - Foster CA, US

Assignee:

Supracor, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

A43B 13/20
A43B 3/12

US Classification:

36 29, 36 115

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus directed to a multi-layer honeycomb sole. A footwear item in accordance with the invention includes a sole that includes a top layer attached to a bottom layer such that their edges are fused together. The top layer includes a first honeycomb core having an exposed surface that includes contours configured to accommodate contours of a foot. The first honeycomb core includes unsealed cells that have walls with perforations. The bottom layer includes a second honeycomb core that includes sealed cells.

US Patent:

7376996, May 27, 2008

Filed:

Jun 17, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/156246

Inventors:

Curtis L. Landi - San Jose CA, US
Susan Wilson - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Supracor, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

A47C 27/00
B32B 3/12

US Classification:

5722, 5723, 5691, 5932

Abstract:

A multi-section mattress or mattress overlay including a first generally rectangular section made from a first honeycomb core having a first core face and a second core face, the first core having a first facing sheet bonded to one of the first and second core faces, a second generally rectangular section made from a second honeycomb core having a third core face and a fourth core face, the second core having a second facing sheet bonded to one of the third and fourth core faces, the second section being positioned with one side thereof immediately adjacent an opposing side of the first section; and a seam joining the first and second sections together along the lengths of the one side and the opposing side, the seam being formed by bonding a portion of the first face extending along the one side to a portion of the third face extending along the opposing side, and by orienting the bonded portions of the first and third faces such that they extend away from a plane including the first and third faces and toward a plane including the second and fourth faces.

US Patent:

7527849, May 5, 2009

Filed:

Aug 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/205465

Inventors:

Curtis L. Landi - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Supracor, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

B32B 3/12
B32B 3/04
B60G 13/00
F16D 57/00

US Classification:

428116, 428121, 267195, 188266, 156245

Abstract:

A honeycomb shock absorbing unit or assembly formed from a honeycomb panel. In one embodiment, the shock absorber unit includes a cylindrical member formed of a folded or rolled honeycomb panel, and a flange formed by bonding the opposing ends of the honeycomb panel seamed together. In a shock absorbing system, the flange of the honeycomb shock absorbing unit can be connected to another structure.

US Patent:

8375839, Feb 19, 2013

Filed:

Aug 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/897548

Inventors:

Curtis L. Landi - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Supracor, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

F41H 5/04

US Classification:

89 3602, 89904, 89916, 428911

Abstract:

Ballistic resistant armor material and assembly including a thin, rigid armor component for stopping and capturing ballistic projectiles, backed by a resilient component formed of thermoplastic elastomeric honeycomb material for absorbing projectile strike energy and reducing impact noise and/or blunt trauma injury. The armor component includes multiple layers of high tensile strength aramid fabric or the like sandwiched between front and back plates made of multiple layers of woven carbon cloth impregnated with an epoxy resin or the like. The several layers of the armor component are formed and compressed to provide a rigid outer shell that can advantageously be configured as planar or shaped to suit particular applications. The resilient component is affixed to the inside surface of the armor component and may include one or more layers of flexible honeycomb material having cells that are open, hermetically sealed, or perforated to provide fluid circulation therethrough.

US Patent:

20060123542, Jun 15, 2006

Filed:

Dec 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/009666

Inventors:

Susan Wilson - San Jose CA, US
Curtis Landi - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

A47C 27/00

US Classification:

005400000, 005690000

Abstract:

An apparatus providing a sleeping surface is described. A mattress support includes a honeycomb core formed of undulated strips of resilient thermoplastic material, thermal compression bonded together and expanded to form cell walls defining a plurality of contiguous regularly shaped cells. The honeycomb core has a top face and a bottom face, and includes a thermal compression planarizing deformation of the top face and the bottom face. A first facing sheet of resilient thermoplastic material is bonded to the top face of the honeycomb core, and a second facing sheet of resilient thermoplastic material is bonded to the bottom face of the honeycomb core. The mattress support is configured to support the mattress and a human being positioned on top of the mattress, the mattress positioned on top of the first facing sheet of the mattress support.

US Patent:

54275660, Jun 27, 1995

Filed:

Jan 21, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/184570

Inventors:

Curtis L. Landi - Sunnyvale CA
Susan L. Wilson - Sunnyvale CA

Assignee:

Supracor Systems, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

B24D 1100

US Classification:

451526

Abstract:

A flexible honeycomb panel containing wire or other abrasive material for abrading a workpiece, including a honeycomb core embedded with a quantity of abrasive material, and a facing sheet. The honeycomb core is formed of undulating strips of resilient thermoplastic material that are thermal compression bonded together to form cell walls defining a plurality of contiguous regularly shaped cells. The abrasive material is contained within the strips. The facing sheet, formed of resilient thermoplastic material, is thermal compression bonded to a face of the core. The bonding is accomplished by simultaneously applying heat and pressure to the joinder of the facing sheet and the core. The opposite face of the core remains uncovered. In use, the uncovered face of the core is brought into rubbing contact with the workpiece. The force imparted by the frictional contact is sufficient to wear down the plastic cell wall material, expose the abrasive material, and cause the material to come into contact with the workpiece with sufficient force to abrade the surface of the workpiece.