Zachary Cole Hern

Title: Zachary Cole Hern and Hybrid Adhesive Technology

Introduction

Zachary Cole Hern is an inventor based in Los Angeles, California, whose patent work concerns adhesive formulations and sandwich structures. His disclosed invention addresses materials and methods that may be used in aerospace structural applications.

Latest Patents

Hern is associated with 1 patent, titled “Sandwich Structures Including Hybrid Adhesives and Methods Thereof.” The patent describes an adhesive formulation combining an epoxy-functional monomer or polymer with an amino-phthalonitrile monomer or polymer. Possible epoxy components include several glycidyl ethers and related compounds, while the formulation may also contain a difunctional amine monomer, solvents, and additives.

The disclosure also covers a method for making an epoxy-phthalonitrile copolymer and a sandwich panel composition. Such a panel may be used in aerospace structures, including an aircraft nacelle.

Career Highlights

Hern’s patent work is associated with The Boeing Company. The disclosed technology focuses on hybrid adhesive chemistry and sandwich-panel construction, with potential relevance to aerospace structural components.

Collaborations

Hern’s listed coworkers include Derek Borjun Huang and William Bruce Hopkins Grace. Their names are provided as professional associations; the available information does not specify their individual roles in the patent.

Conclusion

Zachary Cole Hern’s patent highlights an approach to combining epoxy and phthalonitrile chemistry for adhesive formulations and aerospace sandwich structures.