Patents, Presentations & Publications
Registered Patents
1. “High-Strength Fatigue-Resistant Strand and Wire Ropes”, US Patent 6,260,343 B1, (2001) – Pourladian, B.
2. “Four Strand Blackened Wire Rope”, US Patent 8,438,826 B2, (2013) – Pourladian, B. Klein, T.
3. “Four Strand Blackened Wire Rope”, Polish Patent PL222819 B1, (2011) – Pourladian, B. Klein, T.
4. “Socketing Material and Spelter Assembly for Terminating Tension Member”, US Patent 8,327,506 B2, (2012) – Klein, T., Pourladian, B.
5. “Socketing Material and Spelter Assembly for Terminating Tension Member”, Chinese Patent CN 102112756B, (2013) – Klein, T., Pourladian, B.
6. “Socketing Material and Spelter Assembly for Terminating Tension Member”, European patent EP 2,297,471 B, (2014) – Klein, T., Pourladian, B.
7. “Torque-Balanced Hybrid Rope”, US Patent 9,506,188 B2, (2016) – Pourladian, B., D’Elia, G. J.
8. “Torque-Balanced Hybrid Rope”, EP 2,971,331 B1, (2018) – Pourladian, B., D’Elia, G. J.
9. “High-Power Low-Resistance Electromechanical Cable”, US Patent 9,627,100, (2017) – Pourladian, B. Espinoza, L
10. “High-Power Low-Resistance Electromechanical Cable” Mexican Patent 356167, (2018) – Pourladian, B. Espinoza, L
11. “High-Power Low-Resistance Electromechanical Cable”, US Patent 10,199,140 B2, (2019) – Pourladian, B. Espinoza, L
12. “Jacketed Torque-Balanced Electromechanical Cable”, US Patent 9,691,523 B2, (2017) – Pourladian, B. , Forouzesh, E.
13. “Jacketed torque-Balanced Electromechanical Cable”, US Patent 10,262,771 B2, (2019) – Pourladian, B. , Forouzesh, E.
Presentations
1) “A proposal for the numerical and experimental evaluation of temperature rise in synthetic and hybrid ropes used in AHC systems and methods of lessening the effect”, invited presentation on a discussion panel at the 4th ASME/USCG Workshop on Marine Technology and Standards, Washington DC, October 16-17, 2017.
2) “Some recent technology advancements for ropes used as tension members” invited presentation at the API Offshore Safe lifting Conference & Expo, Houston, Texas, July 11-12, 2017.
3) “The new 4-strand light-weight torque-balanced hybrid rope for offshore winching applications” invited presentation at the Research Vessel Operators Committee (RVOC) Annual Meeting organized by UNOLS, Menominee Michigan, April 25th, 2012.
4) “Some Aspects of Fracture Behavior of Small Diameter High-Strength Steel Wires” invited presentation at the 6th International Rope Technology Workshop sponsored by the Marine Technology Society and held at Texas A&M University, March 2006.
5) “Some Aspects of Fracture Behavior of Small Diameter High-Strength Steel Wires” invited presentation at the Materials Science & Technology 2005 Conference in Pittsburg PA sponsored by TMS and ASM, September 2005.
6) “Development of High-Strength Steel Wire Ropes” invited presentation at Marine Technology Society’s 5th International Rope Technology Workshop held in Houston Texas, March 2004.
Publications
1) Bamdad Pourladian and John Groce, “A proposal for the numerical and experimental evaluation of temperature rise in synthetic and hybrid ropes used in AHC systems and methods of lessening the effect”, in Proceedings of the 4th ASME/USCG Workshop on Marine Technology and Standards, Washington DC, October 16-17, 2017.
2) B. Pourladian, S. Munuswamy, “Characterization and Validation testing of a High Strength-To-weight Ratio Torque-Balanced Hybrid Rope”, Proceedings of OIPEEC Conference, La Rochelle France, April 2017.
3) B. Pourladian, K. Bowland, and M. Janda “Design and Development of Steel Riser Assembly for the Orion Space Capsule” in I.M.L. Ridge ed., Proceedings of OIPEEC Conference 2015/5th International Stuttgart Ropedays on “Challenging rope applications” Stuttgart, Germany, March 2015.
4) B. Pourladian, “Some recent innovations for production of high-strength and fatigue- resistant 3-strand and 4-strand wire ropes” in I.M.L. Ridge ed., Proceedings of OIPEEC Conference 2009/3rd International Stuttgart Ropedays on “Innovative ropes and rope applications” Stuttgart, Germany, pp. 89-99, March 2009.
5) Bamdad Pourladian, “Fracture Toughness Evaluation of a High-Strength Cold-Drawn Type 304 Stainless Steel Wire.” in Wire Journal International, 36(8), pp. 71-74, August 2003.
6) Eric M. Taleff, Garud B. Sridhar, and Bamdad Pourladian, “Strength-Microstructure Relationships in Pearlitic Eutectoid and Hypereutectoid Carbon Steels.” in Wire Journal International, 36(10), pp. 73-77, October 2003.
7) Bamdad Pourladian and Douglas Hare, “Experimental Determination of Fracture Toughness for High-Carbon Cold-Drawn Steel Wires.” in Wire Journal International, 35(7), pp. 77-83, July 2002.
8) Eric M. Taleff, John J. Lewandowski, and Bamdad Pourladian, “Microstructure- Property Relationships in Pearlitic Eutectoid and Hypereutectoid Steels.” JOM, 54(7), pp. 25-30, July 2002.
9) Bamdad Pourladian, “Fracture Toughness Evaluation of a High-Strength Cold-Drawn Type 304 Stainless Steel Wire,” in 2002 Conference Proceedings, Wire and Cable Technical Symposium, 72nd Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois, pp. 49-58, June 2002.
10) Eric M. Taleff, Garud B. Sridhar, and Bamdad Pourladian, “Strength Microstructure Relationships in Pearlitic Eutectoid and Hypereutectoid Steels,” in 2002 Conference Proceedings, Wire and Cable Technical Symposium, 72nd Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois, pp. 79-92, June 2002.
11) B. Pourladian, “A Proposal for the Application of Finite Element Analysis and Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics in Endurance Prediction of Structural Strand Pendants,” in I.M.L. Ridge ed., Proceedings of OIPEEC Round Table Conference on “Rope Terminations and Fittings,” Bethlehem, PA, pp. 57- 67, August 2001.
12) Bamdad Pourladian and Douglas Hare, “Experimental Determination of Fracture Toughness for High-Carbon Cold-Drawn Steel Wires.” in 2001 Conference Proceedings, Wire and Cable Technical Symposium, 71st Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA, pp. 27-34, May 2001.
13) B. Pourladian, “Fracture Toughness Evaluation of High-Strength Cold-Drawn Steel Wires for Use in Wire Ropes,” in T. Chandra, K. Higashi, C. Suryanarayana, and C. Tome, eds., Proceedings of THERMEC 2000, International Conference on Processing and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials, Las Vegas, USA, December 4-8, 2000, CD-ROM (ISBN 0 08 044026 6) Elsevier Science Ltd. 2001.
14) B. Pourladian and R.C. Voigt, “Fracture of Malleable Iron-Part I, Ferritic Malleable Iron,” AFS Transactions, Vol. 95, pp.515-522, 1987.
15) B. Pourladian and R.C. Voigt, “Fracture of Malleable Iron-Part II, Pearlitic Malleable Iron,” AFS Transactions, Vol. 95, pp.681-688, 1987.
16) B. Pourladian listed as a contributor to Metals Handbook, 9th edition, Vol. 12 , 1987.