Patents
          Ron Nelson, ClosedMold Composites’ founder, has 12 patents in the design and fabrication of a wide range of composite products he developed over the last 14 years. Most of these patents have been licensed for commercial use.
          This personal technical experience base is invaluable for the development of new products, and more advanced manufacturing technologies at ClosedMold Composites.

Bicycles                 #5,624,519. “Method of Making a Composite Bicycle Frame Using Composite Lugs”, Nelson et al.
                              #6,340,509. “Composite bicycle frame and method of construction thereof”, Nelson et al.
                              #6,270,104. "Composite bicycle frame and methods for its construction”, Nelson et al.
Golf Shafts             #6,143,236. “Method for Manufacturing Composite Shafts with Injection Molded, Rigidized Bladder with Varying  Wall
                                                 Thickness”, Nelson et al.
                              #6,361,840. "Injection Molded, Rigidized Bladder with Varying Wall Thickness for Manufacturing Composite Shafts
                              #5,692,970. “Composite Golf Club Shaft”, Nelson.
Golf Heads             #5,985,197. “Method of Manufacturing a Composite Golf Club Head”, Nelson et al.
                              #6,248,024. “Composite golf club head”, Nelson et al.
Ski Poles                #5,505,492. “Composite Pole and Manufacturing Process for Composite Poles of Varying Non-Circular Cross- Sections and
                                                 Curved Centerlines”, Nelson et al.
Fishing Rods         #5,534,203. “Composite Pole Manufacturing Process for Varying Non-Circular Cross-Sections and Curved Center lines”, Nelson et al.
Aircraft                   #6,319,346. “Method for manufacture of composite aircraft control surfaces” Clark; Garhart; Milovich; Nelson.
Tooling                    #5,073,589. “Composite Backing Structure for Spray metal Tooling”, Milovich, Nelson.