Patents by Inventor Eric M. Livsey

Eric M. Livsey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD TO REDUCE METAL PICK-OFF FROM EDGES OF METALLIZED BIAXIALLY ORIENTED FILMS
    Publication number: 20130004733
    Abstract: Methods and equipment to reduce or eliminate metal edge-pick-off defects in freshly metallized polymeric film rolls are disclosed. The method may include the formation of a “raised edge” such that the ingress of air and/or oxygen gas into the ends of the wound freshly-metallized roll is blocked or impeded, thus reducing oxidation of the metal. This method significantly reduces the amount of metal pick-off defects and resulting quality and productivity losses due to scrapping of such defective metallized film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), INC.
    Inventors: Masahito IWASHITA, Christopher S. Curry, Will E. Nunn, Eric M. Livsey