Patents by Inventor Frank Santo Principe

Frank Santo Principe 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).

  • Process for coating a solution onto a substrate
    Patent number: 6110320
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method of using the apparatus for applying a substantially uniform coating of solution onto a substrate. The apparatus includes a substrate support having a compressible surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Frank Santo Principe, Jeffrey Glenn Innocenzo
  • Apparatus for coating a solution onto a sheet substrate
    Patent number: 6079352
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method of using the apparatus for applying a substantially uniform coating of solution onto a substrate. The apparatus includes a substrate support having a compressible surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Frank Santo Principe, Jeffrey Glenn Innocenzo
  • Vibration damping article
    Patent number: 5761184
    Abstract: The present invention advances the art of vibration damping material constructions known to date. In one aspect of the present invention, a vibration damping article comprises at least one layer of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The vibration damping article of the present invention may also comprise at least one adhesive layer for mounting to an object of interest. The vibration damping article of the present invention may also comprise at least one constrained layer, such as a metal or polymer film layer, for example. The constrained layer may be adhered to the PTFE layer, with a layer of adhesive, or the constrained layer may be adhered with heat, pressure, ultrasonics or other laminating means, depending upon the constrained layer construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Edwin G. Dauber, Michele Marie Gentile, Frank Santo Principe