Patents by Inventor Gary R. Shaw

Gary R. Shaw 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).

  • Patent number: 5763503
    Abstract: The disclosed method for making hollow shells (e.g. housing for in-ear hearing aids) employs a radiation-curable polymer comprising (a) a major amount of urethane methacrylate monomer (molecular weight 360-950) having a viscosity less than about 15,000 cps at 25.degree. C., (b) a viscosity-adjusting minor amount of unreacted hydroxyalkyl-methacrylate monomer, (c) a photoinitiating amount of a photoinitiator of the formula Ar.sup.1 --CO--C(OR).sub.2 --R', where Ar.sup.1 is aryl (e.g. phenyl), R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl (e.g. methyl), and R' is hydrogen or alkyl or, preferably, aryl, and, optionally, (d) a coloring agent, e.g. a pigment concentrate. Viscosity control is of major importance; so the curable composition is generally solvent-free and free of viscosity-modifying solids (other than coloring agents). Acrylates (as distinct from methacrylates) are also omitted. The fully-formulated, curable composition is easily pourable and has a viscosity of less than about 2,000 cps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Esschem, Inc.
    Inventors: George F. Cowperthwaite, Gary R. Shaw, Susan C. Sheariss