Patents by Inventor Geoffrey D. Hatch

Geoffrey D. Hatch 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: 11584858
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a dry powder composition comprising a thermosetting resin in particulate form, wherein the dry powder composition has a particle size measured according to ISO 13320 (2009) characterized by a Dv90 of 50 ?m or lower, a Dv50 in the range of 5.1 to 12.5 ?m, and a ratio of Dv ? ? 90 - Dv ? ? 10 Dv ? ? 50 in the range of 1.5 to 4.2. The present invention also discloses processes for preparing the dry powder using jet milling, and processes of applying the dry powder composition to a metal surface. Furthermore, the present invention discloses the uses of the dry powder composition as a bonding material or as an adhesion promoter in a polymer compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: H.B. Fuller Company
    Inventors: Geoffrey D. Hatch, Andrew Carr
  • Publication number: 20200248004
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a dry powder composition comprising a thermosetting resin in particulate form, wherein the dry powder composition has a particle size measured according to ISO 13320 (2009) characterized by a Dv90 of 50 ?m or lower, a Dv50 in the range of 5.1 to 12.5 ?m, and a ratio of Dv ? ? 90 - Dv ? ? 10 Dv ? ? 50 in the range of 1.5 to 4.2. The present invention also discloses processes for preparing the dry powder using jet milling, and processes of applying the dry powder composition to a metal surface. Furthermore, the present invention discloses the uses of the dry powder composition as a bonding material or as an adhesion promoter in a polymer compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Geoffrey D. Hatch, Andrew Carr