Patents by Inventor George H. Thaxton

George H. Thaxton 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 for producing an adhesive-coated high-strength steel reinforcing member
    Patent number: 4250226
    Abstract: Steel ribbons and wires having quenched martensite or bainite microstructure are disclosed having an organic adhesive coating which is degraded at the steel-adhesive interface. The products are useful as steel tire reinforcements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1981
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Thomas E. Graham, George H. Thaxton, Francis M. Mitchell, Robert P. Bell
  • Method for producing an adhesive-coated high-strength steel reinforcing member
    Patent number: 4029832
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for making an adhesive-coated high strength steel reinforcing member comprising the steps of: providing a steel member; austenitizing the steel member; passing the steel member through an adhesive coating bath wherein a uniform, continuous adhesive coating is applied at a rate sufficient to form a quenched structure of martensite, bainite or mixtures thereof; and, heating the coated steel member so as to effect drying and curing of the adhesive coating, and tempering of the steel member. The product obtained by this method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1977
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Thomas E. Graham, George H. Thaxton, Francis M. Mitchell, Robert P. Bell