Patents by Inventor James Daniel Miller, II

James Daniel Miller, II 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 of applying a curable resin to a substrate for use in papermaking
    Patent number: 5817377
    Abstract: The invention comprises a method for applying a curable resin, such as a photosensitive resin, to a substrate such as a papermaker's dewatering felt. The method comprises the steps of providing a substrate; providing a curable liquid resin; providing a second material different from the curable liquid resin; applying the second material to the substrate to occupy at least some of the voids in the substrate intermediate the first and second surfaces of the substrate; applying the curable resin to the substrate; curing at least some of the resin to provide a resin layer on the substrate; and removing at least some of the second material from the substrate, wherein at least some of the second material is removed from the substrate after applying the curable resin to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Dennis Trokhan, John Robert Powers, James Daniel Miller, II, Glenn David Boutilier
  • Method of applying a photosensitive resin to a substrate for use in papermaking
    Patent number: 5674663
    Abstract: The invention comprises a method for applying a curable resin, such as a photosensitive resin, to a substrate such as a papermaker's dewatering felt. The method comprises the steps of providing a substrate; providing a curable liquid resin; providing a second material different from the curable liquid resin; applying the second material to the substrate to occupy at least some of the voids in the substrate intermediate the first and second surfaces of the substrate; applying the curable resin to the substrate; curing at least some of the resin to provide a resin layer on the substrate; and removing at least some of the second material from the substrate, wherein at least some of the second material is removed from the substrate after applying the curable resin to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Inventors: James Robert McFarland, Paul Dennis Trokhan, John Robert Powers, James Daniel Miller, II, Glenn David Boutilier