Patents by Inventor Lawrence A. Coppari

Lawrence A. Coppari 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).

  • Material processing system through an injection nozzle
    Publication number: 20070264435
    Abstract: A material-processing system includes a material processor configured to discharge a first material. Additionally, the material-processing system may include a passage, and the material-processing system may be configured to direct at least a portion of the first material discharged from the material processor through the passage. The material-processing system may also include a nozzle having an outlet in fluid communication with the passage. The material-processing system may also include a fluid-supply system configured to direct a fluid additive through the nozzle into the passage. Additionally, the nozzle may be insulated in a manner that slows heat transfer to the nozzle from the first material or the fluid additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Kenrick Venett, Lawrence Coppari
  • Container base cup having reduced heat gain
    Patent number: 6474499
    Abstract: Base cup for receiving a container body bottom and for reducing heat gain to fluid contents in the container body. A passive base cup is made of foam and has a reflective layer on a majority of the outer surface thereof, or made of plastic, with an outer reflective layer, and optionally a foam layer. An active base cup serves to actively cool the fluid in the container, by including a compartment therein with a fluid that can be frozen. Again, a reflective layer and an optional foam layer extend over a majority of the outer surface of the cup. The reflective layer materials have a density different than the cup materials to facilitate recycling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Michael E. Donelson, Lawrence A. Coppari, Stephen Weinhold, Marcus D. Shelby, Steven S. Duncan, Robert N. Estep
  • Container base cup having reduced heat gain
    Publication number: 20010038014
    Abstract: Base cup for receiving a container body bottom and for reducing heat gain to fluid contents in the container body. A passive base cup is made of foam and has a reflective layer on a majority of the outer surface thereof, or made of plastic, with an outer reflective layer, and optionally a foam layer. An active base cup serves to actively cool the fluid in the container, by including a compartment therein with a fluid that can be frozen. Again, a reflective layer and an optional foam layer extend over a majority of the outer surface of the cup. The reflective layer materials have a density different than the cup materials to facilitate recycling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Michael E. Donelson, Lawrence A. Coppari, Stephen Weinhold, Marcus D. Shelby, Steven S. Duncan, Robert N. Estep