Patents by Inventor Lawrence M. Wichelns

Lawrence M. Wichelns 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).

  • High application rate extrudable polymers and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 5573189
    Abstract: An extrudable composition formed of a blend of a polymer and a finely divided filler is prepared by combining the materials under conditions of high shear forces resulting in a composition which when diluted to a selected level has an application rate which is relatively higher than a composition having the same relative proportions of polymer and filler combined under conditions of low shear, the high shear forces reducing the aggregate size. The invention is also directed to a method for reducing the initial average aggregate size of a filler dispersed in a polymer by subjecting the mixture to high shear forces in a high intensity mixer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brian J. Ward, Edward M. Jeram, Richard A. Striker, Lawrence M. Wichelns