Patents by Inventor Martin Wade Beasley

Martin Wade Beasley 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 making polymer feedstock usable for generation of fiber having anti-microbial properties
    Patent number: 9878480
    Abstract: A method of making synthetic polymer pellet feedstock having a high concentration of an anti-microbial agent includes the steps of: introducing a polymer into a mixing vessel; introducing a polysiloxane dispersant into the mixing vessel; introducing an anti-microbial agent comprised of a powdered metal material into the mixing vessel; heating and mixing the polymer, the polysiloxane dispersant and the anti-microbial agent to form a molten blend that exhibits a generally homogenous dispersal of the anti-microbial agent; extruding the molten blend to form filaments; and cutting the filaments to form metalized synthetic polymer pellet feedstock. The powdered metal material includes particles of silver in metallic or salt form measuring between about 2 micrometers and about 12 micrometers and particles of copper in metallic or salt form measuring between about 2 micrometers and about 12 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: PurThread Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Thomas Grimes, David John Reed, Martin Wade Beasley, Alan Fenner Boyd, Lloyd Walter Frick