Patents by Inventor Michael Edward Reedy

Michael Edward Reedy 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).

  • Process for producing fiber reinforced foam having a random orientations of fibers
    Patent number: 5707571
    Abstract: A fiber reinforced, thermoplastic foam is produced by dispersing fibers of controlled dimensions and blowing agent in molten thermoplastic and extruding the mixture with high back pressures. As the blowing agent expands, the fibers become randomly oriented and a fine cellular structure is formed in the plastic which freezes the fibers in a random spatial orientation. The resulting reinforced foam may be used as formed or compacted to collapse the foam and then shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Inventor: Michael Edward Reedy