Patents by Inventor Michael L. Nulph

Michael L. Nulph 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).

  • Patent number: 4444846
    Abstract: Articles of commerce which are transparent at a first temperature and less transparent at a second temperature which is different from said first temperature and which are capable of reverting to the original state of transparency are obtained by curing compositions containing at least one isocyanate-functional monomeric or polymeric material which may or may not contain hydrophilic centers consisting essentially of ethylene oxide units having the structure (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n, wherein n is at least two. When the isocyanate-functional material does not contain such hydrophilic centers, it must be cured in the presence of at least one monomeric or polymeric material which may or may not be reactive with isocyanate groups but must contain such hydrophilic centers. Thermosensitivity is imparted to the cured products by the presence of water in the cured material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1984
    Assignee: Lord Corporation
    Inventors: Denis J. Zalucha, Frederick H. Sexsmith, Dennis D. Howard, Michael L. Nulph
  • Patent number: 4409383
    Abstract: Articles of commerce which are transparent at a first temperature and less transparent at a second temperature which is different from said first temperature and which are capable of reverting to the original state of transparency are obtained by curing compositions containing at least one isocyanate-functional monomeric or polymeric material which may or may not contain hydrophilic centers consisting essentially of ethylene oxide units having the structure (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n, wherein n is at least two. When the isocyanate-functional material does not contain such hydrophilic centers, it must be cured in the presence of at least one monomeric or polymeric material which may or may not be reactive with isocyanate groups but must contain such hydrophilic centers. Thermosensitivity is imparted to the cured products by the presence of water in the cured material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1983
    Assignee: Lord Corporation
    Inventors: Denis J. Zalucha, Frederick H. Sexsmith, Dennis D. Howard, Michael L. Nulph