Patents by Inventor Newton C. Landis

Newton C. Landis 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).

  • Thermoforming method
    Patent number: 5125994
    Abstract: An adhesive-coated thermoplastic film is stretched and bonded to a three-dimensional substrate by vacuum thermoforming at a lower than normal temperature, at which the film has an elastic modulus of at least 10.sup.9 dynes/cm.sup.2, followed by moderate heat treatment of the resulting laminated article. The procedure is especially useful in avoiding air entrapment and peel-back in the thermoforming of a paint-coated film on exterior body panels for automobiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Louis P. Harasta, Newton C. Landis, Gerald G. Reafler