Patents by Inventor Paul Bachman

Paul Bachman 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).

  • Rotational molding process and product using separation sheet
    Patent number: 7754133
    Abstract: A product and method where a multi-colored product is rotationally molded with no or essentially no blending of the colors. A separation sheet is positioned in the mold to separate relatively adjacent portions of the mold cavity that contain differently colored resins. The separation sheet acts as a barrier to prevent the differently colored resins from blending during the molding process. During the molding process, the molten resins may fuse to opposite sides of the separation sheet, or the separation sheet may melt and disperse, all or in part, within the mold while maintaining a distinct color difference between the differently colored portions of the molded product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: The Little Tikes Company
    Inventors: Mark Bachner, Paul Bachman, Mike McMinn, Gary Bartlett, Eric Selner, Kevin Sandieson
  • ROTATIONAL MOLDING PROCESS AND PRODUCT USING SEPARATION SHEET
    Publication number: 20090001249
    Abstract: A product and method where a multi-colored product is rotationally molded with no or essentially no blending of the colors. A separation sheet is positioned in the mold to separate relatively adjacent portions of the mold cavity that contain differently colored resins. The separation sheet acts as a barrier to prevent the differently colored resins from blending during the molding process. During the molding process, the molten resins may fuse to opposite sides of the separation sheet, or the separation sheet may melt and disperse, all or in part, within the mold while maintaining a distinct color difference between the differently colored portions of the molded product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Mark Bachner, Paul Bachman, Mike McMinn, Gary Bartlett, Eric Selner, Kevin Sandieson