Patents by Inventor Robert K. Rega

Robert K. Rega 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: 6054208
    Abstract: Aliphatic polyurethane film forming mixtures, image bearing aliphatic polyurethane films, and image bearing retroreflective sheeting having such image bearing films are described. The image-bearing aliphatic polyurethane films of the invention comprise an aliphatic polyurethane film derived from a film-forming mixture comprising (A) an aliphatic polyurethane, and (B) at least one hydroxy-containing imidazoline surfactant represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R is an aliphatic group containing from about 10 to about 22 carbon atoms and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Robert K. Rega, George H. Wise
  • Patent number: 5514441
    Abstract: Retroreflective sheeting having an aliphatic polyurethane topcoat is described. The aliphatic polyurethane topcoat is obtainable from a mixture comprising (A) an aliphatic polyurethane derived from an aliphatic polyisocyanate and a polyester polyol prepared from a mixture comprising (A-1) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising isophthalic acid as the major dicarboxylic acid; and (A-2) a polyol component; and (B) cellulose acetate butyrate. The mixture also may contain (C) at least one non-reactive solvent, and optionally, (D) one or more surfactants including, for example, hydroxy-containing non-silicone surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Susan L. Pohto, Richard J. Katona, George H. Wise, Robert K. Rega