Patents by Inventor Steven M. Schutt

Steven M. Schutt 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).

  • In-mold decorating with laser etching
    Patent number: 6277312
    Abstract: An in-mold decorating and laser etching method prints a plurality of layers on a flat thin sheet plastic substrate, including combinations of opaque and colored, including translucent and smoked, forms the substrate into a contoured three dimensional workpiece, injection molds the workpiece to an injection molded part, and laser etches a designated graphic in the opaque layer on the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Serigraph, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hansen, Steven M. Schutt