Patents by Inventor Susan R. Flye

Susan R. Flye 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).

  • Recycling of barrier polystyrene foam scrap and barrier polystyrene foam containing recycled barrier polystyrene foam scrap
    Patent number: 5330596
    Abstract: A barrier foam tray contains recycled reclaim of barrier foam. The tray comprises a sheet of foamed polystyrene (PS) having laminated to it a flexible barrier film. The foamed polystyrene part can have admixed therein from 0.0001% up to 30% by weight of the flexible barrier film. The barrier film contains a barrier polymer such as ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH). The tray is made by grinding laminate scrap and extruding reclaim therefrom with virgin polystyrene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Inventors: Gerald G. Gusavage, Thomas A. Hessen, Thomas R. Hardy, Henry G. Schirmer, Susan R. Flye
  • Recycling of barrier polystyrene foam scrap and barrier polystyrene foam containing recycled barrier polystyrene foam scrap
    Patent number: 5118561
    Abstract: A barrier foam tray contains recycled reclaim of barrier foam. The tray comprises a sheet of foamed polystyrene (PS) having laminated to it a flexible barrier film. The foamed polystyrene part can have admixed therein from 0.0001% up to 30% by weight of the flexible barrier film. The barrier film contains a barrier polymer such as ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH). The tray is made by grinding laminate scrap and extruding reclaim therefrom with virgin polystyrene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1992
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
    Inventors: Gerald G. Gusavage, Thomas A. Hessen, Thomas R. Hardy, Susan R. Flye, Henry G. Schirmer