Patents by Inventor Thomas F. Barton

Thomas F. Barton 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: 6833055
    Abstract: This invention, in one aspect, relates to a multi-ply paperboard having at least three inner plies and, in some aspects, a top liner and a back liner, wherein the multi-ply paperboard is derived from fiber sources comprising at least about 80% by weight recycled fiber. The multi-ply paperboard of the present invention exhibits strength characteristics comparable those of paperboard prepared from virgin board. In further aspects, the invention relates to methods of making the multi-ply paperboard of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Rock-Tenn Company
    Inventors: James K. Hansen, Richard L. Munson, Jr., Roberto Balaguer, Jr., Jeffrey M. Leitinger, Thomas F. Barton
  • Publication number: 20040069428
    Abstract: This invention, in one aspect, relates to a multi-ply paperboard having at least three inner plies and, in some aspects, a top liner and a back liner, wherein the multi-ply paperboard is derived from fiber sources comprising at least about 80% by weight recycled fiber. The multi-ply paperboard of the present invention exhibits strength characteristics comparable those of paperboard prepared from virgin board. In further aspects, the invention relates to methods of making the multi-ply paperboard of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: James K. Hansen, Richard L. Munson, Roberto Balaguer, Jeffrey M. Leitinger, Thomas F. Barton
  • Patent number: 6669814
    Abstract: This invention, in one aspect, relates to a multi-ply paperboard having at least three inner plies and, in some aspects, a top liner and a back liner, wherein the multi-ply paperboard is derived from fiber sources comprising at least about 80% by weight recycled fiber. The multi-ply paperboard of the present invention exhibits strength characteristics comparable those of paperboard prepared from virgin board. In further aspects, the invention relates to methods of making the multi-ply paperboard of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Rock-Tenn Company
    Inventors: James K. Hansen, Richard L. Munson, Jr., Roberto Balaguer, Jr., Jeffrey M. Leitinger, Thomas F. Barton
  • Publication number: 20030168191
    Abstract: This invention, in one aspect, relates to a multi-ply paperboard having at least three inner plies and, in some aspects, a top liner and a back liner, wherein the multi-ply paperboard is derived from fiber sources comprising at least about 80% by weight recycled fiber. The multi-ply paperboard of the present invention exhibits strength characteristics comparable those of paperboard prepared from virgin board. In further aspects, the invention relates to methods of making the multi-ply paperboard of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: James K. Hansen, Richard L. Munson, Roberto Balaguer, Jeffrey M. Leitinger, Thomas F. Barton
  • Patent number: 6402156
    Abstract: Glass-ceramic sealants for ceramic membrane reactors, ceramic membrane sealed to holders or substrates and methods of making seals between two ceramic materials or between a ceramic and a metal or metal alloy are provided. These sealants combine silicate glass-ceramic materials with selected metal oxides and, optionally, materials similar or identical to the materials being sealed, and employ thermal processing so that the resultant materials will have a thermal expansion coefficient that substantially matches the thermal expansion coefficients of the two materials. Surfaces of the ceramic sealant that are exposed to reactive atmospheres can be protected by providing a metal or metallic alloy layer over the ceramic seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Eltron Research, Inc.
    Inventors: James B. Schutz, Thomas F. Barton