Patents by Inventor Thomas John Tangney

Thomas John Tangney 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).

  • Thermoplastic polyurethane-silicone elastomers
    Patent number: 6759487
    Abstract: Re-processable thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising (A) a thermoplastic polyurethane polymer, and (B) a silicone elastomer, wherein the weight ratio of the silicone elastomer to the thermoplastic polyurethane polymer is from 5:95 to 85:15, are disclosed along with methods for making such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Alphonse Gornowicz, Craig Steven Gross, Mark Daniel Hartmann, Jun Liao, Jeffrey Paul Sage, Gifford Neale Shearer, Thomas John Tangney
  • Thermoplastic polyurethane-silicone elastomers
    Publication number: 20030109623
    Abstract: Re-processable thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising (A) a thermoplastic polyurethane polymer, and (B) a silicone elastomer, wherein the weight ratio of the silicone elastomer to the thermoplastic polyurethane polymer is from 5:95 to 85:15, are disclosed along with methods for making such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Gerald Alphonse Gornowicz, Craig Steven Gross, Mark Daniel Hartmann, Jun Liao, Jeffrey Paul Sage, Gifford Neale Shearer, Thomas John Tangney
  • Polyolefin thermoplastic silicone elastomers employing radical cure
    Patent number: 6479580
    Abstract: Polyolefin thermoplastic elastomers are disclosed which are prepared by; (I) mixing (A) a thermoplastic resin comprising more than 50 percent by volume of a polyolefin resin, said thermoplastic resin having a softening point of 23° C. to 300° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Igor Chorvath, Dean Curtis Gray, Michal Kang-Jen Lee, Thomas John Tangney
  • Thermoplastic silicone elastomers employing radical cure
    Patent number: 6465552
    Abstract: Thermoplastic elastomers are disclosed which are prepared by; (I) mixing, (A) a thermoplastic resin comprising more than 50 percent by volume of a polyamide or a polyester resin, (B) a silicone base comprising; (B′) 100 parts by weight of a diorganopolysiloxane gum having a plasticity of at least 30 and having an average of at least 2 alkenyl groups per molecule and (B″) 5 to 200 parts by weight of a reinforcing filler, wherein the weight ratio of said silicone base to said polyamide or polyester resin is from 35:65 to 85:15, (C) a compatibilizer, (D) a radical initiator, present in an amount sufficient to cure said diorganopolysiloxane gum, and optionally (E) a stabilizer, (II) dynamically vulcanizing said diorganopolysiloxanes gum, wherein at least one property of the thermoplastic elastomer selected from tensile strength or elongation is at least 25% greater than the respective property for a corresponding simple blend wherein said diorganopolysiloxane is not cured and said thermopla
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Igor Chorvath, Frances Marie Fournier, Christopher James Julien, Michael Kang-Jen Lee, Dawei Li, Jun Liao, Robert Leo Oldinski, Richard Leroy Rabe, David Joseph Romenesko, Thomas John Tangney, Yongjun Lee, Koji Nakanishi