Patents by Inventor Thomas Mushaben

Thomas Mushaben 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).

  • Method and apparatus for uniformly stretching thermoplastic film and products produced thereby
    Publication number: 20050248051
    Abstract: Thermoplastic films and laminates are made by extrusion and stretching using differential speed rollers employing a short stretching gap of no more than one inch immediately after the extruded film product is formed. The method and apparatus control the thickness of the stretched film and impart desirable mechanical properties thereto such as film products with a high modulus for handling and suitable tensile for softness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Leopoldo Cancio, Thomas Mushaben, Robert Mortellite, Pai-Chuan Wu
  • Product and process for strip lamination of a polymer film and nonwoven webs
    Patent number: 6623586
    Abstract: A product, apparatus and process for lamination of a sheet of polymer film onto a sheet of light weight web material. An incoming sheet of material is slit into narrow webs, which may be folded by a folding guide, and separated by use of turning bars and guides. The narrow webs then enter an embossing or laminating station. The lamination process joins the two sheets which are of different widths to allow the process to produce stock for different final products. The laminate of folded webs and polymer may be slit and/or unfolded prior to being stored on a take-up reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Clopay Plastic Products Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Mortellite, Thomas Mushaben, Kevin Preston
  • Product and process for strip lamination of a polymer film and nonwoven webs
    Publication number: 20010037851
    Abstract: A product, apparatus and process for lamination of a sheet of polymer film onto a sheet of light weight web material. An incoming sheet of material is slit into narrow webs, which may be folded by a folding guide, and separated by use of turning bars and guides. The narrow webs then enter an embossing or laminating station. The lamination process joins the two sheets which are of different widths to allow the process to produce stock for different final products. The laminate of folded webs and polymer may be slit and/or unfolded prior to being stored on a take-up reel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Robert M. Mortellite, Thomas Mushaben, Kevin Preston