Patents by Inventor Thomas Posipanko

Thomas Posipanko 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).

  • Surface covering articles
    Patent number: 4310581
    Abstract: An article which has utility as a surface covering for materials such as resilient flooring, furniture, walls, ceilings, counter tops and the like is produced by aligning and embedding a plurality of hollow fibers or metallic fibers on or near the surface of a translucent medium. The article is typically in the form of a film, sheet, or board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1982
    Assignee: Armstrong Cork Company
    Inventors: Richard E. Felter, Larrimore B. Emmons, John R. Eshbach, Jr., Thomas Posipanko
  • Decorative surface articles
    Patent number: 4303716
    Abstract: An article which has utility as a decorative surface for materials such as resilient flooring, furniture, walls, ceilings, counter tops and the like is produced by aligning and embedding a plurality of fibers in a translucent binder, curing the binder and thereafter subjecting the binder to tension which is applied in such a manner to thereby create aligned air pockets along the surface of at least some of the fibers. The article, thus produced, is typically in the form of a film, sheet, or board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1981
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries
    Inventors: John R. Eshbach, Richard E. Felter, Thomas Posipanko
  • Method of no-contact printing of carpet with a transfer sheet
    Patent number: 4111646
    Abstract: A transfer sheet is printed with inks containing sublimable dyes. A carpet having face fibers and a backing is prepared. The inked surface of the transfer sheet and the carpet are positioned adjacent the openings on opposite sides of a honeycomb structure. Heated air is applied to the transfer sheet to sublime the dyes in the ink and to transfer the sublimed dyes from the carrier, through the passageways of the honeycomb structure, to the carpet. The fibers of the carpet are thereby dyed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1978
    Assignee: Armstrong Cork Company
    Inventors: Mervin R. Buckwalter, Walter T. Bulson, Larry W. Leininger, Thomas Posipanko, Leonard N. Ray, Jr.