Patents by Inventor Vicki H. Watkins

Vicki H. Watkins 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 of making holographic recording materials and articles formed thereby
    Patent number: 8609300
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article for display of a holographic image is described that includes thermally fusing a holographic recording medium containing a photochemically active dye dispersed in a transparent thermoplastic polymer binder to another layer or material; and then exposing the holographic film to intersecting beams of coherent light to form a holographic image therein formed by photoreacted areas of the photochemically active dye and unreacted areas of the photochemically active dye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Sumeet Jain, Michael T. Takemori, Mark A. Cheverton, Vicki H. Watkins, Andrew A. Burns, Moitreyee Sinha, Matthew Frank Niemeyer
  • METHOD OF MAKING HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING MATERIALS AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREBY
    Publication number: 20120178019
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article for display of a holographic image is described that includes thermally fusing a holographic recording medium containing a photochemically active dye dispersed in a transparent thermoplastic polymer binder to another layer or material; and then exposing the holographic film to intersecting beams of coherent light to form a holographic image therein formed by photoreacted areas of the photochemically active dye and unreacted areas of the photochemically active dye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS IP B.V.
    Inventors: Sumeet Jain, Michael T. Takemori, Mark A. Cheverton, Vicki H. Watkins, Andrew A. Burns, Moitreyee Sinha, Matthew Frank Niemeyer
  • Low gloss thermoplastic molding compositions
    Patent number: 5354796
    Abstract: A thermoplastic composition is provided comprising an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer, polycarbonate and an epoxy functional silicone. The compositions exhibit reduced gloss and enhanced low temperature impact strengths and are useful as molding resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Oliver P. Creecy, Richard P. Eckberg, Edward J. Fewkes, Jr., Vicki H. Watkins
  • Polyorganosiloxane/polyvinyl-based graft (meth)acrylate polymers
    Patent number: 5106908
    Abstract: A multi-stage polyorganosiloxane/polyvinyl-based graft polymer is provided by the co-homopolymerization of organosiloxanes and a vinyl-based monomer (e.g. styrene) and the subsequent graft polymerization of one or more stages of additional (meth)acrylate monomers, vinyl aromatic/(meth)acrylate comonomers or vinyl aromatic/vinyl cyanide/(meth)acrylate termonomers with or without an intermediary stage comprising a polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Muhanad A. Alsmarraie, Stanley Y. Hobbs, I-chung W. Wang, Vicki H. Watkins
  • Polyester, polycarbonate and/or polyphenylene ether with polyorganosiloxane/polyvinyl-based graft (meth) acrylate polymers
    Patent number: 5087662
    Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions are provided which comprise polycarbonate resins, polyester resins and polyphenylene ether resins or various combinations thereof modified with a multi-stage polyorganosiloxane/polyvinyl-based graft (meth)acrylate polymer. When the resultant compositions are molded, impact strength, ductility, tendency to agglomerate, rubber dispersion, blend morphology, weld line strength, and thermal stability are improved with no delamination or surface mottling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Muhanad A. Alsmarraie, Stanley Y. Hobbs, I-Chung W. Wang, Vicki H. Watkins
  • Thermoplastic compositions containing combined modifiers
    Patent number: 5079293
    Abstract: Polyphasic resin blends and particularly polycarbonate/polyester blends, are prepared with modifiers comprising combinations of polyorganosiloxane/polyvinyl-based graft copolymer(s), polyorganosiloxane-based graft copolymer(s) and/or diene rubber-based graft copolymer(s), imparting a wide range of physical properties to the blends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Muhanad A. Alsamarraie, Stanley Y. Hobbs, I-Chung W. Wang, James L. DeRudder, Vicki H. Watkins, Marinus E. J. Dekkers