Patents Assigned to Crane Plastics Company Limited Partnership
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Patent number: 5836128Abstract: A tongue and groove deck plank made from a wood replacement material. The deck plank is substantially hollow, and generally rectangular. It has a horizontal top and bottom, a tongue on one edge, and a groove on the other. When the tongue of one deck plank and the groove of another are placed next to one another, a space is maintained between a portion of the tongue and a portion of the groove. A deck may be made from the deck planks. The deck has a support, and at least one wood replacement deck plank attached to the support. The deck preferably includes a starter strip attached to the support.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1996Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignee: Crane Plastics Company Limited PartnershipInventors: A. Anthony Groh, Philip H. Stobart
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Patent number: 5827462Abstract: An extrusion process is described in which a balanced cooling apparatus is incorporated. The cooling apparatus provides a coolant bath to an extruded component.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1996Date of Patent: October 27, 1998Assignee: Crane Plastics Company Limited PartnershipInventors: Jeffrey R. Brandt, William G. Taylor, James M. Miller
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Patent number: 5814391Abstract: The present invention is a thermoplastic panel or piece having a resilient injection molded portion. The panel or piece of the present invention may be used in a variety of applications such as to provide sealing ends on thermoplastic panels or to create resiliently closable passages in thermoplastic panels through which wires and other objects may be passed while maintaining an even surface appearance of the baseboard panel. Other uses include attaching one or more thermoplastic pieces together.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 1996Date of Patent: September 29, 1998Assignee: Crane Plastics Company Limited PartnershipInventors: Herbert Hutchison, Paul R. Pelfrey, Byron Rose
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Patent number: 5783125Abstract: The present invention is a method of producing an extruded composite comprising the general steps of: (a) extruding a longitudinally oriented composite precursor coextrusion comprising: (1) at least one thermoplastic polymeric material and (2) a core mixture of at least one thermosetting resin and at least one filler material; whereby the thermoplastic polymeric material(s) is extruded so as to substantially enclose a space, and whereby the core mixture is pumped into the space; and (b) maintaining the composite precursor under conditions whereby the at least one thermoplastic polymeric material becomes cooled and the at least one thermosetting resin becomes cured so as to form the extruded composite of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 1996Date of Patent: July 21, 1998Assignee: Crane Plastics Company Limited PartnershipInventors: Andrew L. Bastone, Lawrence E. Lloyd, Charles D. Newby, Paul R. Pelfrey, Thomas E. Philipps, Burch E. Zehner, Jeffrey R. Brandt
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Patent number: 5700578Abstract: The present invention in broadest terms includes plastic composites comprising at least two layers comprising: (1) a first layer comprising a polymeric blend comprising at least one fluoropolymer and at least one polymeric material selected from the group consisting of terpolymers; and (2) at least one substrate material.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1995Date of Patent: December 23, 1997Assignee: Crane Plastics Company Limited PartnershipInventors: Arthur F. Korney, Jr., Earl H. Sexton, III, Winnie Young
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Patent number: 5592782Abstract: A polymeric sealing/spring strip and method of producing same. The polymeric sealing/spring strip of the present invention has several various embodiments which are based upon the incorporation of silicone rubber. Some of the embodiments are based on the formation of a resilient silicone rubber surface to provide a sealing/spring contact with an opposing surface. Other embodiments of the invention incorporate the silicone rubber in such way as to utilize its resilient properties to produce a sealing/spring strip which has improved mechanical resilience properties.The method of the present invention allows the production of a sealing/spring strip in accordance with the present invention by using extrusion techniques.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1995Date of Patent: January 14, 1997Assignee: Crane Plastics Company Limited PartnershipInventor: Michael K. Scott
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Patent number: 5528863Abstract: A polymeric sealing/spring strip and method of producing same. The polymeric sealing/spring strip of the present invention has several various embodiments which are based upon the incorporation of silicone rubber, Some of the embodiments are based on the formation of a resilient silicone rubber surface to provide a sealing/spring contact with an opposing surface. Other embodiments of the invention incorporate the silicone rubber in such way as to utilize its resilient properties to produce a sealing/spring strip which has improved mechanical resilience properties.The method of the present invention allows the production of a sealing/spring strip in accordance with the present invention by using extrusion techniques.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1995Date of Patent: June 25, 1996Assignee: Crane Plastics Company Limited PartnershipInventor: Michael K. Scott
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Patent number: 5513896Abstract: This is a cover piece for a seat member of a bleacher seat unit. One embodiment is a single resilient polymeric piece adapted to be flexed and placed over a seat member which is provided with a front extension portion to effectively extend the front surface of the seat member. Another embodiment is a cover piece made up of two or more pieces including a top cover portion and at least one second cover piece sufficiently resilient to hold the top cover portion against the seat member.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1995Date of Patent: May 7, 1996Assignee: Crane Plastics Company Limited PartnershipInventors: A. Anthony Groh, Dennis W. Norman
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Patent number: 5512341Abstract: The present invention relates to an insulative spacer member for use between glass members, such as between panes of glass in a multiple glazed window. The present invention also relates to a multiple glazed window having at least one pair of adjacent glass panes separated by an insulative spacer in accordance with the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 1993Date of Patent: April 30, 1996Assignee: Crane Plastics Company Limited PartnershipInventors: Charles D. Newby, Burch E. Zehner, Howard S. Bennett, Jr., Jeffrey R. Brandt
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Patent number: 5505517Abstract: The present invention is a cover piece for a seat member of a bleacher seat unit. One embodiment of the invention is a single resilient polymeric piece adapted to be flexed and placed over a seat member which is provided with a front extension portion to effectively extend the from surface of the seat member. Another embodiment of the invention is a cover piece made up of two or more pieces including a top cover portion and at least one second cover piece sufficiently resilient to hold the top cover portion against the seat member.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 1994Date of Patent: April 9, 1996Assignee: Crane Plastics Company Limited PartnershipInventors: A. Anthony Groh, Scott R. Gardner
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Patent number: 5487937Abstract: The present invention relates to an insulative spacer member for use between glass members, such as between panes of glass in a multiple glazed window. The present invention also relates to a multiple glazed window having at least one pair of adjacent glass panes separated by an insulative spacer in accordance with the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 1993Date of Patent: January 30, 1996Assignee: Crane Plastics Company Limited PartnershipInventor: Charles D. Newby
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Patent number: 5466534Abstract: The present invention relates to an insulative spacer member for use between glass members, such as between panes of glass in a multiple glazed window. The present invention also relates to a multiple glazed window having at least one pair of adjacent glass panes separated by an insulative spacer in accordance with the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 1994Date of Patent: November 14, 1995Assignee: Crane Plastics Company Limited PartnershipInventor: Charles D. Newby
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Patent number: 5424023Abstract: The present invention has several aspects: an extrusion apparatus, a method of making a curved extrusion, and a curved extrusion made by the method. In broadest terms, the apparatus of the present invention comprises: (1) an extruding means, typically an extruder, adapted to produce an extrudate having a cross-section; (2) a plurality of guide members arranged so as to form a curvilinear path through which the extrusion is passed, each of the guide members having an aperture having substantially the same shape as the cross-section of the extrusion, whereby the plurality of guide members are adapted to form the extrusion into a curved shape while maintaining the cross-section of the extrusion; and (3) mechanical means adapted to conduct the extrusion through said plurality of guide members, such as an extrusion puller.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 1993Date of Patent: June 13, 1995Assignee: Crane Plastics Company Limited PartnershipInventors: Bobby D. Riley, William Taylor
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Patent number: 5375376Abstract: A polymeric sealing/spring strip and method of producing same. The polymeric sealing/spring strip of the present invention has several various embodiments which are based upon the incorporation of silicone rubber. Some of the embodiments are based on the formation of a resilient silicone rubber surface to provide a sealing/spring contact with an opposing surface. Other embodiments of the invention incorporate the silicone rubber in such way as to utilize its resilient properties to produce a sealing/spring strip which has improved mechanical resilience properties.The method of the present invention allows the production of a sealing/spring strip in accordance with the present invention by using extrusion techniques.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1993Date of Patent: December 27, 1994Assignee: Crane Plastics Company Limited PartnershipInventor: Michael K. Scott