Patents by Inventor Alberto Rubio

Alberto Rubio 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).

  • Laminate inlay process for sports boards
    Patent number: 7368031
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for inlaying a design into a laminate sheet and bonding the inlaid laminate sheet to a core structure or core substrate. The method of the present invention includes the steps of die cutting a preselected inlay design out of a laminate sheet, die cutting a congruent insert to be placed in the aperture left by the die cut design, securing the insert into the die cut design aperture, laminating with heat and pressure the laminate sheet to a core material, and conducting a finishing operation such as trimming to clean the excess laminate sheet from around the edges of the core material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Wham-O, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory S. Lehr, Alberto Rubio, Salvador Gallegos
  • Laminate inlay process for sports boards
    Publication number: 20040151875
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for inlaying a design into a laminate sheet and bonding the inlaid laminate sheet to a core structure or core substrate. The method of the present invention includes the steps of die cutting a preselected inlay design out of a laminate sheet, die cutting a congruent insert to be placed in the aperture left by the die cut design, securing the insert into the die cut design aperture, laminating with heat and pressure the laminate sheet to a core material, and conducting a finishing operation such as trimming to clean the excess laminate sheet from around the edges of the core material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Gregory S. Lehr, Alberto Rubio, Salvador Gallegos