Patents by Inventor Amanda L. Schmit

Amanda L. Schmit 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).

  • Hot melt adhesive compositions that include semi-crystalline propylene polymer and wax and articles including the same
    Patent number: 10844253
    Abstract: A hot melt adhesive composition that includes at least 40% by weight of an unmodified, semi-crystalline propylene polymer that includes at least 50% by weight propylene, and at least 15% by weight wax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: H.B. Fuller Company
    Inventors: Thomas F. Kauffman, Scott C. Schmidt, Claudia Mosanu, Timothy W. Roska, Amanda L. Schmit, Sharf U. Ahmed, Gary J. Roy
  • Propylene polymer-based hot melt adhesive composition exhibiting fast set time and articles including the same
    Patent number: 10392537
    Abstract: A hot melt adhesive composition that includes at least 35% polymer, from about 15% by weight, to no greater than 75% by weight propylene polymer derived from at least 50% by weight propylene and from 0 mole % to about 37.5% by weight of an alpha-olefin comonomer other than propylene, the propylene polymer exhibiting a heat of fusion of from about 5 Joules per gram (J/g) to 60 J/g, from 5% by weight to about 50% by weight ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer derived from at least 50% by weight ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin comonomer having at least three carbon atoms, the ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer having a density of no greater than 0.90 g/cm3, and from 18% by weight to about 37% by weight of a wax component that exhibits a melting point greater than 80° C. and a heat of fusion of at least 200 J/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: H.B. Fuller Company
    Inventors: Thomas F. Kauffman, Scott C. Schmidt, Kim M. Larson, Amanda L. Schmit, Timothy W. Roska
  • PROPYLENE POLYMER-BASED HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION EXHIBITING FAST SET TIME AND ARTICLES INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180002578
    Abstract: A hot melt adhesive composition that includes at least 35% polymer, from about 15% by weight, to no greater than 75% by weight propylene polymer derived from at least 50% by weight propylene and from 0 mole % to about 37.5% by weight of an alpha-olefin comonomer other than propylene, the propylene polymer exhibiting a heat of fusion of from about 5 Joules per gram (J/g) to 60 J/g, from 5% by weight to about 50% by weight ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer derived from at least 50% by weight ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin comonomer having at least three carbon atoms, the ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer having a density of no greater than 0.90 g/cm3, and from 18% by weight to about 37% by weight of a wax component that exhibits a melting point greater than 80° C. and a heat of fusion of at least 200 J/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas F. Kauffman, Scott C. Scmidt, Kim M. Larson, Amanda L. Schmit, Timothy W. Roska
  • HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS THAT INCLUDE SEMI-CRYSTALLINE PROPYLENE POLYMER AND WAX AND ARTICLES INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160130480
    Abstract: A hot melt adhesive composition that includes at least 40% by weight of an unmodified, semi-crystalline propylene polymer that includes at least 50% by weight propylene, and at least 15% by weight wax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas F. Kauffman, Scott C. Schmidt, Claudia Mosanu, Timothy W. Roska, Amanda L. Schmit, Sharf U. Ahmed, Gary L. Roy