Patents by Inventor Billy J. Reeves

Billy J. Reeves 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).

  • Leaching contaminants from post-consumer for reuse in food-contact applications
    Patent number: 5780520
    Abstract: A novel technique to treat post-consumer polyester for reuse in food-contact applications is described. The process comprises contacting contaminated post consumer polyester flake with at least one extraction solvent which is soluble in said contaminated flake at a temperature sufficient to allow rapid diffusion of contaminants from said polyester flake; and removing said extraction solvent containing said contaminants from said polyester flake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Billy J. Reeves, Michael P. Ekart, William H. Heise, Johnny W. Shadden, Candace M. Stipe