Patents by Inventor Carl K. McMillin

Carl K. McMillin 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).

  • Process for flash spinning fiber-forming polymers
    Patent number: 5192468
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for flash-spinning plexifilamentary film-fibril strands of polymers that are substantially plasticizable in carbon dioxide and/or water and have a melting point less than 300.degree. C. More particularly, the strands are flash-spun from mixtures of carbon dioxide, water and the polymer. The invention also relates to the film-fibril strands produced by the inventive process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Don M. Coates, Carl K. McMillin, John C. Chen