Patents by Inventor Charles Fitch Appley

Charles Fitch Appley 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).

  • Patent number: 12122878
    Abstract: A binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and polyamine is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Uncured fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a polyamine are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRL
    Inventors: Charles Fitch Appley, Carl Hampson, Gert R Mueller, Benedicte Pacorel
  • Patent number: 12054514
    Abstract: A binder comprising a polymeric binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and nucleophile is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a nucleophile are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRL
    Inventors: Gert R. Mueller, Charles Fitch Appley, Benedicte Pacorel, Carl Hampson
  • Publication number: 20240117117
    Abstract: A binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and polyamine is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Uncured fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a polyamine are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Charles Fitch APPLEY, Carl HAMPSON, Gert R. MUELLER, Benedicte PACOREL
  • Patent number: 11846097
    Abstract: A fiber product is described which includes fibers, a binder and a temperature control additive. The fiber product has properties that make it useful for a variety of applications. The fibers may be glass fibers and the product may be a fiberglass insulation product for use in buildings, vehicles, or other structures for acoustic and/or thermal insulation. The fibers may be cellulosic fibers and the product may be a wood board product. The temperature control additive is incorporated into the uncured fiber product to prevent deleterious self-heating during or after binder curing. The temperature control additive undergoes an endothermic process that consumes at least a portion of the energy generated during the exothermic curing reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRL
    Inventors: Gert Mueller, Charles Fitch Appley
  • Patent number: 11814481
    Abstract: A binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and polyamine is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Uncured fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a polyamine are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRL
    Inventors: Charles Fitch Appley, Carl Hampson, Gert R. Mueller, Benedicte Pacorel
  • Publication number: 20230203080
    Abstract: A binder comprising a polymeric binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and nucleophile is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a nucleophile are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Gert R. MUELLER, Charles Fitch APPLEY, Benedicte Pacorel, Carl HAMPSON
  • Publication number: 20220363589
    Abstract: Disclosed are formaldehyde-free, thermally-curable, alkaline, aqueous binder compositions. Also disclosed are compositions comprising formaldehyde-free, thermally-curable binder compositions, as described herein, applied to non-woven fibers. Uses of the disclosed binder compositions as binders for non-woven fibers are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Charles Fitch Appley, Gert Mueller
  • Patent number: 11401204
    Abstract: Disclosed are formaldehyde-free, thermally-curable, alkaline, aqueous binder compositions. Also disclosed are compositions comprising formaldehyde-free, thermally-curable binder compositions, as described herein, applied to non-woven fibers. Uses of the disclosed binder compositions as binders for non-woven fibers are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRL
    Inventors: Charles Fitch Appley, Gert Mueller
  • Patent number: 11318639
    Abstract: A molding process includes the operation of placing insulation material comprising fibers and binder on the fibers in a mold cavity. The molding process further includes the step of transferring heat to the insulation material to cause the binder to cure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Knauf Insulation, Inc.
    Inventors: Gert R. Mueller, Robert W. Zembrodt, Charles Fitch Appley, Walter A. Johnson, Steven Lee Collings
  • Publication number: 20210403645
    Abstract: A binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and polyamine is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Uncured fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a polyamine are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Charles Fitch APPLEY, Carl HAMPSON, Gert R. MUELLER, Benedicte PACOREL
  • Patent number: 11078332
    Abstract: A binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and polyamine is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Uncured fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a polyamine are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRL
    Inventors: Charles Fitch Appley, Carl Hampson, Gert R. Mueller, Benedicte Pacorel
  • Publication number: 20210230201
    Abstract: A binder comprising a polymeric binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and nucleophile is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a nucleophile are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Gert R. MUELLER, Charles Fitch APPLEY, Benedicte Pacorel, Carl HAMPSON
  • Patent number: 10913760
    Abstract: A binder comprising a polymeric binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and nucleophile is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a nucleophile are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRL
    Inventors: Gert R. Mueller, Charles Fitch Appley, Benedicte Pacorel, Carl Hampson
  • Patent number: 10889026
    Abstract: A molding process (100) comprising the step of inserting an uncured blank (102) in a mold cavity (14) formed in a mold system, the uncured blank including fiber and uncured binder, transferring heat from the mold system to a cool pressurized gas (108) to establish a hot pressurized gas, injecting the hot pressurized gas into the mold cavity (110), and transferring heat (112) from the hot pressurized gas to the uncured blank to cause the uncured binder to cure and establish a cured product (114).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Knauf Insulation, Inc.
    Inventors: Gert R. Mueller, Robert W. Zembrodt, Charles Fitch Appley, Walter A. Johnson, Steven Lee Collings
  • Publication number: 20200384668
    Abstract: A molding process includes the operation of placing insulation material comprising fibers and binder on the fibers in a mold cavity. The molding process further includes the step of transferring heat to the insulation material to cause the binder to cure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Gert R. Mueller, Robert W. Zembrodt, Charles Fitch Appley, Walter A. Johnson, Steven Lee Collings
  • Publication number: 20200332060
    Abstract: A binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and polyamine is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Uncured fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a polyamine are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Charles Fitch APPLEY, Carl HAMPSON, Gert R. MUELLER, Benedicte PACOREL
  • Patent number: 10738160
    Abstract: A binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and polyamine is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Uncured fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a polyamine are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: Knauf Insulation SPRL, Knauf Insulation, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Fitch Appley, Carl Hampson, Gert R. Mueller, Benedicte Pacorel
  • Publication number: 20190352323
    Abstract: A binder comprising a polymeric binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and nucleophile is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a nucleophile are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Gert R. MUELLER, Charles Fitch APPLEY, Benedicte Pacorel, Carl HAMPSON
  • Publication number: 20190344537
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to insulation articles including corrosion inhibitors and methods of producing the same are disclosed. In some embodiments, an article of manufacture comprising an insulation mat comprising an uncured combination of a plurality of randomly oriented fibers and a binder is provided. In further embodiments, the insulation mat extends between a first surface and a second surface, and a veil attached to the first surface and structured to inhibit physical movement of the cured combination through the veil is provided, as well as a metal sheet attached to the second surface by a water-containing adhesive contacting the metal sheet and the second surface, and a corrosion inhibitor composition deposited on the cured combination of the insulation mat, wherein the corrosion inhibitor composition is capable of modifying toward neutral a pH of the cured combination in contact with water from the water-containing adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher George Hardy, John P. Wade, Michael Dean Hoops, Charles Fitch Appley, Robert W. Zembrodt
  • Publication number: 20180265633
    Abstract: A binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and polyamine is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Uncured fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a polyamine are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Charles Fitch APPLEY, Carl HAMPSON, Gert R. MUELLER, Benedicte PACOREL