Patents by Inventor Charles M. Mulcahy

Charles M. Mulcahy 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).

  • Thermoformed composite article of manufacture and process for producing said article
    Patent number: 5601679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method of manufacturing a composite article of manufacture such as an integrated sink/counter combination from a single sheet of solid surfacing material and a single substrate material. The present invention also relates to a thermoformed composite article of manufacture produced from such a process. The novel method comprises adhering the coating material and substrate material and then thermoforming the coating material through an opening in the substrate material. Preferably, the coating material is a thermoplastic resin composition and the substrate material is a non-thermoplastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Charles M. Mulcahy, Kurt A. Weiss