Patents by Inventor David J. Romanowicz

David J. Romanowicz 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).

  • Recyclable and repulpable ream wrap and related methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 6548120
    Abstract: Recyclable and repulpable coated paper stock, preferably for use as ream wrap, comprising a substrate coated on at least one surface with a base coat and at least one additional coat over said base coat. Both coats are water based dispersions of a polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic polymers, acrylic copolymers, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, ethylene-vinyl acetate, polyvinyl chloride, styrene butadiene copolymers, polyvinylidiene chloride and its copolymers, or starch. The wax free coating forms a pin-hole free continuous film on the substrate which is resistant to water and water vapor. The invention also includes processes for making and recycling the invented coated paper stocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventors: William A. Wittosch, David J. Romanowicz, Bruce Rose, Donna J. Wenzel, Gene W. Bartholomew, James R. Quick, Morton S. Delozier, Maxine Klass-Hoffman
  • Recyclable and repulpable ream wrap and related methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 5989724
    Abstract: Recyclable and repulpable coated paper stock, preferably for use as ream wrap, comprising a substrate coated on at least one surface with a base coat and at least one additional coat over said base coat. Both coats are water based dispersions of a polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic polymers, acrylic copolymers, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, ethylene-vinyl acetate, polyvinyl chloride, styrene butadiene copolymers, polyvinylidiene chloride and its copolymers, or starch. The wax free coating forms a pin-hole free continuous film on the substrate which is resistant to water and water vapor. The invention also includes processes for making and recycling the invented coated paper stocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventors: William A. Wittosch, David J. Romanowicz, Bruce Rose, Donna J. Wenzel, Gene W. Bartholomew, James R. Quick, Morton S. Delozier, Maxine Klass-Hoffman