Patents by Inventor Dorothy Tepera Palmer

Dorothy Tepera Palmer 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).

  • Holographically enhanced decorative laminate
    Patent number: 6632507
    Abstract: The invention relates to a decorative laminate lay-up including a decorative laminate sheet assembly having a top layer and a polypropylene release sheet applied to the top layer of the decorative laminate sheet assembly. The polypropylene release sheet is a cast polypropylene release sheet formed with a holographic transfer image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Premark RWP Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry D. Benton, Dorothy Tepera Palmer
  • Method for controlling laminate gloss
    Patent number: 6423167
    Abstract: A method for forming a glossy decorative laminate is disclosed. The method is achieved by stacking a decorative laminate sheet assembly having a top layer, casting a polypropylene release sheet wherein the polypropylene release sheet is processed with chill rollers treated in a manner which improves the gloss characteristics of the resulting decorative laminate, positioning the polypropylene release sheet on the top layer of the decorative laminate sheet assembly, applying heat and pressure to the decorative laminate sheet assembly and the polypropylene release sheet sufficient to bond the decorative laminate and releasably bond the polypropylene release sheet to the top layer of the decorative laminate sheet assembly, and removing the polypropylene release sheet from the top layer of the decorative laminate sheet assembly to reveal a decorative laminate exhibiting desirable gloss characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Premark RWP Holdings
    Inventors: Dorothy Tepera Palmer, Jay T. Oliver
  • Holographically enhanced decorative laminate
    Publication number: 20010046590
    Abstract: The invention relates to a decorative laminate lay-up including a decorative laminate sheet assembly having a top layer and a polypropylene release sheet applied to the top layer of the decorative laminate sheet assembly. The polypropylene release sheet is a cast polypropylene release sheet formed with a holographic transfer image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: Larry D. Benton, Dorothy Tepera Palmer