Patents by Inventor Eric William Winters

Eric William Winters 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).

  • Fiber having increased filament separation and method of making same
    Patent number: 7740937
    Abstract: A flock material exhibiting an increased degree of filament separation prepared by cutting a fluoropolymer or carbon fiber yarn into lengths, introducing mechanical energy into the lengths in order to cause the lengths to separate into single-filaments fibers and removing or classifying at least a portion of the single-filament fibers from the lengths in order to obtain a flock having a particular fraction of single-filament, fluoropolymer or carbon fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Toray Fluorofibers (America), Inc.
    Inventors: Kishio Miwa, Eric William Winters
  • Fiber having increased filament separation and method of making same
    Patent number: 7346961
    Abstract: A flock material exhibiting an increased degree of filament separation prepared by cutting a fluoropolymer or carbon fiber yarn into lengths, introducing mechanical energy into the lengths in order to cause the lengths to separate into single-filaments fibers and removing or classifying at least a portion of the single-filament fibers from the lengths in order to obtain a flock having a particular fraction of single-filament, fluoropolymer or carbon fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Toray Fluorofibers (America), Inc.
    Inventors: Kishio Miwa, Eric William Winters