Patents by Inventor Francis William Maine

Francis William Maine 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).

  • Method and apparatus for forming composite material and composite material therefrom
    Patent number: 6939496
    Abstract: A system and method for extruding composite material and the composite material therefrom. The composite material consists of a filler mixed with a binding agent. The composite material is extruded as billets with enhanced physical properties, such as color, texture, electrical conductivity and fire retardancy, and contains a dispersion pattern of the filler material. A system and method are also provided for drawing the composite material through a die and a composite material produced thereby. The drawn composite material exhibits a density reduction over the density of the starting material and enhanced physical properties. A particularly useful tongue and groove arrangement are also provided for joining adjacent strips of a composite material made according to the extrusion process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: PSA Composites, LLC
    Inventors: Francis William Maine, William Roy Newson
  • Method and apparatus for forming composite material and composite material therefrom
    Publication number: 20030224147
    Abstract: A system and method for extruding composite material and the composite material therefrom. The composite material consists of a filler mixed with a binding agent. The composite material is extruded as billets with enhanced physical properties, such as colour, texture, electrical conductivity and fire retardancy, and contains a dispersion pattern of the filler material. A system and method are also provided for drawing the composite material through a die and a composite material produced thereby. The drawn composite material exhibits a density reduction over the density of the starting material and enhanced physical properties. A particularly useful tongue and groove arrangement are also provided for joining adjacent strips of a composite material made according to the extrusion process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Francis William Maine, William Roy Newson