Patents by Inventor Frank C. Grace

Frank C. Grace 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).

  • Fire retardant adhesive tissue
    Patent number: 6818248
    Abstract: A flame retardant adhesive tissue paper for fabricating moldable structures, particularly suitable for forming laminates for the interior of automobiles is provided. The flame retardant adhesive tissue is prepared by screen printing an aqueous paste dispersion including a flame retardant and thermoplastic adhesive dispersed therein in discontinuous pattern onto one surface of the paper. After removal of water, the drying temperatures is increased to activate the thermoplastic adhesive to adhere to the surface of the tissue with the flame retardants solids dispersed within the interior of the tissue paper. The adhesive coated tissue paper has good acoustic properties and imparts flame retardancy to a laminate including it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Harodite Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Frank C. Grace
  • Method and apparatus for fabricating chopped fiberglass laminate for automotive headliners
    Patent number: 6793747
    Abstract: A chopped fiberglass containing laminate for fabricating sound absorbing moldable structures, such an automotive headliner is provided. The laminate includes a nonwoven fine denier thermoplastic fiber scrim, a thermoplastic barrier film on one surface and a layer of chopped fiberglass and powder adhesive on the exposed surface of the barrier film. The laminate is combined with a foam core, fiberglass layer and decorative fabric on the fiberglass layer to provide a composite having elongation exceeding 30% in both machine and transverse directions for forming the headliner. An apparatus and method for forming the laminate are so disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Harodite Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. North, Frank C. Grace, Michael P. Albert
  • Chopped fiberglass laminate for automotive headliners and method of fabrication
    Patent number: 6436854
    Abstract: A chopped fiberglass containing laminate for fabricating sound absorbing moldable structures, such an automotive headliner is provided. The laminate includes a nonwoven fine denier thermoplastic fiber scrim, a thermoplastic barrier film on one surface and a layer of chopped fiberglass and powder adhesive on the exposed surface of the barrier film. The laminate is combined with a foam core, fiberglass layer and decorative fabric on the fiberglass layer to provide a composite having elongation exceeding 30% in both machine and transverse directions for forming the headliner. An apparatus and method for forming the laminate are so disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Harodite Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. North, Frank C. Grace, Michael P. Albert
  • Method and apparatus for fabricating chopped fiberglass laminate for automotive headliners
    Publication number: 20020006755
    Abstract: A chopped fiberglass containing laminate for fabricating sound absorbing moldable structures, such an automotive headliner is provided. The laminate includes a nonwoven fine denier thermoplastic fiber scrim, a thermoplastic barrier film on one surface and a layer of chopped fiberglass and powder adhesive on the exposed surface of the barrier film. The laminate is combined with a foam core, fiberglass layer and decorative fabric on the fiberglass layer to provide a composite having elongation exceeding 30% in both machine and transverse directions for forming the headliner. An apparatus and method for forming the laminate are so disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: John M. North, Frank C. Grace, Michael P. Albert
  • Chopped fiberglass laminate for automotive headliners and method of fabrication
    Patent number: 6291370
    Abstract: A chopped fiberglass containing laminate for fabricating sound absorbing moldable structures, such an automotive headliner is provided. The laminate includes a nonwoven fine denier thermoplastic fiber scrim, a thermoplastic barrier film on one surface and a layer of chopped fiberglass and powder adhesive on the exposed surface of the barrier film. The laminate is combined with a foam core, fiberglass layer and decorative fabric on the fiberglass layer to provide a composite having elongation exceeding 30% in both machine and transverse directions for forming the headliner. An apparatus and method for forming the laminate are so disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Harodite Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. North, Frank C. Grace, Michael P. Albert