Patents by Inventor Frank Karpowicz

Frank Karpowicz 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).

  • SHAPED COMPOSITES AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20070212198
    Abstract: A process of forming a shaped composite material is provided which includes the steps of providing a composite strip having a substantially rigid substrate with a major surface and a polymer overlying the major surface of the substantially rigid substrate. The process further includes shaping the composite strip with a mandrel to form a shaped composite piece having a shape substantially defined by the shape of the mandrel, wherein during the shaping step the major surface of the composite strip is substantially maintained in one plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Cordivari, Vassili Gotsko, Timothy Hagan, Frank Karpowicz