Patents by Inventor Frank V. Plimi, Jr.

Frank V. Plimi, Jr. 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 for a two-part resilient bumper
    Patent number: 6616888
    Abstract: A two-part resilient bumper formed by depositing a first liquified resilient material into a bumper cavity of a mold plate, distributing the first liquified resilient material over a bottom portion of the bumper cavity before depositing a second liquified resilient material into the bumper cavity on top of the first liquified resilient material, and curing the first and second liquified resilient materials to form a first resilient material bonded to a second resilient material, wherein the first and second resilient materials have different performance characteristics when cured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Lindquist, Frank V. Plimi, Jr.