Patents by Inventor Gary D. Rea

Gary D. Rea 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).

  • Process for polymerization of styrene and acrylonitrile
    Patent number: 4182820
    Abstract: A polymerization technique for the polymerization of styrene and acrylonitrile by a method intermediate between that of emulsion polymerization and suspension polymerization wherein the styrene and acrylonitrile monomers are first dispersed in water containing a small amount of surfactant and a high molecular weight alcohol to form very small droplets of monomer and then carrying out the polymerization using a free radical generating initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1980
    Assignee: Borg-Warner Corporation
    Inventors: Don C. Curfman, Gary D. Rea