Patents by Inventor Gerry Thorn Appleton

Gerry Thorn Appleton 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).

  • Antibacterial solid surface materials with restorable antibacterial effectiveness
    Patent number: 6663877
    Abstract: A solid surface material with a filler and an antibacterial agent in a thermoset or thermoplastic matrix, which has antibacterial effectiveness that can be restored when lost or diminished with time and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Gerry Thorn Appleton, Nell Lynn Gosser, Bruce Neal Vogel
  • Antibacterial solid surface materials containing chitosan-metal complexes
    Publication number: 20030152632
    Abstract: A solid surface material with an antimicrobial agent in a thermoset and/or thermoplastic resin matrix where the antimicrobial agent comprises a chitosan-metal complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Subramaniam Sabesan, Gerry Thorn Appleton, Melissa C. Joerger