Patents by Inventor James A. Carothers

James A. Carothers 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).

  • Patent number: 11501893
    Abstract: A jacket for an elongated assembly is disclosed. The jacket, which may be a tubular shape or sheet, comprises a film layer to surround a core member of the elongated assembly, wherein the film layer has a first surface to be arranged abutting the core member in a non-bonded relationship; a braided, woven, or warp-knit layer comprising high-melt filament having a titer from 30 to 800 denier; and a bonding region between the braided, woven, or warp-knit layer and a second surface of the film layer, opposing to the first surface, to adhere at least a portion of the high-melt fibers. The jacket may further comprise an inner film layer in a non-bonded relationship with the film layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, inc.
    Inventors: James Carothers, Kim Ritchie, John Dolan
  • Publication number: 20210265079
    Abstract: A jacket for an elongated assembly is disclosed. The jacket, which may be a tubular shape or sheet, comprises a film layer to surround a core member of the elongated assembly, wherein the film layer has a first surface to be arranged abutting the core member in a non-bonded relationship; a braided, woven, or warp-knit layer comprising high-melt filament having a titer from 30 to 800 denier; and a bonding region between the braided, woven, or warp-knit layer and a second surface of the film layer, opposing to the first surface, to adhere at least a portion of the high-melt fibers. The jacket may further comprise an inner film layer in a non-bonded relationship with the film layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: James Carothers, Kim Ritchie, John Dolan
  • Patent number: 4359520
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with enhancement of resist development. In particular it is concerned with obtaining high solubility rate ratio between the exposed and the unexposed regions of a resist and also obtaining shorter development time. These objectives are achieved by treating the resist with a liquid trialkylamine having from two to eight carbon atoms in each alkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1982
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Carothers, James Economy, Augustus C. Ouano