Patents by Inventor James Joseph Duis

James Joseph Duis 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: 9315689
    Abstract: Sound damping compositions and methods for their application are described herein. The compositions can include a polymer, a polyacrylate rheology modifier, and a polyurethane rheology modifier. The compositions can alternatively include a polymer derived from greater than 80% of one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate and ethyl acrylate and combinations thereof and greater than 0% and less than 4% of one or more functional monomers, at least one rheology modifier, and a surfactant. Also described herein are sound damping products including the compositions described herein and structures including the sound damping products. Methods for damping sound in a structure are further described herein. The methods include applying the compositions to the surface of a structure and drying the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sridhar G. Iyer, James Joseph Duis, Mark Gordon, Beverly Ann Gordon, Luke Egan
  • Patent number: 5702555
    Abstract: A cleavable release structure composed of two release bases each having an outer surface and an inner surface; a release coating on the inner surface of each release base; a layer of a pressure sensitive adhesive adjacent the coating on the inner surface of each release base; and a clearable layer sandwiched between the pressure sensitive adhesive layers, so that the cleavable layer is adapted to cleave and separate when subjected to a peeling force greater than its internal bond strength and less than the adhesion force of the pressure sensitive adhesive. Each layer of pressure sensitive adhesive should be adapted to provide an adhesion force greater than about 24 ounces per inch of width. The release coating should be adapted to provide a release level of from about 1 to about 30 grams per centimeter of width. The clearable layer should have an internal bond strength of from about 2 to about 20 ounces per inch of width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Caudal, Guy Mahe, Georgia Anna Baker, James Joseph Duis