Patents by Inventor Jan S. LaRiviere

Jan S. LaRiviere 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).

  • Metallized opaque films with robust metal layer attachment
    Patent number: 8637146
    Abstract: A multilayer composite film includes in sequence: a) a biaxially oriented, opaque polyester base layer; b) a non-voided polyester layer on and coextensively in contact with a surface of the base layer; and c) a metal layer on a surface of the non-voided polyester layer opposite the opaque polyester base layer, or on a primer layer on a surface of the non-voided polyester layer opposite the opaque polyester base layer. The film may be prepared by vapor depositing or plasma depositing a metal layer on a surface of a non-voided polyester layer coextensively contacting a biaxially oriented, opaque polyester base layer, or on a primer layer on a surface the non-voided polyester layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: DuPont Teijin Films U.S. Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Steven Cosentino, Jan S. LaRiviere, Keith Kulesza, Sherrod B. Tatum
  • Metallized Opaque Films with Robust Metal Layer Attachment
    Publication number: 20130130015
    Abstract: A multilayer composite film includes in sequence: a) a biaxially oriented, opaque polyester base layer; b) a non-voided polyester layer on and coextensively in contact with a surface of the base layer; and c) a metal layer on a surface of the non-voided polyester layer opposite the opaque polyester base layer, or on a primer layer on a surface of the non-voided polyester layer opposite the opaque polyester base layer. The film may be prepared by vapor depositing or plasma depositing a metal layer on a surface of a non-voided polyester layer coextensively contacting a biaxially oriented, opaque polyester base layer, or on a primer layer on a surface the non-voided polyester layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: DuPont Teijin Films U.S. Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Steven R. Cosentino, Jan S. LaRiviere, Keith Kulesza, Sherrod B. Tatum