Patents by Inventor Joao Augusto dos Santos Nogueria de Sousa

Joao Augusto dos Santos Nogueria de Sousa 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).

  • Composition for use in manufacturing stoppers and method of making same
    Publication number: 20020103275
    Abstract: A composition and process of manufacture for a stopper for use in bottling still wines comprised of ligneous plant matter—preferably natural cork granules, a light thermoplastic resin and two hydrocarbon blowing agents either alone or in combination, such that when a reasonable amount of heat is applied, a product of suitable compressibility and impermeability to gases is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventor: Joao Augusto dos Santos Nogueria de Sousa