Patents by Inventor Laura McBride

Laura McBride 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: 7238235
    Abstract: A system and method for applying a material for improving the adhesion between the surface of thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) elements and a coating applied thereto is disclosed. The system comprises the mixing of an adhesion promoter with de-ionized water and applying it to the surface of the TPO elements to be coated. Preferably, the application occurs in an atmospherically controlled enclosure. The application of the adhesion promoter is preferably accomplished by flowing the mixture over the TPO elements through an application device that minimizes agitation and splashing of the mixture. Multiple parameters of the application system may be monitored and regulated. Upon completion of the application process, the treated TPO elements are preferably dried in an oven, leaving a thin layer of adhesion promoter over the surface thereof. Use of the application device ensures that minimal defects are present in the dried adhesion promoter layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shubho Bhattacharya, Laura McBride, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Shojiro Takeuchi, Saul Gonzalez Gutierrez
  • Publication number: 20060075962
    Abstract: A system and method for applying a material for improving the adhesion between the surface of thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) elements and a coating applied thereto is disclosed. The system comprises the mixing of an adhesion promoter with de-ionized water and applying it to the surface of the TPO elements to be coated. Preferably, the application occurs in an atmospherically controlled enclosure. The application of the adhesion promoter is preferably accomplished by flowing the mixture over the TPO elements through an application device that minimizes agitation and splashing of the mixture. Multiple parameters of the application system may be monitored and regulated. Upon completion of the application process, the treated TPO elements are preferably dried in an oven, leaving a thin layer of adhesion promoter over the surface thereof. Use of the application device ensures that minimal defects are present in the dried adhesion promoter layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Shubho Bhattacharya, Laura McBride, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Shojiro Takeuchi, Saul Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 6875472
    Abstract: A system and method for applying a material for improving the adhesion between the surface of thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) elements and a coating applied thereto is disclosed. The system comprises the mixing of an adhesion promoter with de-ionized water and applying it to the surface of the TPO elements to be coated. Preferably, the application occurs in an atmospherically controlled enclosure. The application of the adhesion promoter is preferably accomplished by distributing the mixture over the TPO elements through a series of nozzles. Multiple parameters of the application system may be monitored and regulated. Upon completion of the application process, the treated TPO elements are preferably dried in an oven, leaving a thin layer of adhesion promoter over the surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shubho Bhattacharya, Laura McBride, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Shojiro Takeuchi, Saul Gonzalez Gutierrez
  • Publication number: 20040071886
    Abstract: A system and method for applying a material for improving the adhesion between the surface of thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) elements and a coating applied thereto is disclosed. The system comprises the mixing of an adhesion promoter with de-ionized water and applying it to the surface of the TPO elements to be coated. Preferably, the application occurs in an atmospherically controlled enclosure. The application of the adhesion promoter is preferably accomplished by distributing the mixture over the TPO elements through a series of nozzles. Multiple parameters of the application system may be monitored and regulated. Upon completion of the application process, the treated TPO elements are preferably dried in an oven, leaving a thin layer of adhesion promoter over the surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Shubho Bhattacharya, Laura McBride, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Shojiro Takeuchi, Saul Gonzalez Gutierrez
  • Publication number: 20040069221
    Abstract: A system and method for applying a material for improving the adhesion between the surface of thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) elements and a coating applied thereto is disclosed. The system comprises the mixing of an adhesion promoter with de-ionized water and applying it to the surface of the TPO elements to be coated. Preferably, the application occurs in an atmospherically controlled enclosure. The application of the adhesion promoter is preferably accomplished by distributing the mixture over the TPO elements through a series of nozzles. Multiple parameters of the application system may be monitored and regulated. Upon completion of the application process, the treated TPO elements are preferably dried in an oven, leaving a thin layer of adhesion promoter over the surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Shubho Bhattacharya, Laura McBride, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Shojiro Takeuchi, Saul Gonzalez Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 6479163
    Abstract: The water base adhesion promotor for polypropylene comprises: a grafted polypropylene chloride, which includes a polypropylene chloride moiety and a maleic anhydride moiety as bonded thereto, and which has a chlorine content of 15˜25 weight % and a maleic anhydride moiety content of 1˜5 weight %; an amine-neutralized water-soluble resin; a wettability-improving agent; and water; and is characterized by having: a combination ratio of 25˜90 weight % as of the grafted polypropylene chloride to the total of the grafted polypropylene chloride and the amine-neutralized water-soluble resin; a combination ratio of 2.5˜6.0 weight % as of the wettability-improving agent to the entirety of the promotor; and a solid content of 2˜10 weight % of the entirety of the promotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinnosuke Kawano, Yasunori Komatsu, Kazuo Igarashi, Michael Scott Wiseman, Sawako Kamei, Laura McBride
  • Patent number: 6447844
    Abstract: The water base adhesion promotos for polypropylene comprises: a grafted polypropylene chloride, which includes a polypropylene chloride moiety and a maleic anhydride moiety as bonded thereto, and which has a chlorine content of 15˜25 weight % and a maleic anhydride moiety content of 1˜5 weight %; an amine-neutralized water-soluble resin; a wettability-improving agent; and water; and is characterized by having: a combination ratio of 25˜90 weight % as of the grafted polypropylene chloride to the total of the grafted polypopylene chloride and the amine-neutralized water-soluble resin; a combination ratio of 2.5˜6.0 weight % as of the wettability-improving agent to the entirety of the promotor; and a solid content of 2˜10 weight % of the entirety of the promotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignees: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Honda of America Mfg., Inc.
    Inventors: Shinnosuke Kawano, Yasunori Komatsu, Kazuo Igarashi, Michael Scott Wiseman, Sawako Kamei, Laura McBride
  • Publication number: 20010049409
    Abstract: The water base adhesion promotor for polypropylene comprises:
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Shinnosuke Kawano, Yasunori Komatsu, Kazuo Igarashi, Michael Scott Wiseman, Sawako Kamei, Laura McBride
  • Patent number: 6262160
    Abstract: The water base adhesion promotor for polypropylene comprises: a grafted polypropylene chloride, which includes a polypropylene chloride moiety and a maleic an-hydride moiety as bonded thereto, and which has a chlorine content of 15˜25 weight % and a maleic anhydride moiety content of 1˜5 weight %; an amine-neutralized water-soluble resin; a wettability-improving agent; and water; and is characterized by having: a combination ratio of 25˜90 weight % as of the grafted polypropylene chloride to the total of the grafted polypropylene chloride and the amine-neutralized water-soluble resin; a combination ratio of 2.5˜6.0 weight % as of the wettability-improving agent to the entirety of the promotor; and a solid content of 2˜10 weight % of the entirety of the promotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignees: Nippon Bee Chemical Co., LTD, Honda Giken Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinnosuke Kawano, Yasunori Komatsu, Kazuo Igarashi, Michael Scott Wiseman, Sawako Kamei, Laura McBride