Patents by Inventor Lee Davis

Lee Davis 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: 6617035
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hot-sterilizable, biaxially oriented polyester film with good metal adhesion, with a base layer B containing at least 80% by weight of thermoplastic polyester, and with at least one adhesive layer which contains a mixture or a blend of two components I and II, wherein component I of the mixture or the blend contains a polyethylene terephthalate copolymer, which contains a sulfomonomer and wherein component II of the mixture or the blend contains acrylic copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Stefan Bartsch, Richard Lee Davis
  • Publication number: 20030130912
    Abstract: The invention is a system and method of managing equipment. The system incorporates a tagging device to attach identification tags to each piece of equipment. A scanning device is used to read the identification tags and relay this information to an equipment server. An input device is used to input information to the equipment server. The equipment server runs the equipment management program. The system flags a potential asset assigned to an asset creating individual. Equipment is designated an asset after use in an asset creating event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Tommy Lee Davis, David Earl Doser
  • Publication number: 20030113562
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester film with high metal adhesion, composed of a base layer B and of at least one outer layer A applied to the base layer. The invention further relates to the use of the film and to a process for its production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Stefan Bartsch, Herbert Peiffer, Richard Lee Davis
  • Publication number: 20030097244
    Abstract: A machine-implemented method is provided for placing a plurality of particles to create a simulated particle pack. The method comprises defining a central string, a space disposed about the central string, and N concentric subspaces disposed about the central string and within the space, each of the N subspaces corresponding to one of the N particle categories, selecting a particle from the plurality of particles, and placing the selected particle in the corresponding subspace so that the selected particle becomes a placed particle at a particle location unique to that placed particle and is in non-overlapping relation with other placed particles. The selected particle placement includes defining a catch net representative of buoyancy of a portion of the placed particles and positioning the catch net within the space based upon the placement of the portion of the placed particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: I. Lee Davis, Micheal P. Iverson
  • Patent number: 6565936
    Abstract: A film laminate is disclosed and comprises a biaxially oriented polyester film and another film laminated onto the polyester film, where the polyester film comprises a base layer at least 80% by weight of which is composed of a thermoplastic polyester, at least one cover layer and a metallic or ceramic layer located on the cover layer, where the cover layer is composed of a polymer or of a copolymer or of a mixture of polymers which comprises at least 40% by weight of ethylene 2,6-naphthalate units, up to 40% by weight of ethylene terephthalate units and, if desired, up to 60% by weight of units of other aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic diols and/or carboxylic acids, with the proviso that the Tg2 value of the polyester film is greater than the Tg2 value of the base layer but smaller than the Tg2 value of the cover layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Richard Lee Davis
  • Patent number: 6517932
    Abstract: The invention relates to a film composite for packaging purposes. Said film composite efficiently blocks the passage of water vapor and gas after sterilization in a water bath or in water vapor at temperatures of more than 90° C., and comprises a film consisting of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with a coextruded layer consisting of polyethylene-2,6-naphthalate (PEN) on at least one side. The film has a 10 nm to 200 nm thick ceramic layer on at least one of the sides that are coated with PEN, said layer being produced by vaporizing aluminium while supplying oxygen or by vaporizing silicon monoxide (SiO), optionally while supplying oxygen, in a vacuum. The layer consists of Al2O3 or SiOx, x being a number between 0.9 and 2. The composite film blocks the passage of water vapor and gases to a large extent after sterilization in a water bath or in water vapor at temperatures of more than 90° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignees: Alusuisse Technology & Management AG, Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Wolfgang Lohwasser, Richard Lee Davis, Olaf Frei
  • Publication number: 20030008061
    Abstract: Soy-based, flaked food products are provided. In one form, the food product includes defatted soy flakes, an exogenous source of protein and isolated starch. The product may further include a cereal grain, wherein the defatted soy flakes are present in the product in greater amounts by weight than the cereal grain. The defatted soy flakes may be pre-toasted to reduce the bittery, beany off-flavors of the soybean. Methods of producing the soy-based, flaked food products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Jonathan Arthur Gray, Nicholas Louis Rozzi, Laura Ann Zimmer, Atina Marie Biehle, Avery Kent Solco, Aaron Lee Davis
  • Publication number: 20020127414
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hot-sterilizable, biaxially oriented polyester film with good metal adhesion, with a base layer B containing at least 80% by weight of thermoplastic polyester, and with at least one adhesive layer which contains a mixture or a blend of two components I and II, wherein component I of the mixture or the blend contains a polyethylene terephthalate copolymer, which contains a sulfomonomer and wherein component II of the mixture or the blend contains acrylic copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Stefan Bartsch, Richard Lee Davis
  • Patent number: 6427091
    Abstract: A method and system for managing unique COA labels in a build-to-order computer manufacturing environment. In one embodiment, a bar code located on OS back-up media identifies unique COA information for the media. At an early stage of the manufacturing process, a line operator takes a traveler and scans in the order information. At the same time, the operator obtains the OS back-up media for the traveler and scans in the bar code. Once scanned, a COA label having imprinted thereon the COA information is printed and provided to the operator along with a service tag having imprinted thereon the track code for the computer. The service tag and COA label are then affixed to the computer chassis. The manufacturing control system matches the track code with the COA label information that is later downloaded to the hard drive at extended test (“ET”) of the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Dell USA, L.P.
    Inventors: Tracy Lee Davis, Timothy James McNulty
  • Patent number: 6423401
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented, sealable polyester film with at least a base layer (B), with a sealable outer layer (A) and with another, nonsealable outer layer (C), where the sealable outer layer (A) has a minimum sealing temperature of not more than 110° C. and a seal seam strength of at least 1.3 N/15 mm of film width, and the topographies of the two outer layers (A) and (C) have particular characterizing features. The film of the invention is particularly suitable for use in flexible packaging and specifically in particular for use on high-speed packaging machinery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Richard Lee Davis, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Publication number: 20020090498
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film with a base layer B, at least 80% by weight of which is composed of a thermoplastic polyester, and with at least one outer layer A. The outer layer A is composed of a copolymer or a mixture of polymers/copolymers which contains ethylene 2,6-naphthalate units in a range of from 90 to 98% by weight and up to 10% by weight of ethylene terephthalate units, and/or units derived from cycloaliphatic or aromatic diols and/or dicarboxylic acids. Its thickness is more than 0.7 &mgr;m and makes up less than 25% by weight of the total film and the Tg2 value of the polyester film is above the Tg2 value of the base layer, but below the Tg2 value of the polyester for the outer layer. The transparent film has low permeability to atmospheric oxygen and exhibits very good adhesion between the individual layers. It is particularly suitable for packaging purposes, specifically for packaging foods or other consumable items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert, Richard Lee Davis
  • Patent number: 6410132
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented polypropylene film which has good processing performance and, after it has been metallized or oxidically coated, is a very good barrier to oxygen, and which is composed of at least a base layer, wherein the planar orientation delta p of the film is greater than 0.0138.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Richard Lee Davis, Joerg Hellmann
  • Patent number: 6391374
    Abstract: Soy-based, flaked food products are provided. In one form, the food product includes defatted soy flakes, an exogenous source of protein and isolated starch. The product may further include a cereal grain, wherein the defatted soy flakes are present in the product in greater amounts by weight than the cereal grain. The defatted soy flakes may be pre-toasted to reduce the bittery, beany off-flavors of the soybean. Methods of producing the soy-based, flaked food products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jonathan Arthur Gray, Nicholas Louis Rozzi, Laura Ann Zimmer, Atina Marie Biehle, Avery Kent Solco, Aaron Lee Davis
  • Patent number: 6378073
    Abstract: A portable secure financial messaging unit (906) includes a receiver (804) and a selective call decoder (1004). The selective call decoder (1004) has a memory (1010) that includes a single unique selective call address corresponding with a predetermined financial transaction type. An address correlator (830) operates to determine substantial coincidence between the single unique selective call address and a received selective call address corresponding with the predetermined financial transaction type. In response to a coincidence, a main processor (1006) and a financial transaction processor (1014) process-received information to effect a financial transaction corresponding with the predetermined financial transaction type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Lee Davis, Jeff LaVell, Victoria A. Leonardo
  • Patent number: 6376042
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented polyester film having at least two layers and which, together with good processing performance, after it has been metalized or has been coated with oxidic materials, is a very good gas or oxygen barrier, and which has been built up from at least one base layer and at least one outer layer applied to this base layer, where the film has a planar orientation &Dgr;p of greater than 0.165.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Richard Lee Davis, Hans Mahl
  • Publication number: 20020039646
    Abstract: A metalized or ceramic-coated biaxially oriented polyester film is disclosed, with a base layer B which comprises at least 80% by weight of thermoplastic polyester, and with at least one outer layer A. The outer layer A is composed of a copolymer or of a mixture of polymers/copolymers which contains from 90 to 98% by weight of ethylene 2,6-naphthalate units and up to 10% by weight of ethylene terephthalate units, and/or units derived from cycloaliphatic or aromatic diols and/or dicarboxylic acids. The thickness of the outer layer A is more than 0.7 &mgr;m and this makes up less than 25% by weight relative to the entire film. The Tg2 value of the polyester film is above the Tg2 value of the base layer, but below the Tg2 value of the outer layer. The film has low permeability to atmospheric oxygen and exhibits very good adhesion between the individual layers. It is particularly suitable for packaging purposes, specifically for packaging foods or other consumable items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert, Richard Lee Davis
  • Patent number: 6358604
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented polyester film with a base layer at least 80% by weight of which is composed of a thermoplastic polyester, and with at least one matte outer layer which comprises a mixture or a blend of two components I and II wherein components I and II render the at least one outer layer matte. The invention further relates to the methods for use of the film and to a process for its production. Component I of the mixture or of the blend is a polyethylene terephthalate homopolymer or polyethylene terephthalate copolymer or a mixture of homo- or copolymers. Component II of the mixture or of the blend is a polyethylene terephthalate copolymer which is composed of the condensation product of the following monomers and/or of their derivatives capable of forming polyesters: isophthalic acid, aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, sulfomonomers and aliphatic or cycloaliphatic glycols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Richard Lee Davis, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Patent number: 6353739
    Abstract: A combination pager and cordless telephone (40) has a receiver (414) for receiving paging signals including a location identifier associated with a geographic location (202) of a paging controller transmitting the paging signals. A decoder (416) coupled to the receiver (414) decodes the paging signals to recover a page and the location identifier. A memory (422, 423) stores the page and the location identifier identifying the geographic location (202) of the transceiver (40). A message processor (606), coupled to the memory (423), determines when a new location identifier is received; and a controller (420) couples to a home paging controller (10) in response to the message processor (606) determining that the new location identifier has been received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Walter Lee Davis
  • Patent number: 6314519
    Abstract: A secure messaging system (900) generates a secure financial transaction message. A wireless selective call signaling system controller (102) receives the secure financial transaction message as a selective call message request including a destination identifier. A selective call message processor (1104) encapsulates the secure financial transaction message in a selective call message that includes a selective call address corresponding with the destination identifier. A selective call transmission service (904) conveys the selective call message to a financial messaging unit (906) that receives the selective call message, and in response to correlating the selective call address with a selective call address corresponding with the financial messaging unit (906), recovers the secure financial transaction message to effect a financial transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Lee Davis, Jeff LaVell
  • Publication number: 20010035593
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented, sealable polyester film with at least a base layer (B), with a sealable outer layer (A) and with another, nonsealable outer layer (C), where the sealable outer layer (A) has a minimum sealing temperature of not more than 110° C. and a seal seam strength of at least 1.3 N/15 mm of film width, and the topographies of the two outer layers (A) and (C) have particular characterizing features. The film of the invention is particularly suitable for use in flexible packaging and specifically in particular for use on high-speed packaging machinery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Richard Lee Davis, Gottfried Hilkert