Patents by Inventor Louis Rua, Jr.

Louis Rua, Jr. 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: 5869148
    Abstract: A process for the in-line, high speed manufacturing of magnetic products is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of printing onto a substrate, drying the ink print, making the appropriate cuts or scores on the substrate, applying a slurry of magnetizable material onto the substrate to create the magnet, drying the applied material, magnetizing the magnetic material and cutting and forming the substrate to the desired dimensions. Each of these steps may be performed in a single, in-line manufacturing operation running at high speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Webcraft Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Stanford B. Silverschotz, Louis Rua, Jr., Christopher Tararuj, Armin A. Apel, George P. Hipko
  • Patent number: 5681065
    Abstract: A piece of printed material has preprinted, hidden data and includes a structure which prevents premature or unauthorized revealing of the hidden lottery or gaming data. For example, an instant scratch-off lottery ticket according to the invention includes a substrate, an ink layer disposed on the substrate, the ink layer including hidden lottery data. An ink-receptive layer is provided between the ink layer and the substrate and includes a first security mechanism for preventing unauthorized detection of the hidden data. A second security mechanism is disposed between the ink-receptive layer and the substrate which further prevents unauthorized detection of the lottery data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Webcraft Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Rua, Jr., Christopher Tararuj, Stephen Martin
  • Patent number: 5544881
    Abstract: A scratch-off game card includes first and second sections. The first section is provided with a first set of game data covered by a substantially opaque scratch-off material. The second section is provided with a second set of game data covered by a substantially transparent material. The second section is further provided with a substantially transparent coating for marking the second section by rubbing with an object. The markings so made are erasable by, for example, pencil eraser or the like material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Webcraft Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Rua, Jr., Stephen E. Martin
  • Patent number: 5542710
    Abstract: A piece of printed material has preprinted, hidden data and includes a structure which prevents premature revealing of the hidden data. For example, an instant scratch-off lottery ticket according to the invention includes a substrate, an ink layer disposed on the substrate, the ink layer including hidden lottery data. An elemental-metal-free ink-receptive layer is provided between the ink layer and the substrate, whereby the metal-free layer prevents migration of ink from the ink layer through the substrate when the substrate has been contacted with a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Webcraft Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanford B. Silverschotz, Louis Rua, Jr., David M. Polunas, Stephen E. Martin
  • Patent number: 5114735
    Abstract: A scratch-off game piece which contains a fragrance which is released during the game play action. The game piece is constructed by application of layers of fragrance containing material and scratch-off material over a support layer of printed sheet material such that when the scratch-off material is removed by the player, the fragrance containing capsules are ruptured and fragrance is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: Webcraft Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Rua, Jr., Carl Schaab
  • Patent number: 5000486
    Abstract: A scratch-off game piece which contains a fragrance which is released during the game play action. The game piece is constructed by application of layers of fragrance containing material and scratch-off material over a support layer of printed sheet material such that when the scratch-off material is removed by the player, the fragrance containing capsules are ruptured and fragrance is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: 501 Webcraft Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Rua, Jr., Carl Schaab
  • Patent number: 4460738
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for making carboxylic acid-containing mono- and polyether polyol addition products by reacting maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, or mixtures thereof with at least one polyhydroxy-containing mono- or polyether compound (e.g. a polyether diol or triol) in the presence of a peroxy-type free radical initiator. Also disclosed are the processes of making polyurethane prepolymers and aqueous polyurethane dispersions from these carboxylic acid-containing mono- and polyether polyol addition products and processes for using these dispersions in coatings, adhesives and other useful products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1984
    Assignee: Olin Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Frentzel, Louis Rua, Jr., Anne L. Pacheco
  • Patent number: 4235975
    Abstract: Polyurethane foam formulations containing halogenated phosphate ester additives are inhibited against scorching through the use of an effective amount of 4,4'-bis(.alpha., .alpha.-dimethylbenyl)diphenylamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1980
    Assignee: Olin Corporation
    Inventors: Frank J. Preston, Steven T. Nakos, Louis Rua, Jr.