Patents by Inventor Luke Andrew Wolfe

Luke Andrew Wolfe 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).

  • Treated fillers, compositions containing same, and articles prepared therefrom
    Patent number: 10066032
    Abstract: The present invention includes a process for producing treated filler that includes (a) treating a slurry that includes untreated filler where the untreated filler has not been previously dried, with a treating composition that includes a treating agent, thereby forming a treated filler slurry, and (b) drying the treated filler slurry to produce treated filler. The treating agent can include an unsaturated fatty acid, derivative of an unsaturated fatty acid, or salt thereof. The present invention also is directed to treated filler prepared by the process, as well as rubber compounding compositions and tires including the treated filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Lawrence Votruba-Drzal, Justin Jonathan Martin, Timothy Allen Okel, Raphael O. Kollah, Truman Wilt, Clint Steven Edelman, Brittany Smith, Luke Andrew Wolfe
  • Treated Fillers, Compositions Containing Same, and Articles Prepared Therefrom
    Publication number: 20150099825
    Abstract: The present invention includes a process for producing treated filler that includes (a) treating a slurry that includes untreated filler where the untreated filler has not been previously dried, with a treating composition that includes a treating agent, thereby forming a treated filler slurry, and (b) drying the treated filler slurry to produce treated filler. The treating agent can include an unsaturated fatty acid, derivative of an unsaturated fatty acid, or salt thereof. The present invention also is directed to treated filler prepared by the process, as well as rubber compounding compositions and tires including the treated filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Lawrence Votruba-Drzal, Justin Jonathan Martin, Timothy Allen Okel, Raphael O. Kollah, Truman Wilt, Clint Steven Edelman, Brittany Smith, Luke Andrew Wolfe