Patents by Inventor Mark Allan Treece

Mark Allan Treece 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).

  • Extrusion blow molding system having enhanced pinch geometry
    Patent number: 8893908
    Abstract: Extrusion blow mold assemblies, extrusion blow molded articles exhibiting increased strength and enhanced processability, and processes for making said articles. In some aspects, the articles produced herein can include relatively rigid bottles and other containers that exhibit high drop impact performance, while still being relatively easy to deflash. Such containers can be efficiently produced on a commercial scale and are widely usable in a variety of applications, including those in the food, beverage, cosmetic, and medical industries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Mark Allan Treece, William Joseph Burgess, Harold Eugene Dobbs, Michael Wandell Cradic
  • EXTRUSION BLOW MOLDING SYSTEM HAVING ENHANCED PINCH GEOMETRY
    Publication number: 20140034658
    Abstract: Extrusion blow mold assemblies, extrusion blow molded articles exhibiting increased strength and enhanced processability, and processes for making said articles. In some aspects, the articles produced herein can include relatively rigid bottles and other containers that exhibit high drop impact performance, while still being relatively easy to deflash. Such containers can be efficiently produced on a commercial scale and are widely usable in a variety of applications, including those in the food, beverage, cosmetic, and medical industries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Mark Allan Treece, William Joseph Burgess, Harold Eugene Dobbs, Michael Wandell Cradic
  • Extrusion blow molded articles
    Patent number: 8604138
    Abstract: Extrusion blow molded (EBM) articles comprising a polyester having a dicarboxylic acid component and a glycol component. The dicarboxylic acid component comprises at least 90 mole % terephthalic acid residues. The glycol component comprises at least 75 mole % ethylene glycol residues and 15 to 25 mole % residues of a difunctional glycol such as, for example, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol. Such EBM articles can exhibit reduced haze, reduced sharkskin, and/or increased compatibility in PET recycling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Spencer Allen Gilliam, Ignacio Garcia, Alan Keith Phillips, Robert Ellis McCrary, Mark Allan Treece, Daniel Christopher Cobb, Harold Eugene Dobbs
  • Extrusion profile articles
    Patent number: 8604139
    Abstract: Extrusion profile articles comprising a polyester having a dicarboxylic acid component and a glycol component. The dicarboxlyic acid component comprises at least 90 mole % terephthalic acid residues. The glycol component comprises at least 75 mole % ethylene glycol residues and 15 to 25 mole % residues of a difunctional glycol such as, for example, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol. Such extrusion profile articles can exhibit reduced haze, reduced sharkskin, and/or increased compatibility in PET recycling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Spencer Allen Gilliam, Ignacio Garcia, Alan Keith Phillips, Robert Ellis McCrary, Mark Allan Treece, Daniel Christopher Cobb, Harold Eugene Dobbs
  • Polyester compositions for molding clear parts
    Patent number: 8586652
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain poly(1,4-cyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate) copolyesters which are useful for the preparation of clear and tough thick wall molded parts, produced at good cycle times. The copolyesters can be molded into desired shapes such as cosmetic jars, fragrance caps, tool handles, and toothbrushes. These molded articles can have thick or thin walls and may be molded in a two shot molding process. The copolyesters also have good flow and reduced cycle times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Alisa Annette Williams, Mark Allan Treece, Ludovic Claude Robert Gardet, Gary Michael Stack
  • EXTRUSION BLOW MOLDED ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20130029068
    Abstract: Extrusion blow molded (EBM) articles comprising a polyester having a dicarboxylic acid component and a glycol component. The dicarboxlyic acid component comprises at least 90 mole % terephthalic acid residues. The glycol component comprises at least 88 mole % ethylene glycol residues and 7 to 12 mole % residues of a difunctional glycol such as, for example, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol. Such EBM articles can exhibit reduced haze, reduced sharkskin, and/or increased compatibility in PET recycling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark Allan Treece, Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Roger Lee Martin, Bryan Steven Bishop
  • POLYESTER COMPOSITIONS FOR MOLDING CLEAR PARTS
    Publication number: 20110086212
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain poly(1,4-cyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate) copolyesters which are useful for the preparation of clear and tough thick wall molded parts, produced at good cycle times. The copolyesters can be molded into desired shapes such as cosmetic jars, fragrance caps, tool handles, and toothbrushes. These molded articles can have thick or thin walls and may be molded in a two shot molding process. The copolyesters also have good flow and reduced cycle times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: Alisa Annette Williams, Mark Allan Treece, Ludovic Claude Robert Gardet, Gary Michael Stack
  • POLYESTER BLENDS
    Publication number: 20100249293
    Abstract: Polyester blends comprising (1) polyesters prepared from terephthalic acid, 100 to 5 mol % of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, and 0 to 95 mol % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and (b) polyesters prepared from terephthalic acid and alkylene glycol. The blends may also contain an impact modifier and a phosphorous stabilizer. These blends can have a combination of thermal stability and toughness—making the materials useful in engineering molding plastics, packaging, films, and fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Mark Allan Treece, Gary Michael Stack, Daniel Henry Bolton
  • EXTRUSION PROFILE ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20090181202
    Abstract: Extrusion profile articles comprising a polyester having a dicarboxylic acid component and a glycol component. The dicarboxlyic acid component comprises at least 90 mole % terephthalic acid residues. The glycol component comprises at least 75 mole % ethylene glycol residues and 15 to 25 mole % residues of a difunctional glycol such as, for example, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol. Such extrusion profile articles can exhibit reduced haze, reduced sharkskin, and/or increased compatibility in PET recycling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Spencer Allen Gilliam, Ignacio Garcia, Alan Keith Phillips, Robert Ellis McCrary, Mark Allan Treece, Daniel Christopher Cobb, Harold Eugene Dobbs
  • EXTRUSION BLOW MOLDED ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20090181201
    Abstract: Extrusion blow molded (EBM) articles comprising a polyester having a dicarboxylic acid component and a glycol component. The dicarboxylic acid component comprises at least 90 mole % terephthalic acid residues. The glycol component comprises at least 75 mole % ethylene glycol residues and 15 to 25 mole % residues of a difunctional glycol such as, for example, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol. Such EBM articles can exhibit reduced haze, reduced sharkskin, and/or increased compatibility in PET recycling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Spencer Allen Gilliam, Ignacio Garcia, Alan Keith Phillips, Robert Ellis McCrary, Mark Allan Treece, Daniel Christopher Cobb, Harold Eugene Dobbs