Patents by Inventor Mark O'Niell

Mark O'Niell 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: 6184270
    Abstract: A method for producing a powder comprises the steps of: charging a vessel with a mixture of at least two solid components. At least one of the solid components comprises a polymeric resin. The vessel with charged with a fluid in which the polymeric resin, and preferably the other components of the mixture, are not substantially soluble. The fluid is selected such that the density of the fluid can be adjusted upon adjustment of temperature and pressure in the vessel to enable creation of a suspension of the mixture within the vessel upon agitation of the contents of the vessel. The temperature is maintained above the glass transition temperature of the polymeric resin in the fluid. The pressure of the fluid is adjusted such that the density of the fluid enables creation of the suspension of the mixture within the vessel upon agitation of the contents of the vessel. The contents of the vessel is agitated to create the suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Inventors: Eric J. Beckman, Mark O'Niell