Patents by Inventor Mark Rutter

Mark Rutter 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).

  • Polymeric film
    Patent number: 6270888
    Abstract: A polymeric film comprising a polyester film substrate comprising 0.1% to 10% by weight, relative to the weight of the polyester, of at least one UV absorber, and a heat sealable layer, wherein the substrate is a multilayer film having an outer substrate layer and an inner substrate layer, the inner substrate layer comprising 1% to 40% by weight of UV absorber, relative to the amount of UV absorber present in the outer substrate layer. The film is particularly suitable for use as a protective layer on a metal sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Dupont Teijin Films US Limited Partner
    Inventors: Philip Mark Rutter, Allan Lovatt
  • Data-logging apparatus for livestock
    Patent number: 6115679
    Abstract: The data-logging apparatus for fitting to an animal comprises a sensor for sensing one or more conditions or activities of the animal, a processor for processing output signals from the sensor and to store data relating to one or more activities or conditions, and a timer to control the instant of time at which the processor commences and/or ceases to operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research
    Inventors: Steven Mark Rutter, Peter Dale Penning