Patents by Inventor MARK SHAPTON

MARK SHAPTON 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).

  • METHOD OF NON-ABRASIVE MECHANICAL RELIEF OF A CELLULOSE SHEET AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20080187705
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate a method and apparatus of non-abrasive mechanical relief of a cellulose sheet to allow for uniform radius bending. In one embodiment of the present invention, a mechanically relieved sheet comprises a sheet comprising a cellulosic material and having a first surface, and at least a notched section on the first surface of the sheet comprising a plurality of indentations, wherein the first surface of the sheet is substantially free of visible cracks, wrinkles and abrasions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: MARK SHAPTON, Paul Lautrup