Patents by Inventor Marshall Leininger

Marshall Leininger 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 FOR APPLYING A DECORATIVE LAYER AND PROTECTIVE COATING
    Publication number: 20080085402
    Abstract: A method for applying a decorative finish to a substrate is provided which includes the following steps. The method employs depositing a thermally-cured leveling layer overlying a substrate, and then subsequently depositing an intermediate layer such as a radiation-cured layer or decorative metal layer overlying the leveling layer. A top coat layer then is deposited overlying the intermediate layer. The top coat layer has particles dispersed therein to impart a decorative finish to the substrate. A layered structure made by the foregoing method also is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventor: Marshall Leininger
  • Method for applying a decorative metal layer
    Patent number: 7297397
    Abstract: A method for applying a decorative metal finish to a substrate is provided which includes the following steps. The method employs depositing a thermally cured leveling layer overlying the substrate, and then subsequently a radiation-cured layer overlying the leveling layer. A decorative metallic layer then is deposited overlying the radiation-cured layer, which in a preferred embodiment is selected to provide a strong adhesive bond to the deposited decorative metal layer. A layered structure made by the foregoing method also is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: NPA Coatings, Inc.
    Inventor: Marshall Leininger
  • Method for applying a decorative metal layer
    Publication number: 20060019089
    Abstract: A method for applying a decorative metal finish to a substrate is provided which includes the following steps. The method employs depositing a thermally cured leveling layer overlying the substrate, and then subsequently a radiation-cured layer overlying the leveling layer. A decorative metallic layer then is deposited overlying the radiation-cured layer, which in a preferred embodiment is selected to provide a strong adhesive bond to the deposited decorative metal layer. A layered structure made by the foregoing method also is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventor: Marshall Leininger