Patents by Inventor Martin T. De Groot

Martin T. De Groot 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: 5562791
    Abstract: A method of producing a sandwich plate that consists of a foamed core layer and two fiber-reinforced cover layers, comprising the steps ofproviding a sheet of a thermoplastic plastics material, such as polyetherimide, containing an amount of a suitable solvent or blowing agent;placing said sheet between two fiber-reinforced layers of a similar thermoplastic material, such as polyetherimide; placing the core web and cover layer assembly between two pressure plates;supplying heat and pressure to the pressure plates to cause foaming of the core web andcooling the pressure plates when a predetermined foam layer thickness is obtained.According to one aspect of the invention one of the cover layers has a remaining percentage of solvent that does not exceed 0.1% of weight.According to a second aspect of the invention the thermoplastic material in at least one of the cover layers is a modification having a higher chemical resistance than the thermoplastic material of the core layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Inventor: Martin T. De Groot