Patents by Inventor Maryann Renfree
Maryann Renfree 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).
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Patent number: 8629221Abstract: Disclosed are immiscible polymer blends, plastic articles containing the blends, and methods for making the plastic articles. One type of article is plastic lumber, which can be in the form of a railroad tie or a marine piling.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2003Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyInventors: Thomas J. Nosker, Maryann Renfree
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Patent number: 8513360Abstract: Modular plastic structural composites having a web section disposed along a horizontal axis and at least one flange section disposed along a horizontal axis parallel thereto and integrally molded to engage the top or bottom surface of the web section, wherein said composite is formed from a mixture of (A) high density polyolefin and (B) a thermoplastic-coated fiber material, poly-styrene, or a combination thereof. Composites molded in the form of I-Beams and bridges constructed therefrom are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyInventors: Thomas Nosker, James Kerstein, Louis Simon, Maryann Renfree
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Patent number: 8497324Abstract: An immiscible polymer blend that includes an amount of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) and an amount of poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA). A method for preparing an immiscible polymer blend by (a) identifying a first polymeric component and a second polymeric component as immiscible when blended; (b) combining the first polymeric component and the second polymeric component; and (c) mixing the first polymeric component and the second polymeric component to produce an immiscible polymer blend that includes structures in the blend having a maximum size of less than about 1,000 ?m is also presented. An article that includes an immiscible polymer blend of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) and poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) and an article formed from an immiscible polymer blend prepared by the method of the present invention are also presented.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2009Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyInventors: Thomas J. Nosker, Jennifer K. Lynch, Richard Lehman, James D. Idol, Maryann Renfree
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Patent number: 8455588Abstract: Modular plastic structural composites formed from a mixture of (A) high density polyolefin and one or both of: (B) a thermoplastic-coated fiber material, or (C) polystyrene, poly(methyl methacrylate), or a combination thereof. Composites molded in the form of I-Beams and bridges constructed therefrom are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyInventors: Jennifer Lynch, Thomas Nosker, Richard Lehman, James D. Idol, Kenneth Van Ness, Richard W. Renfree, Maryann Renfree
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Publication number: 20110294917Abstract: Modular plastic structural composites formed from a mixture of (A) high density polyolefin and one or both of: (B) a thermoplastic-coated fiber material, or (C) polystyrene, poly(methyl methacrylate), or a combination thereof. Composites molded in the form of I-Beams and bridges constructed therefrom are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYInventors: Jennifer K. Lynch, Thomas J. Nosker, Richard Lehman, James D. Idol, Kenneth Van Ness, Richard W. Renfree, Maryann Renfree
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Publication number: 20110265410Abstract: Modular plastic structural composites having a web section disposed along a horizontal axis and at least one flange section disposed along a horizontal axis parallel thereto and integrally molded to engage the top or bottom surface of the web section, wherein said composite is formed from a mixture of (A) high density polyolefin and (B) a thermoplastic-coated fiber material, poly-styrene, or a combination thereof. Composites molded in the form of I-Beams and bridges constructed therefrom are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYInventors: Thomas Nosker, Richard Renfree, Maryann Renfree, James Kerstein, Louis Simon
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Patent number: 8008402Abstract: Modular plastic structural composites formed from a mixture of (A) high density polyolefin and one or both of: (B) a thermoplastic-coated fiber material, or (C) polystyrene, poly(methyl methacrylate), or a combination thereof. Composites molded in the form of I-Beams and bridges constructed therefrom are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2006Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyInventors: Jennifer K. Lynch, Thomas J. Nosker, Richard Lehman, James D. Idol, Kenneth Van Ness, Richard W. Renfree, Maryann Renfree, legal representative
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Patent number: 7996945Abstract: Modular plastic structural composites having a web section disposed along a horizontal axis and at least one flange section disposed along a horizontal axis parallel thereto and integrally molded to engage the top or bottom surface of the web section, wherein said composite is formed from a mixture of (A) high density polyolefin and (B) a thermoplastic-coated fiber material, poly-styrene, or a combination thereof. Composites molded in the form of I-Beams and bridges constructed therefrom are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2010Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyInventors: Thomas Nosker, Richard Renfree, Maryann Renfree, legal representative, James Kerstein, Louis Simon
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Publication number: 20110143058Abstract: An immiscible polymer blend that includes an amount of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) and an amount of poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA). A method for preparing an immiscible polymer blend by (a) identifying a first polymeric component and a second polymeric component as immiscible when blended; (b) combining the first polymeric component and the second polymeric component; and (c) mixing the first polymeric component and the second polymeric component to produce an immiscible polymer blend that includes structures in the blend having a maximum size of less than about 1,000 ?m is also presented. An article that includes an immiscible polymer blend of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) and poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) and an article formed from an immiscible polymer blend prepared by the method of the present invention are also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: Rutgers, the State University of New JerseyInventors: Thomas J. Nosker, Jennifer K. Lynch, Richard Lehman, James D. Idol, Richard W. Renfree, Maryann Renfree
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Publication number: 20100319144Abstract: Modular plastic structural composites having a web section disposed along a horizontal axis and at least one flange section disposed along a horizontal axis parallel thereto and integrally molded to engage the top or bottom surface of the web section, wherein said composite is formed from a mixture of (A) high density polyolefin and (B) a thermoplastic-coated fiber material, poly-styrene, or a combination thereof. Composites molded in the form of I-Beams and bridges constructed therefrom are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: Rutgers the State UniversityInventors: Thomas Nosker, Richard Renfree, Maryann Renfree, James Kerstein, Louis Simon
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Patent number: 7795329Abstract: Modular plastic structural composites having a web section disposed along a horizontal axis and at least one flange section disposed along a horizontal axis parallel thereto and integrally molded to engage the top or bottom surface of the web section, wherein said composite is formed from a mixture of (A) high density polyolefin and (B) a thermoplastic-coated fiber material, polystyrene, or a combination thereof. Composites molded in the form of I-Beams and bridges constructed therefrom are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2003Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Rutgers, the State University of New JerseyInventors: Thomas Nosker, Richard Renfree, Maryann Renfree, legal representative, James Kerstein, Louis Simon
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Publication number: 20090205278Abstract: Modular plastic structural composites formed from a mixture of (A) high density polyolefin and one or both of: (B) a thermoplastic-coated fiber material, or (C) polystyrene, poly(methyl methacrylate), or a combination thereof. Composites molded in the form of I-Beams and bridges constructed therefrom are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2006Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventors: Jennifer K. Lynch, Thomas J. Nosker, Richard Lehman, James D. Idol, Kenneth Van Ness, Richard W. Renfree, Maryann Renfree
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Publication number: 20070036940Abstract: Modular plastic structural composites having a web section disposed along a horizontal axis and at least one flange section disposed along a horizontal axis parallel thereto and integrally molded to engage the top or bottom surface of the web section, wherein said composite is formed from a mixture of (A) high density polyolefin and (B) a thermoplastic-coated fiber material, poly-styrene, or a combination thereof. Composites molded in the form of I-Beams and bridges constructed therefrom are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2003Publication date: February 15, 2007Applicant: Rudgers, The State UniversityInventors: Thomas Nosker, Maryann Renfree, James Kerstein, Louis Simon