Patents by Inventor Melissa L. Hogue

Melissa L. Hogue 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 curing unsaturated polyester resins at low temperatures
    Patent number: 4666978
    Abstract: Method of promoting the cure of unsaturated polyester resins with a peroxide initiator at room or below room temperatures (low temperatures) by including as a promoter N,N-dimethyl-p-toluidine (DMPT) or a blend of DMPT and N,N-dimethyl-m-toluidine (DMMT) and to the polyester composition containing such promoter. The use of the DMPT or blend of DMPT and DMMT as a promoter provides a fast cure at low temperatures without loss of physical properties of the cured resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignees: First Chemical Corporation, The University of Southern Mississippi
    Inventors: Robson F. Storey, Sudhakar Dantiki, Melissa L. Hogue, Arthur C. Bayer