Patents by Inventor Michael Cleaver

Michael Cleaver 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).

  • Food and beverage containers and methods of coating
    Patent number: 8168276
    Abstract: Food and beverage containers and methods of coating are provided. The food and beverage containers include a metal substrate that is at least partially coated with a coating prepared from a composition that includes a resin system, a crosslinker, and a catalyst. Preferably, the coating composition is substantially Bisphenol A-free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Cleaver, Sebastien Gibanel, Georges Sion, Benoit Prouvost, Dave Pape, Paul Stenson
  • Food and Beverage Containers and Methods of Coating
    Publication number: 20100243506
    Abstract: Food and beverage containers and methods of coating are provided. The food and beverage containers include a metal substrate that is at least partially coated with a coating prepared from a composition that includes a resin system, a crosslinker, and a catalyst. Preferably, the coating composition is substantially Bisphenol A-free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: VALSPAR SOURCING, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Cleaver, Sebastien Gibanel, Georges Sion, Benoit Prouvost, Dave Pape, Paul Stenson
  • Methods of coating interior container surfaces and containers containing internal coatings
    Publication number: 20050196629
    Abstract: The present invention provides aqueous dispersions that comprise the reaction product of (A) a polyester that is a reaction product of at least a (i) polybasic acid containing at least two carboxyl groups and (ii) a polyhydric alcohol containing at least two hydroxyl groups and (B) at least (i) a (meth)acrylic acid ester, and (ii) an ethylenically unsaturated mono- or multi-functional acid. Also described are coating compositions containing the aqueous dispersion, methods of forming the aqueous dispersion, and metal containers bearing internal liners derived from the coating compositions with beverages or wet foodstuffs located in the metal containers and in contact with the internal liners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: Igor Bariatinsky, Alistair Charleston, Michael Cleaver, Ulrich Leibelt, Robert Lespinasse, Paul Stenson, Regis Garcia