Patents by Inventor Michael G. Fatica

Michael G. Fatica 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).

  • Publication number: 20040229033
    Abstract: A directly embossable, coated polyethyleneterephthalate film including a dry, uniaxially oriented PET film, and a coating applied to the PET film, wherein the coating and the PET film have as a composite been transversely stretched, the coating resin being capable of impregnating the PET surface on drawing, rendering the film surface susceptible to embossing under pressure and the coating having low heat sealability and a method of producing a coated, directly embossable polyethyleneterephthalate film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Toray Plastics (America), Inc. a corporation of Rhode Island
    Inventors: John Fitch, Jan Moritz, Gianfranco Chicarella, Yuji Shimizu, Yasuo Nishigaka, Bonnie Adams, Michael G. Fatica, Steven J. Sargeant
  • Patent number: 6761958
    Abstract: A directly embossable, coated polyethyleneterephthalate film including a dry, uniaxially oriented PET film, and a coating applied to the PET film, wherein the coating and the PET film have as a composite been transversely stretched, the coating resin being capable of impregnating the PET surface on drawing, rendering the film surface susceptible to embossing under pressure and the coating having low heat sealability and a method of producing a coated, directly embossable polyethyleneterephthalate film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Toray Plastics (America), Inc.
    Inventors: John Fitch, Jan Moritz, Gianfranco Chicarella, Jr., Yuji Shimizu, Yasuo Nishigaki, Bonnie Adams, Michael G. Fatica, Steven J. Sargeant
  • Publication number: 20030215587
    Abstract: A metallized, multilayer, high barrier, oriented thermoplastic polyester film suitable for forming an inner liner of a spiral wound container including a core layer of polyester; a layer of a heat sealable copolyester positioned adjacent to one surface of the core layer; a metal film positioned adjacent an opposite surface of the core layer; and a barrier layer heat sealable coating layer positioned adjacent the metal film which is capable of adhering to the metal film and does not adhere to the heat sealable copolyester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Toray Plastics (America), Inc.
    Inventors: Michael G. Fatica, Satoshi Horiuchi, Yuji Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20030108756
    Abstract: A directly embossable, coated polyethyleneterephthalate film including a dry, uniaxially oriented PET film, and a coating applied to the PET film, wherein the coating and the PET film have as a composite been transversely stretched, the coating resin being capable of impregnating the PET surface on drawing, rendering the film surface susceptible to embossing under pressure and the coating having low heat sealability and a method of producing a coated, directly embossable polyethyleneterephthalate film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: Toray Plastics (America), Inc.
    Inventors: John Fitch, Jan Moritz, Gianfranco Chicarella, Yuji Shimizu, Yasuo Nishigaki, Bonnie Adams, Michael G. Fatica, Steven J. Sargeant
  • Patent number: 6033786
    Abstract: A biaxially oriented, heat-set, multilayer film includes a core layer, a bonding layer having a surface adhered to the core layer and a flame treated surface opposite the surface adhered to the core layer. A metal coating for providing oxygen and moisture barrier properties deposited on the flame treated surface and a protective plastic film adhered to said metal coating. The core layer and bonding layer either are free of void-creating additives or include only a quantity of such additives that does not create a matte surface adversely affecting the barrier properties of the metal coating. The bonding layer comprising a mixture including 40 to 100% by weight of propylene/butene-1 copolymer containing up to about 14% by weight of butene-1 (PBC), 0 to 60% of an isotactic polypropylene (PP) and 0 to 50% of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene wherein propylene is the predominant component by weight (EPC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael G. Fatica, Nand K. Singh