Patents by Inventor Michael L. Kukoff

Michael L. Kukoff 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).

  • Decorative patterned articles and methods of making same
    Publication number: 20030121585
    Abstract: A decorative article is made by depositing first objects on an adhesive-coated, patterned area of an intermediate material, and by curing the adhesive to adhere the first objects together in the shape of the coated area. The first objects are then positioned over a selected area of a base material coated with an adhesive substance, the adhesive substance being exposed in an unselected area that is contiguous with the selected area. Second objects are deposited on the adhesive substance exposed in the unselected area. The adhesive substance is cured to adhere the second objects to the unselected area in contiguous relation to the first objects in the selected area to decorate the article. The objects have different characteristics, such as color, size, shape, and constituency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventor: Michael L. Kukoff
  • Decorative glittered articles and method of making same
    Patent number: 6524648
    Abstract: A light-reflective decorative glittered article is made by cutting a light-reflective foil into glitter flakes, mixing the flakes with a powdered resin to form a mixture, flocking the mixture onto a curable adhesive applied on areas of a base material to be decorated, and curing the adhesive while concomitantly causing the resin on contacting flakes to become tacky. Scattering and fall-off of the flakes during manufacture are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Inventor: Michael L. Kukoff
  • Decorative glittered articles and method of making same
    Publication number: 20010047847
    Abstract: A light-reflective decorative glittered article is made by cutting a light-reflective foil into glitter flakes, mixing the flakes with a powdered resin to form a mixture, flocking the mixture onto a curable adhesive applied on areas of a base material to be decorated, and curing the adhesive while concomitantly causing the resin on contacting flakes to become tacky. Scattering and fall-off of the flakes during manufacture are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventor: Michael L. Kukoff
  • Decorative glittered articles and method of making same
    Patent number: 6200410
    Abstract: A light-reflective decorative glittered article is made by coating a light reflective foil with a powdered resin, fixing the resin, cutting the coated foil into glitter flakes, flocking the flakes onto a curable adhesive applied on areas of a base material to be decorated, and curing the adhesive while concomitantly causing the resin on contacting flakes to become tacky Scattering and fall-off of the flakes during manufacture are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Inventor: Michael L. Kukoff
  • Decorative articles and method of making same
    Patent number: 5912065
    Abstract: A light-reflective decorative article is made by placing a foil sheet over a plurality of discrete, shaped particles of synthetic plastic material, thereupon fixing portions of the foil sheet on upper surfaces of the particles, and thereupon peeling the foil sheet off the particles but leaving behind the fixed foil sheet portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Jay J. Kukoff
    Inventor: Michael L. Kukoff
  • Decorative articles and method of making same
    Patent number: 5597434
    Abstract: A light-reflective decorative article is made by placing a foil sheet over a plurality of discrete, shaped particles of synthetic plastic material, thereupon fixing portions of the foil sheet on upper surfaces of the particles, and thereupon peeling the foil sheet off the particles but leaving behind the fixed foil sheet portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Jay J. Kukoff
    Inventor: Michael L. Kukoff