Patents by Inventor Michael R. Easterling

Michael R. Easterling 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).

  • Molding articles of thermoplastic rubber
    Patent number: 4333901
    Abstract: Articles having a relatively smooth and homogeneous surface appearance may be injection molded of thermoplastic rubber on relatively low-injection-speed-and-pressure equipment. To reduce or eliminate the hairy or frosted surface appearance which otherwise commonly occurs, the mold cavity is pressurized with a relatively moisture-free compressed gas before and during a majority of the injection phase of the molding cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1982
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Gerald T. Young, Michael R. Easterling, Robert E. Dukeshire