Patents by Inventor Michael Snowdon

Michael Snowdon 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).

  • PAINT CHAR FILLED POLYMER COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20250122363
    Abstract: A composite material includes a polymer and a paint char material. The paint char material includes pyrolyzed paint sludge and in some forms is a hybrid paint char. The hybrid paint char includes lignin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicants: University of Guelph, Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Amar K. Mohanty, Manjusri Misra, Neelima Tripathi, Arturo Rodriguez, Michael Snowdon, Deborah Frances Mielewski, Alper Kiziltas
  • HYBRID AUTOMOTIVE PAINT SLUDGE (APS) CHAR PRODUCTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20250122081
    Abstract: A method of producing a charred sludge material includes combining automotive paint sludge (APS) with a lignin to form an APS-lignin mixture and turning the APS-lignin mixture into char.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicants: University of Guelph, Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Amar K. Mohanty, Manjusri Misra, Arturo Rodriguez, Poritosh Roy, Neelima Tripathi, Michael Snowdon, Deborah Frances Mielewski, Alper Kiziltas
  • Method and apparatus for producing bags interconnected at their open ends
    Patent number: 5226858
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing bags interconnected at their open ends by forming transverse seals across a flattened longitudinal tube of film material and utilizing a cutting die to cut a transverse weakened line across the tube intermediate the transverse seals and to cut a pair of handle openings, one on each side of the transverse weakened line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Equitable Bag Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Snowdon
  • Bag dispenser
    Patent number: 5176286
    Abstract: A bag dispenser for a plurality of bags in which the bags are retained on a tray which has an apertured, fold-back flap at one end. The tray, the bag pack and the fold-back flap are enclosed within an overwrap. When the portion of the overwrap covering the aperture is removed, bags can be dispensed one at a time through the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: Equitable Bag Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Snowdon
  • Method of making a bag pack
    Patent number: 4877473
    Abstract: In the bag pack disclosed herein, a plurality of thermoplastic "T-shirt-type" carry bags are joined together in a pack by both a hot weld around a central rack-mounting aperture and also by readily frangible pressure bonds linking the film layers forming the bag handles to allow for handle support while on a rack dispensing system. A "pull tab" adjacent the aperture is provided to allow easy opening of each bag in the pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: Beresford Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Snowdon, Jay Shapiro