Patents by Inventor Paul Daniel George

Paul Daniel George 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for manufacturing biodegradable, compostable, drink straws from polyhydroxyalkanoate material
    Patent number: 11974683
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for manufacturing compostable, biodegradable drink straws from polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) material are disclosed herein. Such apparatus may include a hopper that contains raw PHA material, an extruder that receives the raw PHA material from the hopper and produces extruded PHA material, one or more waters baths that cool the extruded PHA material, a puller that pulls a tubular stream of PHA material through the system, and a cutter that is configured to cut the stream of PHA material into finished straws. The finished straws may be soil- and marine-biodegradable, as well as home- and industrial-compostable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: New WinCup Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Keith Laporte, Paul Daniel George, Jr., William Lloyd Prickett, Billy Poindexter, II
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING BIODEGRADABLE, COMPOSTABLE, DRINK STRAWS FROM POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20230190022
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for manufacturing compostable, biodegradable drink straws from polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) material are disclosed herein. Such apparatus may include a hopper that contains raw PHA material, an extruder that receives the raw PHA material from the hopper and produces extruded PHA material, one or more waters baths that cool the extruded PHA material, a puller that pulls a tubular stream of PHA material through the system, and a cutter that is configured to cut the stream of PHA material into finished straws. The finished straws may be soil- and marine-biodegradable, as well as home- and industrial-compostable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicants: New WinCup Holdings, Inc., MEREDIAN BIOPLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Bradley Keith Laporte, Paul Daniel George, William Lloyd Prickett, Billy Poindexter, Adam Johnson
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING BIODEGRADABLE, COMPOSTABLE, DRINK STRAWS FROM POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20200368955
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for manufacturing compostable, biodegradable drink straws from polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) material are disclosed herein. Such apparatus may include a hopper that contains raw PHA material, an extruder that receives the raw PHA material from the hopper and produces extruded PHA material, one or more waters baths that cool the extruded PHA material, a puller that pulls a tubular stream of PHA material through the system, and a cutter that is configured to cut the stream of PHA material into finished straws. The finished straws may be soil- and marine-biodegradable, as well as home- and industrial-compostable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: New WinCup Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Keith Laporte, Paul Daniel George, JR., William Lloyd Prickett, Billy Poindexter, II
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING BIODEGRADABLE, COMPOSTABLE, DRINK STRAWS FROM POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20200367682
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for manufacturing compostable, biodegradable drink straws from polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) material are disclosed herein. Such apparatus may include a hopper that contains raw PHA material, an extruder that receives the raw PHA material from the hopper and produces extruded PHA material, one or more waters baths that cool the extruded PHA material, a puller that pulls a tubular stream of PHA material through the system, and a cutter that is configured to cut the stream of PHA material into finished straws. The finished straws may be soil- and marine-biodegradable, as well as home- and industrial-compostable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicants: New WinCup Holdings, Inc., MEREDIAN BIOPLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Bradley Keith Laporte, Paul Daniel George, JR., William Lloyd Prickett, Billy Poindexter, II, Adam Johnson