Patents by Inventor Peter M. Emens

Peter M. Emens 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).

  • Laminated strip for use as reflective vehicle trim
    Patent number: 6077616
    Abstract: A reflective laminated strip includes an aluminum alloy or steel strip having a cleaned and conversion coated outer surface, an adhesive layer adjacent the conversion coated outer surface, and a polymer layer joined to the adhesive layer. An exterior side of the polymer layer is coated with a reflective metal layer that is preferably stainless steel, chromium, nickel or aluminum having a thickness of less than about 5000 .ANG.. In a preferred embodiment, an interior side of the polymer layer is coated with an adhesion-promoting metal layer or metal oxide layer having a thickness of about 50-5000 .ANG..
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Aluminum Company of America
    Inventors: Daniel L. Serafin, Frank A. Mozelewski, Robert E. Bombalski, Jean Ann Skiles, Edward C. Robinson, Peter M. Emens