Patents by Inventor Phillip L. Wimmer

Phillip L. Wimmer 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).

  • Method of preparing a surface for adhesion
    Publication number: 20030136505
    Abstract: A method of preparing a surface for adhesion is provided. The method includes providing an initiator that is configured to shadow a portion of a surface of a substrate, directing a laser toward the surface of the substrate to effect ablation of a non-shadowed portion of the substrate, thus forming structures on the surface of the substrate. An adhesive then may be applied to the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Phillip L. Wimmer, Charles Otis, Joshua W. Smith