Patents by Inventor Ralph Robert Buoniconti

Ralph Robert Buoniconti 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).

  • Pallet and methods of making and using the same
    Patent number: 9546019
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a pallet comprises a top deck comprising a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the substrate comprises a first plastic material; and a layer disposed on the second surface of the substrate, wherein the layer comprises a composition comprising reinforcing fibers, polyimide fibers, and polymeric binder fibers, wherein the polymeric binder fibers have a melting point that is lower than the polyimide fibers; a bottom deck; and supporting columns disposed between the second surface and the bottom deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Alan Robert Federl, Ralph Robert Buoniconti
  • Fiber reinforced thermoplastic sheets with surface coverings
    Patent number: 7244501
    Abstract: A composite sheet material that includes at least one porous core layer including a thermoplastic material and from about 20 weight percent to about 80 weight percent fibers based on a total weight of the porous core layer, and at least one skin covering a surface of the core layer. The skin includes at least one of a thermoplastic film, a fiber based scrim, a non-woven fabric, and a woven fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignees: Azdel, Inc., General Electric Company
    Inventors: Venkatkrishna Raghavendran, Daniel Scott Woodman, Erich Otto Teutsch, Ralph Robert Buoniconti, Scott Michael Davis, Paul Anthony Bristow, Minquan Cheng, Daniel Wardell Sowle, Benny Ezekiel David
  • Fiber-optics illuminated fuel dispenser
    Patent number: 5761837
    Abstract: A panel assembly including a translucent panel and a fiber-optic strip disposed on the back of the translucent panel for imparting illumination to at least part of the translucent panel where the illumination of the fiber-optic strip by a light source results in illumination of the fiber-optic strip and at least part of the translucent panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: John Frederick Tryon, Ralph Robert Buoniconti, Jr.