Patents by Inventor Raul P. Moraes

Raul P. Moraes 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).

  • COMPOSITION INCLUDING AN ACRYLIC POLYMER, A WATER-REPELLENT POLYMER, AND AN ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT STABILIZER AND RELATED ARTICLES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230257573
    Abstract: The composition includes an acrylic polymer, a water-repellent polymer, and a stabilizer against ultraviolet light, in which the stabilizer is an ultraviolet light-absorber, a hindered amine light stabilizer, or a combination thereof. A coated article includes at least one of hardwood, softwood, oriented strand board, or plywood with a surface that is at least partially coated, wherein the surface that is at least partially coated has a b* value on the International Commission on Illumination L*, a*, and b* scale greater than 15 after 90 days of weathering. Methods of making the composition and the coated article are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Kent E. Nielsen, Arianne E. McCarthy, Raul P. Moraes, Erika J.J. Remigio, Markus A. Wicki, Frank A. Brandys, David W. Stegink, Francis J. Tate
  • Heating tape and system
    Patent number: 10834786
    Abstract: A heating tape comprises an insulated heating element that includes a heating element layer comprising a polymer composite having conductive particles and at least one set of conductive electrodes at least partially embedded in the polymer composite and extending along at least a substantial portion of the length of the heating tape. A heating tape system for a pipe or other surface, further includes a power ramp controller having a solid state relay component to regulate an in-rush of current to the heating element. The heating tape system also includes a connector having multiple contact points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jian Li, Paolo Rocca, Jonathan M. Cliffen, Ranjith Divigalpitiya, Frank A. Brandys, Anibal S. Sanchez-Garcia, Weixing Hou, David E. Livingstone, Raul P. Moraes
  • Coated wood veneer
    Patent number: 10300683
    Abstract: Compositions comprising wood veneer coated by a substrate contacting layer, a middle layer, and a top layer, methods of making such compositions and articles comprising such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kent E. Nielsen, Arianne E. McCArthy, Frank A. Brandys, Gilles Simard, Nadia Boudif, Raul P. Moraes, Shelbey M. Weese
  • HEATING TAPE AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190008000
    Abstract: A heating tape comprises an insulated heating element that includes a heating element layer comprising a polymer composite having conductive particles and at least one set of conductive electrodes at least partially embedded in the polymer composite and extending along at least a substantial portion of the length of the heating tape. A heating tape system for a pipe or other surface, further includes a power ramp controller having a solid state relay component to regulate an in-rush of current to the heating element. The heating tape system also includes a connector having multiple contact points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jian Li, Paolo Rocca, Jonathan M. Cliffen, Ranjith Divigalpitiya, Frank A. Brandys, Anibal S. Sanchez-Garcia, Weixing Hou, David E. Livingstone, Raul P. Moraes
  • COATED WOOD VENEER
    Publication number: 20180222159
    Abstract: Compositions comprising wood veneer coated by a substrate contacting layer, a middle layer, and a top layer, methods of making such compositions and articles comprising such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Kent E. Nielsen, Arianne E. McCarthy, Frank A. Brandys, Gilles Simard, Nadia Boudif, Raul P. Moraes, Shelbey M. Weese