Patents by Inventor Raymond E. Thomas

Raymond E. Thomas 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).

  • Diamond-tiled workpiece for durable surfaces
    Patent number: 6514605
    Abstract: A method for producing a durable, non-stick, diamond-tiled implement and the diamond-tiled implement thereby produced. Diamond particles are distributed on a surface of a workpiece containing a ceramic binder. The ceramic binder on the surface of the workpiece is heated to above its glass temperature to fuse the diamond particles in and onto the workpiece. The workpiece is then cooled so that the diamond particles are bonded to and at least partially embedded in the ceramic binder at the surface of the workpiece to produce durable, non-stick, diamond-tiled implements including cookware, bakeware, hot-presses, ski surfaces, skid surfaces, marine articles, and mechanical polishing wheels. Other implements of this invention utilize a high diamond content to produce thermally conducting and electrically insulating coatings for heat spreaders, or conversely, heaters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Inventors: Ronald A. Rudder, Raymond E. Thomas
  • Diamond-tiled workpiece for durable surfaces
    Publication number: 20010031360
    Abstract: A method for producing a durable, non-stick, diamond-tiled implement and the diamond-tiled implement thereby produced. Diamond particles are distributed on a surface of a workpiece containing a ceramic binder. The ceramic binder on the surface of the workpiece is heated to above its glass temperature to fuse the diamond particles in and onto the workpiece. The workpiece is then cooled so that the diamond particles are bonded to and at least partially embedded in the ceramic binder at the surface of the workpiece to produce durable, non-stick, diamond-tiled implements including cookware, bakeware, hot-presses, ski surfaces, skid surfaces, marine articles, and mechanical polishing wheels. Other implements of this invention utilize a high diamond content to produce thermally conducting and electrically insulating coatings for heat spreaders, or conversely, heaters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Applicant: SPECIFIED SURFACES & INTERFACES, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald A. Rudder, Raymond E. Thomas
  • Method for producing diamond-tiled cooking utensils and other workpieces for durable stick-resistant surfaces
    Patent number: 6258418
    Abstract: A method for producing a durable, non-stick, diamond-tiled implement and the diamond-tiled implement thereby produced. Diamond particles are distributed on a surface of a workpiece containing a ceramic binder. The ceramic binder on the surface of the workpiece is heated to above its glass temperature to fuse the diamond particles in and onto the workpiece. The workpiece is then cooled so that the diamond particles are bonded to and at least partially embedded in the ceramic binder at the surface of the workpiece to produce durable, non-stick, diamond-tiled implements including cookware, bakeware, hot-presses, ski surfaces, skid surfaces, marine articles, and mechanical polishing wheels. Other implements of this invention utilize a high diamond content to produce thermally conducting and electrically insulating coatings for heat spreaders or heaters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Inventors: Ronald A. Rudder, Raymond E. Thomas
  • Flexible polyurethane foam prepared using 1,1,1-trichloroethane as a blowing agent
    Patent number: 5037860
    Abstract: Flexible foam is prepared using 1,1,1-trichloroethane as the sole or predominant auxiliary blowing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Donald B. Parrish, Lenore F. Oswald, Raymond E. Thomas