Patents by Inventor Robert D. Bacon, Jr.

Robert D. Bacon, Jr. 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).

  • Concrete column forming tube having a smooth inside coated surface
    Patent number: 5874016
    Abstract: A concrete column forming tube and method of making same for receiving poured concrete column therein to produce a concrete column is characterized by a smooth inside coated surface in the forming tube to eliminate spiral seam lines and other undesirable characteristics on the outside surface of the formed concrete column. The tube is formed from spirally-wound plies of paper adhered together and has a centrifugally-cast epoxy resin coating sprayed onto the inside surface of the spirally-wound tube while the tube is rotating to produce a smooth inside coated surface on the forming tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Sonoco Products Company
    Inventors: Robert D. Bacon, Jr., Arnold B. Floyd, Jr., Troy W. Johnson, Jr., James R. Martin, Honor S. Bonds, John F. Whitehead, Wim van de Camp