Patents by Inventor Robert Edward Dean

Robert Edward Dean 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).

  • Compounding filled silicone compositions
    Patent number: 6391234
    Abstract: High levels of inorganic filler, processing fluid and silicone polymer are compounded and devolatilized into homogeneous filled compositions with requisite reinforcing properties and levels of volatiles. In the method, a filler, processing fluid and silicone polymer are mixed in a first compounding apparatus to produce a dispersed composition containing volatiles. The dispersed composition is then compounded in a long extruder having an L/D ratio of greater than 50 to devolatilize the dispersed composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Norberto Silvi, Robert Edward Dean, Mark Howard Giammattei, John William Carbone, Navjot Singh, Gerardo Rocha Galicia, John Peter Banevicius