Patents by Inventor Robert Hamilton McLoughlin

Robert Hamilton McLoughlin 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).

  • Non-woven fabric treatment
    Patent number: 6537695
    Abstract: Non-woven fabrics are disclosed comprising substantially unbonded fibers and vinyl monomers which are capable of reacting with an acid or a base to form a salt directly or indirectly by a reaction involving exposure to ultraviolet radiation while impregnated with a solution of the vinyl monomer copolymerized to the surface of the fibers. Laminates of these non-woven fabrics as well as electrochemical devices employing them as a separator, and methods of treating such non-woven fabrics are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Scimat Limited
    Inventors: Robert Hamilton McLoughlin, Giovanni Gentilcore, John Anthony Cook
  • NON-WOVEN FABRIC TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20030017400
    Abstract: Non-woven fabrics are disclosed comprising substantially unbonded fibers and vinyl monomers which are capable of reacting with an acid or a base to form a salt directly or indirectly by a reaction involving exposure to ultraviolet radiation while impregnated with a solution of the vinyl monomer copolymerized to the surface of the fibers. Laminates of these non-woven fabrics as well as electrochemical devices employing them as a separator, and methods of treating such non-woven fabrics are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2000
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: ROBERT HAMILTON MCLOUGHLIN, GIOVANNI GENTILCORE, JOHN ANTHONY COOK
  • Fluid filled and collapsing polymeric filter tube having a supporting sleeve
    Patent number: 5639365
    Abstract: A filter consisting of a filter tube of a porous polymeric material having tendency to collapse towards a predetermined flattened configuration and a porous support sleeve disposed around the filter tube, so as to support the filter tube against internal fluid pressure, while providing no more resistance to flow of fluid than the filter tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: Scimat Limited
    Inventors: Robert Hamilton McLoughlin, John Anthony Cook